Accessibility and Inclusive Design Resources

What is inclusive design?

• Microsoft Inclusive Design

• Inclusive Design Patterns (Book by: Heydon Pickering)

What is accessibility?

• An Introduction to Web Accessibility

• Usability.gov

• HHS.gov

• 18F Accessibility Guide

• Section 508

PDF Accessibility

All PDFs that are linked to on the website should be accessible. The links below provide a basic overview of how to meet minimum accessibility standards for PDFs. Please see the Webaim PDF Accessibility standards for more background information.

How do I create Accessible PDFs?

• Accessibility compliance: PDF files without images

• Accessibility compliance: PDF files that contain images

• Accessibility compliance: PDF files that use custom design

• InDesign: Creating Accessible PDFs for the web (coming soon)

  • More Adobe documentation: InDesign Accessibility

Accessibility Online Tools & Resources

• Alternative Testing Tool: Wave
• Webaim.org

• Alternative Text

• Color Contrast Checker

• Link Standards

• Tables

• Web Accessibility Tutorials

Accessibility for Emails and Email Campaigns

• Accessibility and Email Campaigns

• Accessibility Challenges in Email Design

• Accessibility in Email Marketing

• Other Resources

  • Optimizing Images for Emails