Accessibility Resources Whether you're just getting started or looking to deepen your knowledge, this page offers a range of tools and guidance to support your journey. Explore general resources like checklists and toolkits for broad, strategic insights, alongside practical how-to guides that walk you through specific accessibility tasks step by step. These materials are designed to help you build essential skills and create content that’s inclusive and accessible to all. Jump To: General Resources Discipline-Specific Resources How-To Guides Accessibility in Action Newsletters Videos Past Remediation Sprint Overview Videos As part of our 2026 Spring Cleaning event, we've created a Course Accessibility Self-Paced Spring Cleaning Guide that we will keep active for faculty who want to improve their course accessibility. General Resources USM DA Checklist Headings Hierarchy 101 Quick Fix Guide Accessible Links in 5 Minutes: Your Quick Fix Guide Color & Contrast Quick Fix Guide Quick Fix Guide: Creating Alt Text for Images Quick Fix Guide for Tables & Data Multimedia Remediation Quick Fix Guide WebAIM WAVE Browser Extension BC campus Accessibility Toolkit WebAIM Color Contrast Checker Brandeis University's Understanding Web Accessibility: Color and Graphics David Nichols' Post, Coloring for Colorblindness NFB-MDTAP Resource Guide for Accessible Classrooms How Screen Readers Read Special Characters Zero Project Guide on Conference Accessibility UMCP Six Essentials Steps of Digital Accessibility Digital Accessibility at USM Digital Accessibility Hub Accessibility Resources Training and Professional Development Digital Accessibility Work Group Success Stories and Case Studies Accessibility FAQ Accessibility Glossary Discipline-Specific Resources Author Guidelines for Preparing Accessible Math Content (from AMS, EMS, LMS, and SIAM) Microsoft Math Inclusion UMBC's STEM Resources CAST's Creating Accessible STEM Materials Accessibility in Math chapter (Digital Accessibility Handbook) The A11Y Collective's Ultimate Checklist for Accessible Data Visualisations UMBC's Fine Arts Resources University of North Texas Resource: Digital Accessibility for Music Courses Accessible Music Notation Project Accessible Music Publishing UMBC's Humanities Resources UMBC's Social Sciences Resources UMBC's Business & Communication Resources How-To Guides Top 5 Things Faculty Can Do Right Now to Improve Course Accessibility How to Find and Use Native Accessibility Checkers How to Make Course Content Accessible in the LMS How to Use Ally or Panorama Tools in the LMS How to Create Accessible PDFs (when necessary) How to Use Heading Styles in Word and PowerPoint How to Create Accessible Links & Navigation How to Add Alt Text Image Descriptions How to Add Captions and Transcripts for Audio/Video How to Improve Accessibility in the Humanities & Arts How to Improve Accessibility in the Social Sciences How to Improve Accessibility in STEM Accessibility in Action Newsletters February Accessibility in Action Newsletter: Multimedia Accessibility January Accessibility in Action Newsletter: Tables & Data December Accessibility in Action Newsletter: Images & Alt Text November Accessibility in Action Newsletter: Color & Contrast October Accessibility in Action Newsletter: Links & Navigation September Accessibility in Action Newsletter: Headings August Accessibility in Action Newsletter: Welcome Accessibility in Action Videos Using the Accessibility Checker in Microsoft Word Screen Reader Before and After: Using Headings to Organize Documents September Remediation Sprint Overview and Demo: Headings The Importance of Descriptive Links Experiencing Color from Different Perspectives Essential Context for Good Alternative Text Video Captioning What is Audio Description? Why Quality Captions Matter The Importance of Audio Descriptions Past Webinar and Sprint Overview Videos January 2026 Overview and Demonstration: Tables & Data Digital Accessibility 101 | Slide Deck Digital Accessibility in STEM: Practical Fixes for Spring Rethinking PDFs: The Accessibility Shortcut You Need | Slide Deck Accessibility Audit & Action Planning | Slide Deck Accessible by Design: PDF Practices that Promote Digital Accessibility Slide Deck PDF Remediation FAQ December 2025 Overview and Demonstration: Images & Alt Text November 2025 Overview and Demonstration: Color & Contrast October 2025 Overview and Demonstration: Links & Navigation September 2025 Overview and Demonstration: Headings