Welcome to the Accessibility Hub!
UC Davis Human Services is proud to support the University of California's commitment to providing an electronic environment that is accessible to everyone, including individuals with disabilities.
To help our colleagues and community partners create accessible training materials that are responsive to accessibility guidelines at the University, State and Federal levels, we have compiled key guidance documents into this central hub. We hope this hub helps you quickly find the resources you need to develop content that is beautiful, engaging and accessible.
General Accessibility Information and Resources
Accessibility Guidelines: University, State and Federal
- UC Davis Principles of Community
- University of California (UCOP) and Electronic Accessibility
- State Law (AB-434): State web accessibility: standard and reports.
- CDSS Accessibility Standards
- Federal: Section 508
Additional Tools and Resources
Color Contrast
Free Image Websites (Creative Commons)
- CDSS: Laws Relating to Accessibility
Content Areas
Access tips, tools and full how-to demonstrations for creating accessible document in the most commonly used applications and formats.
Microsoft Word
Tips, Tool and Practice
- Word Accessibility Checklists, Guides and Practice Document
- UC Davis Human Services Handout Templates
- Color Contrast Checker (WebAIM)
- Color Contrast Palette for Accessibility (UC Davis)
CDSS Video Tutorials for Creating Accessible Word Documents
- Creating an Accessible Document Title in Word
- Building an Accessible Heading Structure
- Adding Alternative Text
- Creating Meaningful Hyperlinks
- Ensuring Logical Reading Order
- Making Accessible Tables
- Testing Document Accessibility
PowerPoint
This section of the Accessibility Hub for Human Services Trainers and Curriculum Developers will look at how to create accessible PowerPoint presentations.
Templates
Sample
Tips and Tools
- Color Contrast
- Free Image Websites (Creative Commons)
- Additional checklists and guides
CDSS PowerPoint Accessibility Tutorials
- Color, Font and Alt Text
- Content Placeholders and the Outline view
- Slide Titles and Logical Reading Order
- Transitions, Animation and Accessibility Testing
Adobe PDF
This section of the Accessibility Hub for Human Services Trainers and Curriculum Developers will look at how to create accessible PDF documents.
Sample
Guides, Tips, Tools and Practice
CDSS PDF Accessibility Tutorials
- Document Tags
- Document Title
- Document Language
- Alternative Text
- Hyperlinks
- Tables
- Color and Exporting to Word
- Lists
- Page Numbering
- Scanned Documents
- Accessibility Check
PDF Forms
This section of the Accessibility Hub for Human Services Trainers and Curriculum Developers will look at how to create accessible forms.
Guides, Tips and Practice
CDSS PDF Form Accessibility Tutorials
- Understanding Form Accessibility
- The Auditory Form
- Tagging Form Fields
- Accessibility Check
Videos and Multimedia
This section of the Accessibility Hub for Human Services Trainers and Curriculum Developers will look at how to create accessible video/multi-media files.
CDSS Tutorials for Creating Accessible Multimedia Files
- Rules for Captioning and Audio Descriptions
- Utilizing YouTube Auto-Captions
- Best Practices for Virtual Meetings
Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets
This section of the Accessibility Hub for Human Services Trainers and Curriculum Developers will look at how to create accessible Excel spreadsheets.