Accessibility

Best Practices: 

• NTKN 508 Accessibility Community of Practice (https://transportation.libguides.com/cop)
• arXiv Accessiblity Forum 2023  (https://accessibility2023.arxiv.org/index.html)
• FHWA Section 508 (https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/508/)  A comprehensive site for training resources, and information about compliance and remediation.
• Section 508 Best Practices Webinar Series. This webinar series is a collaborative program between the Accessibility Community of Practice of the CIO Council and The U.S. Access Board ensuring federal agencies have the knowledge they need to meet their obligations under Section 508. Latest Archive: April 30, 2019 - Open Question and Answer Session on the Revised 508 Standards. 
• Adobe Acrobat Accessibility Guides 
• AEM and the web accessibility guidelines 
• Adobe Captivate accessibility best practices

Learn how to create accessible Portable Document Format (PDF) documents that conform to the Revised 508 Standards.

• Section508.gov Training Resources (Section508.gov) 
• PDF Section 508 Accessibility Checklist (SSA)
• PDF Tagging (HHS) 

• Create and verify PDF accessibility Acrobat User Guide (Acrobat Pro)

• Adobe Acrobat Accessibility Training Resources 

Learn how to create accessible documents in Adobe InDesign: 

• Adobe InDesign Accessibility website 
• Adobe InDesign Accessibility FAQ 
• Adding Alt Text to Images
• Mapping Styles and Tags
• Accessibility Touch Up Wizard

Learn how to create accessible documents in Word, Excel, PowerPoint: 

• MS Word 2016 508 Accessibility Checklist (SSA)
• PowerPoint 2016 Accessibility Checklist (SSA)
• Excel 2016 Accessibility Checklist (SSA)

Learn how to make web content accessible: 

• ANDI (Accessible Name & Description Inspector) is a free tool to test web content for accessibility, developed by the SSA (SSA)
• Web accessibility tutorials and presentations (W3C) 
• GSA Guidance on Developing Accessible Web Content (Section508.gov). This guide recaps relevant Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) requirements and calls out specific considerations for content design and development. It also clarifies how developers should work together with designers and content creators to ensure that federal websites and digital products meet with the Revised 508 Standards.
• Creating Accessible Web Forms (Section508.gov)

• Section 508 Best Practices Webinar: An Overview of Trusted Tester for Web – Version 5 (May 28) (Section508.gov)