Guides: Open Educational Resources (OER): Accessibility

Importance of Accessibility

Making OER accessible means making sure that people of all abilities can access the content.

The best time to think about accessibility is at the beginning of an OER project. Will the tool or platform chosen for an OER help to create an accessible resource? What actions can be taken to serve users of all types of abilities?

Accessibility Toolkits and Guides

BCcampus Open Education Accessibility Toolkit, 2nd ed.
An overview of accessibility concerns and best practices to use when creating accessible OER. This toolkit also has an Accessibility Checklist for evaluating OER (in Appendix A).
Accessibility of Online Content
Tutorials, tools, and best practices for making online course content accessible, compiled by Portland Community College. Addresses how to make accessible resources in MS Office, PDF, and Google Docs.
Accessibility, Diversity, and Inclusion
A chapter in the BCcampus Open Education Self-Publishing Guide.
Disability Resource Center at Middlebury
The Disability Resource Center strives to promote equal educational opportunity and inclusiveness for students with qualifying disabilities.