About the Digital Accessibility Training and Standards
Accessibility is an essential skill for anyone to learn and is critical to consider with all forms of digital content, including email, digital documents, data analytics, website content, and social media posts. The resources below provide you with best practices on accessible content, design, development, and procurement.
General Training Courses and Checklists
The training courses listed below are only available to UMass President's Office employees through our LinkedIn Learning instance. The checklists can be accessed by anyone. If you are at a campus and need access to digital accessibility training courses, please reach out to your campus Digital Accessibility Project team.
| Product/Service | Course | Interactive Checklist |
|---|---|---|
| Drupal (Website Content) | Create Accessible Web Content | Accessible Web Content Checklist |
| Microsoft Excel | Create Accessible Excel Spreadsheets | Accessible Excel Spreadsheet Checklist |
| Microsoft Outlook | Write Accessible Emails | Accessible Email Checklist |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Accessible Presentations Checklist | |
| Microsoft Word | Create Accessible Word Documents | Accessible Word Document Checklist |
| Salesforce | Create Accessible Knowledge Articles | |
| Slack | Create Accessible Slack Posts | Accessible Slack Posts Checklist |
| Social Media | Create Accessible Social Media Posts | Accessible Social Media Checklist |
| Video | Introduction to Video Accessibility | Accessible Video Checklist |
Adobe PDF Remediation
The training courses listed below are only available to UMass President's Office employees through our LinkedIn Learning instance.
- President's Office PDF Remediation Guide
- Creating Accessible PDFs LinkedIn Learning Course (8 Hours and 16 minutes)
- Advanced Accessible PDFs LinkedIn Learning Course (6 Hours and 46 minutes)
Additional Content Resources
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II Archived Content Remediation Process
For departments that have archived content, it is recommended that web content editors and senior leadership review and become familiar with the ADA Title II Archived Web Content Process.