Design Accessible Spaces

Get information and resources on how to design inclusive and accessible environments and products both in the real world and online.

Fundamentals of Accessible Design

Discover what is accessible design, how the design process works, and how it can create more equitable and inclusive experiences for people with disabilities.

Inclusion and Accessibility

Disability inclusion means that people with disabilities can fully experience life in every aspect. Read about the distinction between creating true accessibility versus simply providing accommodations.

What is the difference between accessible, usable, and universal design?

Accessible, usable, and universal design are three different design processes used when creating environments, technologies, classes, and more. Learn about the key principles of each process and how each one affects people with disabilities differently.

Universal Design: Process, Principles, and Application

The Center for Universal Design describes universal design as “the design of products and environments usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.”

Equal Access: Universal Design of Physical Spaces

A checklist for designing spaces that are welcoming, accessible, and usable.

CDC Disability and Health Inclusion Strategies

Learn what considerations need to be made in the areas of law and policy, universal design, accommodation, assistive technology, independent living, and people first language to create disability inclusion.

How to Create Accessible Documents and Websites

Navigating digital documents and websites is an everyday activity for most people whether that’s at work, school, or home. Make sure you know how to create content that is accessible for individuals with disabilities.

Digital accessibility training courses

Deque University offers comprehensive online accessibility training that you can complete at your own pace. Their training courses cover web, documents, PDF, mobile apps, program management, customer service, and how to get your International Association of Accessibility Professionals certification.

Learn how to make accessible documents and websites

Find resources compiled by the Washington State Department of Services for the Blind on how to create accessible PDFs, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, audio and multimedia files, and websites.

Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) Overview

Get guidelines on how to build accessible software for web content creators such as web developers, designers, and writers.

Guidelines and other standards related to web accessibility

Learn about accessibility guidelines related to web content, browsers and readers, and technical specifications for accessible rich internet applications, audio and video, accessibility evaluation tools, content personalization, and text-to-speech pronunciation.

The importance of leadership in web accessibility

Discover the qualities of a good leader and how to commit yourself to a leadership role in web accessibility.

What is accessibility?

An overview about the groups of people you need to consider and why, tools people with disabilities use to interact with the web, and how to make accessibility a part of the web development process.

8-Step Implementation Model

Learn how to implement a web accessibility reform through this eight-step model.

Introduction to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2

Learn about how the WCAG 2 was developed through cooperation with organizations around the world, who it was created for, and what different web content areas are covered.

How to Create Accessible Online Meetings

Find information, tools, and resources to help make your next online meeting engaging and accessible for all attendees.