Accessibility Resources for ATC Staff and Faculty:
Resources provided by Meredith Muse during her TCSG presentation FixFest: Accessibility Unlocked
- Full recording - FixFest: Accessibility Unlocked Monday, 3/02/2026
- ADA - Requirements for web and mobile accessibility 11:07 AM
- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 11:08 AM
- Regulations.gov - Accessibility Statement 11:11 AM
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 11:14 AM
- Intopia launches WCAG 2.1 map 11:20 AM
Below are links to software company documentation on creating accessible documents.
- Make your Word documents accessible to people with disabilities (Microsoft)
- Accessibility best practices with Excel spreadsheets (Microsoft)
- Make your PowerPoint presentations accessible to people with disabilities (Microsoft)
- Creating accessible PDFs (Adobe)
- Create and verify PDF accessibility in Acrobat Pro (Adobe)
- Make your Outlook email accessible to people with disabilities (Microsoft)
- Add descriptions to an image file in Ultra (Blackboard)
Do you already have a document and you want to check accessibility? These checkers may come in handy.
- Color Contrast Checker (2026 AccessibleWeb.com)
- Check a Document (Word)
- Check a Spreadsheet (Excel)
- Check a Presentation (PowerPoint)
- Check a PDF (Adobe)
WebAIM.org is a centralized website for accessibility resources.
Recorded webinars from the TCSG/GOLD division are available on their training website. Use the keyword Accessibility in the search field.
Gwinnett Technical College is offering a 2026 spring training series featuring weekly sessions focused on accessibility. These virtual WebEx webinars will cover a wide range of accessibility-related topics. Each week’s session will be offered twice: Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m. and Fridays at 10:00 a.m. Use this link to Gwinnett Technical College's registration page for upcoming sessions.
A recording of each week's session will be emailed to all registered participants. If you missed a presentation, links to the recordings are listed below.
- ADA Accessibility Basics: Introduction to Accessibility Compliance
- Why is Accessibility Important
- Viewing the Accessibility Report, Identifying Issues, and How to Fix Them
- Microsoft Office Accessibility Checkers
- Publisher or Third-Party Content
- Alternative Text for Images on Blackboard, and in tests - without giving the answer
- Other Items to Check: Ultra Documents, Videos, Web Links
- Text Accessibility: Fonts, Colors, and Sizing
- Accessible Fonts
- Text Color, Background Color, Contrast, and Combinations
- Text Size Guidelines
- Image Accessibility: Alternative Text, Image Clarity, and Contrast
- Suggestions for Alt Text in Content and in Blackboard Tests
- Adding Alt Text in Word, PowerPoint, PDF, Ultra Docs, and Tests
- Image Resolution
- Color Contrast in Images
- Colors & Accessibility: Have Fun with Colors While Staying Accessible
- Black and White or Color
- Color Theory
- Online Contrast Checkers
- Color Vision Deficiency
- Blackboard Accessibility: Titles, Headers, Tables, Links, and More
- Basic Blackboard Text Formatting
- Lists, White Space, Text Styles (Titles, Headers, & Subheaders)
- Tables, Links, Images & Alternative Text
- Attachment Names
- Word Document Accessibility: Basic Considerations
- Word Document Accessibility: More Advanced Considerations
- PowerPoint Accessibility: Basic Considerations
- PowerPoint Accessibility: More Advanced Considerations
- Video Accessibility: Recordings, Virtual Classes, and Linked Videos
- PDF Accessibility: Best Strategies for PDFs