Useful places to learn, test, and build accessibility skills.
This library brings together practical resources we trust from accessibility standards organizations, assistive technology makers, and accessibility educators. It is for people with disabilities learning their technology and for teams that want to understand accessibility better.
We will keep adding to this collection as tools and guidance change.
Start with the people who make the tools.
Freedom Scientific's free JAWS training includes getting-started lessons, Basic Training in HTML, MP3 and DAISY formats, videos, webinars, and the Surf's Up web-navigation tutorial.
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NV Access provides the free NVDA screen reader, a free user guide and Quick Start Guide. Its more extensive official training modules are also available in electronic text, audio, and braille.
Apple's VoiceOver User Guide covers setup, keyboard commands, navigation, the VoiceOver rotor, braille, and the built-in interactive tutorial.
Apple's accessibility support includes VoiceOver guidance, gesture practice, device tutorials, and downloadable braille-ready user guides.
Google's TalkBack guidance explains how to turn it on, navigate by touch, use gestures, browse the web, work with braille, and use keyboard shortcuts.
WebAIM publishes practical guides for evaluating web accessibility with JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, TalkBack, and other screen readers.
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Go beyond a checklist and understand how accessible experiences are built.
Filter WCAG by level, topic, technology, role, techniques, and failures. This is one of the most useful working references for designers, developers, and accessibility professionals.
Practical tutorials for page structure, images, tables, forms, menus, carousels, and other common web patterns.
Starting points for designers, developers, writers, testers, managers, and policy makers, plus guidance on media and cognitive accessibility.
Patterns and examples for accessible widgets and interactions. Use ARIA when native HTML cannot provide the semantics or behavior you need.
Articles and practical guidance on keyboard access, forms, headings, contrast, screen readers, PDF, Office documents, testing, and accessibility strategy.
Federal accessibility guidance, testing resources, procurement information, and training for accessible information and communication technology.
Resources for Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and PDF.
Microsoft provides step-by-step guidance for accessible Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, Excel workbooks, email, and the built-in Accessibility Checker.
Adobe's Acrobat guidance covers PDF accessibility features, reading order, tags, keyboard access, and tools for creating and checking accessible PDFs.
Places to explore devices, accommodations, and support.
California's Assistive Technology Act program offers device lending, reuse, demonstrations, information, and other assistive technology services.
JAN provides free guidance on workplace accommodations, disability-related employment questions, and accommodation ideas.
The national hub for state and territory Assistive Technology Act programs. Find your local program and learn about device demonstration, lending, reuse, and financing.
If a resource list is not enough, C4AT can help you explore technology based on your own goals, tasks, environment, and preferences.
Resources are a starting point. C4AT also provides accessibility testing, user research, training, document accessibility support, and ongoing accessibility partnerships.
