Your Role: Technical Staff

Taking accessibility into consideration during development is an efficient way of complying with the Accessibility SPG. The resources below explain how to produce IT that’s “born accessible.”

Developing Accessibility

General

• Accessibility in development projects
• Accessibility of front end frameworks

External resources

• WebAIM Introduction to Web Accessibility
• edX Introduction to Accessibility course
• How to Meet WCAG (Quick Reference)
• The A11y Project Checklist

Reviewing Websites, Apps & Content

General

• Review strategies
• Automated testing tools
• Functional testing
• Full functional testing of websites/web applications
• Functional testing: non-technical
• Accessibility checklists
• Testing with assistive technology
• Beware of third-party overlays

For Specific Product Types

• Automated testing of MS Word documents
• Automated testing of PDF documents

Tool Documentation

• axe Monitor: Onboarding
• axe Monitor: Making Progress

Implementing accessibility guidelines into coding can improve overall usability. Use of templates, frameworks, and the wide suite of testing tools that U-M provides can help you incorporate accessibility into standard work processes.

For situation-specific questions, we invite you to join the Digital Accessibility Community of Practice listserv or to contact the accessibility team.