Accessibility: Best Practice Guide for Library Staff

• WAVE is a Google Chrome extension which evaluates web pages and generates a visual report of accessibility errors and warnings.
• Ainspector Sidebar - If you use Firefox web browser, this is the tool for you! Add it to your browser to quickly evaluate the accessibility compliance of web pages based on WCAG 2.0 requirements.
• Functional Accessibility Evaluator 2.0 - This is a really easy to use site where you enter the URL of the website you wish to check the accessibility of and the tool generates a summary report by crawling the website.
• WebAIM's Color Contrast Checker - it also comes with Chrome and Firefox add-ins.

Further information on tools to make digital resources usable and accessible can be found on ARL's web accessibility toolkit.

There are a number of great websites out there to help us make our web content accessible to all audiences. Outlined below are just a few that we have come across that have proved useful in the making of this help guide:

• IFLA Guidelines for Library Services to Persons with Dyslexia - a document produced by the International Federation of Library Associations to help library and information professionals to develop and implement library services to those with dyslexia.
• DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) - an organization based at the University of Washington that is dedicated to providing people with disabilities equal opportunities in technology and education.
• WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind) - an organization based at the Center for Persons with Disability at Utah State University whose purpose is to expand web resources for people with disabilities.
• Access Project - Colorado State University's site dedicated to creating an accessible classroom through universal design.
• Web Accessibility Handbook - Portland Community College has a creative commons licensed guide on best practices for making online courses accessible.