The CSU provides a Professional Development for Accessible Technology web site for teaching and learning resources to create accessible web sites, course materials, electronic documents and multimedia. Cal Poly also provides information on its own university accessibility standards and guidelines to ensure that campus administrative web sites are compliant in accordance with campus policies and plans.

Listed below are links to resources to help in the training and creation of accessible web sites, course materials and on-line content such as, electronic documents (Word, PDF, etc.) and multimedia (videos, podcasts, Flash, etc.)

Web Sites

• Web Authoring Resource Center (WARC) provides developers of Cal Poly Official Web sites with the information and tools necessary to plan and build a site that meets basic requirements for university iIdentity, web accessibility, usability and aesthetics.
• Cal Poly Web Templates provides templates for building campus web sites that meet Cal Poly indentity and accessibility requirements.
• Best Practices for Accessible Web Design
• Web Accessibility Coordinators lists individuals on campus responsible for coordinating and ensuring accessibility compliance of web pages, web-based applications and services and electronic content for their respective academic, administrative or auxiliary unit.

Coursework

• PolyLearn provides for posting a course syllabus and other important class information and course materials electronically. All materials posted must fully accessible to students taking the course.  See information below.

Electronic Documents (Word, PDF, PowerPoint and Excel)

Microsoft Word

Preferred Resource

• CSU Word Guides, Tutorials, Tools, Resources, and Best Practices

Other Resources

• Best Practices for Creating Accessible Microsoft Office Documents
• Create Accessible Word 2003 Documents (PDF)
• Create Accessible Word 2007 Documents (PDF)

Microsoft PDF

Preferred Resource

• CSU PDF Guides, Tutorials, Tools, Resources, and Best Practices

Other Resources

• Create Accessible PDF Documents and Forms with Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional (PDF) developed by the High Tech Center Training Unit, California Community Colleges
• Accessible PDF Documents with Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional and LiveCycle Designer ES 8.2 (PDF) developed by Sean Keegan, Associate Director, Assistive Technology at Stanford University
• Word to PDF Reference Card (PDF) a quick reference guide for creating accessible Word and PDF documents from Adobe

Microsoft PowerPoint

Preferred Resource

• CSU Microsoft PowerPoint Accessibility - Video Tutorials

Other Resources

• Create Accessible 2007 PowerPoint Documents (PDF)

Microsoft Excel

Preferred Resource

• Creating accessible Excel 2010 files

Multimedia Accessibility (video captioning and flash)

Video

Preferred Resource

• Cal Poly Media Services for Captioning

Other Resources

• CSU Video Captioning Resources

Flash and other multimedia

Preferred Resource

• CSU Multimedia Accessibility for:  Podcasting, Lecture Capture, iTunesU, Flash and Other Multimedia Applications

Supporting Links

• Media Captioning policy
• Videos on Screen Readers and Screen Magnification and other tools used by people with disabilities
• Introduction to Web Accessibility and the ATI (PDF)
• World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead the Web to its full potential. W3C is a forum for information, commerce, communication, and collective understanding.
• Create Accessible eLearning Materials provides on-line training for enhancing course materialsfor ll students.
• Accessibility Training Lynda.com provides on-line training for CSU web site developers sponsored the California State University.
• Frequently Asked Questions