Accessible Educational Materials
Accessible Educational Materials
Accessible Educational Materials
Accessibility is not an afterthought—it is a proactive design choice. When instructional materials are designed with accessibility in mind from the very beginning, they benefit everyone, including students with disabilities, neurodivergent learners, and those using assistive technology.
This directory provides educators, instructional designers, and content creators with the practical guides, standards, and tools needed to build inclusive digital and print materials in accordance with ADA Title II.
AEM Resources
ADA Title II Compliance
ADA Title II and Digital Accessibility - Quick facts about the DOJ's rulemaking on web and mobile accessibility.
ADA Title II Web Accessibility: A Compliance Guide for Small K–12 Districts - K–12 districts serving 50,000 or fewer residents now have an extra year — until April 26, 2028 — to make their websites, learning platforms, online forms and mobile apps conform to the updated Americans With Disabilities Act Title II web accessibility standards.
Americans with Disabilities Act Title II Regulations | ADA.gov
How does my organization comply with the updated Title II ADA Requirements? | CAST
Creating Accessible Educational Materials
Accessible Fonts - ADA Site Compliance - While considering the text, its typography, font, style, letter spacing, and word spacing are a few factors to consider.
Accessibility -POUR | LRC-South - Is it Perceivable? Operable? Understandable? Robust?
Accessibility | ALA- Resources related to ensuring individuals have pathways to eliminate barriers, find community, and build partnerships.
Accessibility Testing Tool - Test your online content for free, to see if it's accessible and compliant with WCAG standards.
ADA Accessibility Standards - Accessibility standards issued under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) apply to places of public accommodation, commercial facilities, and state and local government facilities in new construction, alterations, and additions.
Contrast CheAEM Centercker | WebAIM
Create and verify PDF accessibility, Acrobat Pro
Described & Captioned Media | Learning Center -We're here to educate students with sensory disabilities, along with their parents and teachers. Our major network-produced, educational content is carefully customized to serve the needs of K-12 students, as well as adult students studying to meet the needs of blind and deaf students.
Designing & Evaluating Instructional Materials | NJDOE
How to Create Accessible Documents | CAST
How to Create Accessible Social Media Posts | CAST
How to Create Accessible Video | CAST
How to Create Accessible Websites | CAST
Improve accessibility with the Accessibility Checker | Microsoft Support
Test for Accessibility | Section508.gov
Understanding Accessible Fonts and Typography for Section 508 Compliance | Section508.gov
WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools
Professional Resources
AEM: Accessible Educational Materials - The AEM Center provides support for the use of accessible educational materials in early learning, K-12, higher education, and workplace settings.
Accessible Educational Materials | PaTTAN - Accessible educational materials (AEM) are crucial for ensuring that students with disabilities can access the same content as their peers. These materials include braille, large print, audio, and digital text, and technology-based options like electronic textbooks (ebooks). Timely access to AEM ensures that students with disabilities have the same opportunities to fully and independently participate and make progress in the curriculum.
National Instructional Materials Access Center | NIMAC - Created by IDEA 2004, NIMAC is a federally funded, online file repository of source files in the NIMAS format. Here, authorized users can access more than 90,000 K-12 NIMAS files for use in the production of accessible formats for students with disabilities.
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