CAN-ASC 3.1 Plain Language: Public review draft – Annex C (informative)
Table of contents for Annex C
- Annex C - Resources
- C.1. Web accessibility checklist, guidelines, and monitors
- C.2. Accessible design and production
- C.3. Universal design and inclusive language
- C.4. Accessible images and other non-text content
- C.5. Legislation
- C.6. Libraries for works in alternative formats
- C.7. Relevant blog posts
- C.8. Screen readers
C.1 Web accessibility checklist, guidelines, and monitors
- WCAG. Accessibility by Design, wcag2.com/accessible-plain-language/
- The Must-Have WCAG Checklist, LevelAccess.com, 2023: s42509.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/08-Aug-MRKT_WP-WCAG-Checklist-2.2_QA-APPROVED.pdf
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Comprehensive guidelines for accessibility of digital documents: w3.org/TR/WCAG20/
- Web Accessibility Monitor: chromewebstore.google.com/
- Microsoft Inclusivity Monitor: inclusive.microsoft.design/
C.2 Accessible design and production
- Check PDF accessibility and create accessible PDFs (Acrobat Pro DC): helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/create -verify-pdf-accessibility.html
- Colour Oracle, colour-blindness simulator: colouroracle.org/
- DAISYpedia, "Making publications accessible for all": daisy.org/daisypedia/making -publications-accessible- all
- Dos and don'ts on designing for accessibility: Six posters designed by the UK's Home Office Digital and Karwai Pun illustrate how to approach accessibility from a design perspective: accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2016/09/02/dos-and-donts-on-designing-for-accessibility/ and hodigital.blog.gov.uk/category/accessibility/
- Government Design Principles, UK Government: gov.uk/guidance/government-design-principles
- How screen readers read typographic symbols: http://www.deque.com/blog/dont-screen-readers-read-whats-screen-part-1-punctuation-typographic-symbols/
- Nemeth MathSpeak system for accessible math: http://www.gh-mathspeak.com/examples/grammar-rules/
- Nielsen Norman Group. (n.d.) NN/g World Leaders in Research-Based User Experience: nngroup.com
- PDF Association, "PDF/UA: The ISO Standard for universal accessibility": https://www.pdfa.org/resource/pdfua-in-a-nutshell/
- Recite Me. (2015) Choosing an accessible font. reciteme.com/uploads/articles/accessible_fonts_guide.pdf
C.3 Universal design and inclusive language
- Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD), AccessAbility handbook: rgd.ca/resources/accessibility.php
- BC Open Textbook Accessibility Toolkit: opentextbc.ca/accessibilitytoolkit/
- Conscious Style Guide: consciousstyleguide.com/
- Government of Canada, Inclusive writing – Guidelines and resources: noslangues-ourlanguages.gc.ca/en/writing-tips-plus/inclusive-writing-guidelines-resources.html
- "Inclusive: A Microsoft design toolkit": https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/design/inclusive us/design/inclusive
C.4 Accessible images and other non-text content
- Adding alt text to images on X: https://help.twitter.com/en/using-x/picture-descriptions
- Canadian National Institute for the Blind. (2018). Clear Print Accessibility Guidelines . cnib.ca/sites/default/files/2018-07/CNIB%20Clear%20Print%20Guide.pdf
- Portland Community College, "Complex image accessibility": https://www.pcc.edu/resources/instructional-support/access/complex-images.html
- WebAIM, "Alternative text": webaim.org/techniques/alttext/
C.5 Legislation
- Accessibility for Manitobans Act: accessibilitymb.ca/
- Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA): ontario.ca/laws/statute/05a11
- "Canada's accession to Marrakesh Treaty brings treaty into force": wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2016/article_0007.html
- "Creating new national accessibility legislation: What we learned": https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/accessible-canada/reports/consultations-what-we-learned.html
- Nova Scotia'sAccessibility Act: novascotia.ca/coms/accessibility/
- U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section, "Effective communication": ada.gov/effective - comm.htm
C.6 Libraries for works in alternative formats
- Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA), through CNIB: celalibrary.ca/
- National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS): nnels.ca/
C.7 Relevant blog posts
- Christine Albert, "Promoting accessibility in editorial businesses," BoldFace: The official blog of Editors Toronto, March 8, 2017: http://editorstorontoblog.com/2017/03/08/promoting-accessibility-in-editorial-businesses/
- Iva Cheung, "Four levels to accessible communications," September 17, 2016: http://www.ivacheung.com/2016/09/four-levels-to-accessible-communications/
- Iva Cheung, "Grey matters: Why NGOs should start thinking like self-publishers," November 4, 2015: http://www.ivacheung.com/2014/11/grey-matters-why-ngos-should-start-thinking-like-self-publishers
C.8 Screen readers
- Activating TalkBack: support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/6007100?hl=en
- Activating VoiceOver on Apple mobile: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204390
- JAWS screen reader for PC: freedomscientific.com/Products/Blindness/JAWS
- NVDA screen reader for PC: nvaccess.org/
- Read Out Loud and other accessibility features in Adobe Acrobat (Reader): helpx.adobe.com/reader/using/accessibility - features.html
- Using VoiceOver on a Mac: apple.com/voiceover/info/guide/_1124.html