Media accessibility

Accessible Social is a free resource and education hub that shares best practices for creating accessible and inclusive social media content. This includes video, audio, images, and writing.

Check out the Film Event Accessibility Working Group’s Vendor Database for a big listing of access vendors who can support live events and podcasts: transcription, captions, ASL interpretation, and much more.

If you’re considering an accessibility overlay for your website, please read this statement first. The Overlay Fact Sheet has a lot of great info about the issues with overlays.

The Accessibility Apprentice Substack is a semiregular newsletter that covers accessible and universal design in the digital world and beyond, accessibility audits and redesigns, tools and products. Useful, actionable tips for designers, engineers, and managers.

The A11Y Project has a wealth of information to learn about web accessibility, get your website audited for accessibility, cultivate community, and find resources and professionals. There’s even a listing of podcasts related to web accessibility!

WebAIM’s contract checker is an easy-to-use tool where you can check the contrast of color choices to find out if they’re accessible for your website and other designs. WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind) has tons of resources for designers and the community for web accessibility.

What Makes a Font Accessible? A Designer’s Guide from A11Y Collective, is great for podcasters who want to learn about and use accessible fonts on websites, podcast artwork, and in marketing. A11Y Collective also offers online trainings on web accessibility for designers and non-designers of all levels.