Training & Assistance from the University of Maine System (UMS)
Courses
- Designing Accessible Digital Content Training (External Site) (UMS Academy – Portal access only)
- ACCESS (External Site) (Accessible Content Creation that Ensures Support and Success): a self-paced digital accessibility course from the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) and discoverable on Brightspace
Campus-Provided Resources
The resources below have been developed by individual campuses
- Accessibility and Inclusion in Teaching (External Site) (Guide for instructors offered by the University of Maine)
- Accessible Content Guide (External Site) (Guide for instructors by the University of Southern Maine (USM))
- Video Series: One Small Thing (External Site) (USM video series with common accessibility fixes)
- Tips for Accessibility (External Site) (Offered by UMA)
Other UMS Resources
Tools and Software
Web Accessibility in Mind (WebAIM)
- WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Too (External Site) (browser extension)
- Accessibility Evaluation Guide (External Site)
- WCAG 2 Checklist (External Site)
- Word and PowerPoint Accessibility Evaluation Guide (External Site)
- Testing Web Content for Accessibility (External Site)
Screen Readers
Contrast Checkers
Program Related Resources
- Microsoft Word Accessibility Checker Support (External Site)
- Create and Verify PDF Accessibility (External Site)
- Brightspace Accessibility Checker (External Site)
- GrackleDocs – A UMS paid add-on for Google products. Go to the “Extensions” menu in Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides and use the “Add-ons” option to add GrackleDocs.