The Comms Report is a bimonthly newsletter from Strategic Communications in the Office of the Provost (OTP) that brings you up to date on our collaborative communications efforts as well as multi-media highlights happening across OTP teams.
Strategic Communications is pleased to partner with so many in the OTP to advance the vital work of our office. The Comms Report is meant to deepen connections between and among teams as we share the perspectives, programs and vision that propels us forward.
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Digital Accessibility Resources at Pitt
Digital Accessibility: Accessible Content Design Hub - Office of Institutional Engagement & Wellbeing
- Documents
- Also scroll down to read: "Should I Use a PDF?"
- Also see: Digital Accessibility: PDF Accessibility Principles
- Presentations
- Websites
- Videos
- Social Media
- Examples of Accessibility Principles
Accessibility Resource Hub - University Center for Teaching and Learning
The Accessibility Training Partners Program - University Center for Teaching and Learning
Web Publishing: Best Practices - Office of University Communications and Marketing
Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Policy - Office of Policy Development and Management
Digital Accessibility How-To and Tutorials
Open the accordion sections below to find links to more detailed explanations, examples, and descriptions for a variety of digital accessibility topics.
- Headings and Document/Webpage Structure
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Digital Accessibility: Headings, Office of Institutional Engagement & Wellbeing
Digital Accessibility: Bulleted and Numbered Lists, Office of Institutional Engagement & Wellbeing
Headings, Very clear explanations and examples, WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind)
Accessible Document Design Requirements, University Center for Teaching and Learning (UCTL)
Page Structure Tutorial, Read the “Why is this so important?” section, W3C Web Accessibility Initiative
WCAG 101: Understanding the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, WCAG
- Hyperlinks
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Digital Accessibility: Link Text, Office of Institutional Engagement & Wellbeing
Hypertext - Screen Readers and Links, Concise review of importance of meaningful hyperlinks, WebAIM
Accessible Links, UCTL
- Alternative Text and Images
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Digital Accessibility: Alternative Text, Office of Institutional Engagement & Wellbeing
Accessibility — Alt Text for Images, UCTL
W3C WAI Images Tutorial, See definitions of image types and read “Why Is This Important?,” W3C Web Accessibility Initiative
Informative Images, Examples of images and their related alt text, W3C Web Accessibility Initiative
Alt Decision Tree, A useful tool to decide how to treat alt text for an image, W3C Web Accessibility Initiative
Alternative Text, Provides very good examples of how to write alt text, WebAIM
Alt Text: What to Write, Good summary of how to write good alt text, what it should include, and how to decide when it is needed, Nielsen Norman Group
- Use of Color
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Digital Accessibility: Color Contrast and Color Use, Office of Institutional Engagement & Wellbeing
Color Contrast, UCTL
Color Contrast and Readability: The Cornerstones of Accessible Design, AFixt (Accessibility Fixed)
Color Checkers
- Contrast Checker, WebAIM
- Deque Color Contrast Analyzer, Deque University
- RGB to Hex Converter, Google Search
You can find the Hex codes and RGB mix for Pitt’s brand colors at Brand Elements: Color Palettes.
- Tables
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Digital Accessibility: Data Table Headers, Office of Institutional Engagement & Wellbeing
- PDF Accessibility
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Digital Accessibility: PDF Accessibility, Office of Institutional Engagement & Wellbeing
Digital Accessibility: Documents, Scroll down to read: "Should I Use a PDF?"
Accessibility and PDFs, UCTL
- Additional Info about Digital Accessibility