Extra Resources
Short sampling of Case laws
Short sampling of Case laws
2000
2000
2009
2009
- Small Business Association sued over inaccessible website
- Social Security Administration sued over inaccessible website
- United States Department of Education sued over inaccessible website and documents
- The Ohio State University sued over failure to caption video at the Stadium and Arenas
- Arizona State University sued over use of inaccessible Amazon Kindles
- Pace University sued over use of inaccessible Amazon Kindles
- Case Western sued over use of inaccessible Amazon Kindles
- Reed College sued over use of inaccessible Amazon Kindles
- University of Virginia Darden School of Business sued over use of inaccessible Amazon Kindles
2010
2010
- Netflix sued over non-captioned streaming videos
- Penn State sued over inaccessible websites, learning management system, smart podiums, banks software and ATMs
- McNeese State University sued over inaccessible buildings
2011
2011
- Florida State sued over inaccessible software, textbooks, and clickers
- University of California Berkeley sued over inaccessible textbooks
- Northwestern University sued over use of inaccessible Google apps
- New York University sued over use of inaccessible Google apps
- South Carolina Technical College System sued over inaccessible websites
2012
2012
- Maricopa Community College sued over inaccessible course materials
- University of Kentucky sued over failure to caption video at the Stadium and Arenas
- University of Montana sued over inaccessible learning management system, clickers, and websites
2013
2013
- University of California Berkeley sued over failure to caption videos, inaccessible Massive Open Online Courses, and for shorter time in making course materials accessible
- University of Maryland sued over failure to caption video at the Stadium and Arenas
2014
2014
- Miami University sued over inaccessible course materials
- Mt Hood Community College sued over inaccessible websites
- University of Cincinnati sued over inaccessible websites
- University of Colorado Boulder sued over inaccessible websites, learning managements systems, and course materials
- Youngstown State sued over inaccessible websites
2015
2015
- Amazon sued over failure to caption streaming videos
- Atlantic Cape Community College sued over inaccessible books, labs, and websites
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University sued over non-captioned videos
- Siskiyou Joint Community College sued over inaccessible materials
- University of Phoenix sued over inaccessible learning management system
2016
2016
- Hulu sued over failure to caption streaming videos
- College of Westchester sued over inaccessible websites
- Iona College sued over inaccessible websites
- Netflix sued over failure to have have narrated audio descriptions
2017
2017
Resources
Resources
Adobe Acrobat for PDFs
Adobe Acrobat for PDFs
- WebAIM: PDF Accessibility
- The Basics of Tagged PDF by Karen McCall (PDF)
- Create and verify PDF accessibility
- PDF Accessibility Resources from Portland Community College
Web Page Accessibility
Web Page Accessibility
- WAVE evaluation tool; Help for using WAVE
- Functional Accessibility Evaluator - UIUC Disability Resources and Educational Support
- AChecker
Captioning Resources
Captioning Resources
- Adding and editing captions in YouTube
- Adding captions to videos you don't own -- Amara
- Adding Audio descriptions to videos you don't own -- You Describe
Accessible Document Resources
Accessible Document Resources
- Make Word documents accessible
- Make PowerPoints accessible
- Make Excel spreadsheets accessible
- Making Maps accessible (Penn State)
- Basic Accessibility Resources from the UIUC Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning
- 10 Tips for Creating Accessible Content (3Play Media webinar recording)
- National Center on Accessible Educational Materials
General Accessibility Resources
General Accessibility Resources
- Accessing Higher Ground (annual conference)
Colors Checks
Colors Checks
Check the contrast of two colors for text
Alternative Text (Alt Text)
Alternative Text (Alt Text)