Title II Digital Accessibility Resources

Comprehensive Digital Accessibility Web Sites

• Building an Accessible Blackboard Course with Ally
• Digital Accessibility Hub, Fitchburg State University
• Digital Accessibility Fundamentals Self-Paced Learning, Accessibility Center for Consulting, Education and Support Services Training, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Upcoming Events for Accessibility Resource Training, Accessibility Center for Consulting, Education and Support Services Training, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Creating Accessible Digital Products, Section 508 U.S. General Services Administration
• Accessibility & Usability Resource Site (AURS) – Quality Matters
  Account Activation: Faculty need to create a free QM account using their worcester.edu email. Contact Amber Vaill with questions.
• Digital Accessibility Starter Kit and Designing a Syllabus with Digital Accessibility in Mind, University of Massachusetts
• Accessibility Resources, SUNY Binghamton
• Accessible Syllabus Initiative, Tulane Center for Engaged Learning and Teaching
• Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Guidelines, CAST

Creating Syllabi and Presentation Materials using Microsoft

• Accessible Microsoft Word Syllabus Template 2026 (optional), Worcester State University
• Creating Content in Word, Fitchburg State University
• Accessibility in Microsoft365, Microsoft
• Authoring Guides to Create Accessible Microsoft Word Documents, Section 508 U.S. General Services Administration

Creating Syllabi and Presentation Materials using Google

• Accessible Google Doc Syllabus Template 2026 (optional), Worcester State University
• Access Grackle Workspace in Google,  Worcester State University
• Accessibility in Google, Google

Creating Syllabi and Presentation Materials using Apple iWork

• Accessible Apple Pages Syllabus Template 2026 (optional), Worcester State University
• iWork App Accessibility Guide, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Preparing Video Material

• Zoom Captions for Asynchronous Lessons , Villanova University
• Automatic Captioning, YouTube

Looking for alternative materials?  

• Worcester State Library – The Library has a vast and growing collection of electronic articles, ebooks, and streaming videos. Many electronic resources have built-in accessibility features such as read aloud functionality, screen reader accessibility, language translation, customizable fonts, colors, and contrast settings, captions, and visual descriptions. By linking directly to Library resources users will see and benefit from accessibility enhancements not otherwise available in scanned PDFs. Locate electronic resources via the Library’s One Search or the Databases by Title guide. Visit the Linking to Library Resources guide for instructions and examples. Contact librarians —Ask a Librarian—for assistance in linking to electronic resources in your courses.

Have a question or need help?

Please contact the Help Desk via phone at 508-929-8856 or submit a Help Desk ticket.