⚠️ Critical Deadline: April 24, 2026 – All digital content must be accessible
Why This Matters
At UC Irvine, we are committed to ensuring that all members of our community—students, faculty, staff, and visitors—can access our digital resources. Accessibility compliance is both a legal requirement and essential to our values of inclusion and equity. This page consolidates essential resources to help you understand your responsibilities and access the tools and support needed to meet these requirements.
Training & Education
- AccessibiliTrees Badging Program – self-paced, 3-tiered choose-your-own-adventure style Canvas course. Learn, Do, Advocate.
- Accessibility Basics – digital accessibility basic skills intended for most UCI employees
- Siteimprove Learning Hub – self-paced modules produced by UC’s accessibility partner (select the “sign in with SSO” option)
- Udemy – deeper modules designed for more technical audiences
- WAND – web accessibility notes for developers
Tools & Technology
- Siteimprove – ongoing accessibility monitoring for websites and applications
- Accessible Zoom Meetings – ensure people with disabilities can fully participate
- UCI Yuja: Enabling Captions – automatic captioning for instructor videos
- Inclusive MS Teams Meetings – tips for Microsoft Teams meeting and event organizers, producers, and presenters
- Accessibility Tools for MS365 (Word, PPT, Excel, etc) – use the built-in checkers and other tools to ensure accessibility
- Accessibility Tools for Google products – filter by product (Gmail, Docs, Slides, Sheets, etc)
Accessible Teaching Resources
- The DTEI Teaching Accessibility Guide includes a roundup of resources and tips specifically designed for educators
- DTEI’s DASH Team provides teaching consultation services to assist you in the course design process. Schedule a free office hours appointment for 1-1 assistance.
- Teach Anywhere Accessibility Page – Techniques to support accessibility accommodations in the LMS environment