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A Web Accessibility Primer: Usability for Everyone

This web accessibility workbook and associated face-to-face training workshops should help you make your own Cornell web sites and web content accessible.

Web Accessibility Primer Workbook

Download the entire Web Accessibility Primer (PDF, 1275KB) or select from the links below to view individual sections as HTML web pages.

  1. Introduction to Web Accessibility
  2. Cross-cutting Accessibility Strategies
  3. Creating Downloadable Files
  4. Making "Regular" Web Pages Accessible - HTML
  5. Beyond HTML: CSS, JavaScript, Plug-ins
  6. CommonSpot and BlackBoard
  7. Choosing and Converting File Types
  8. Appendix A - 508 Guidelines from A to P
  9. Appendix B - Suggested Accessibility Resources

Web Accessibility Training

These half-day training sessions walk you through the workbook and the exercises in a computer lab. Check upcoming dates, times, and locations, or register for a session, on the Training Registration web site.

Web Accessibility PowerPoint Slides for Trainers

  1. Introduction to Web Accessibility (PPT 231 KB) (plain text version)
  2. Cross-cutting Accessibility Strategies (PPT 762 KB) (plain text version)
  3. Creating Downloadable Files (PPT 569 KB) (plain text version)
  4. Making "Regular" Web Pages Accessible - HTML (PPT 661 KB) (plain text version)
  5. Beyond HTML: CSS, JavaScript, Plug-ins (PPT 167 KB) (plain text version)