Staff Accessibility Resources

What does accessibility mean?

It means that we prepare digital information so that those with disabilities can use them. Studies show that when you make your content accessible, you make it more user friendly for everyone.

Making Content Accessible

There are many courses and tutorials to learn to make content accessible. We have some suggestions for where you can get started. We also offer some resources to help when you need a reminder.

Internal Training Resources

BC Workshops

Academic Technology offers online and in-person workshops on various topics for Bakersfield College Faculty and Staff. Some of the workshops are work-at-your-own-pace in Canvas. Watch your email for updates on workshops offered from Academic Technology.

Check Academic Technology Workshops periodically for:

• Microsoft Word Accessibility
• PowerPoint Accessibility
• Canvas Accessibility
• Captioning

Bakersfield College Non-Credit Courses

We offer two non-credit tuition-free courses for learning to create accessible content.

• Inclusive and Accessible Digital Content I (EDUC B60NC)
• Inclusive and Accessible Digital Content II (EDUC B61NC)
• Non-credit application quick reference guide

LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com)

These video-based tutorials are excellent work-at-your-own-pace training. They often include exercise files for hands-on training to making documents accessible. Earn certificates for completing courses.

Employees of Bakersfield College can access LinkedIn Learning at no cost. Connect your account using the instructions for LinkedIn Learning for Students.

External Training Resources

CCC Accessibility Center

The California Community Colleges (CCC) Accessibility Center, in collaboration with @ONE, has designed many free online Canvas courses on accessibility. Access these courses through the Vision Resource Center. See what is available at Self-Paced Accessibility Courses.

Vision Resource Center

To access these Vision Resource Center training resources:

1. Register at the Vision Resource Center
2. Login to your account
3. Hover your cursor over “Learn” in the top menu
4. Choose Learner Home
5. Use the “Search for learning” field under Hi [name]! What would you like to learn today? To find topics or specific titles.

WebAIM Accessible Documents Training: Word, PowerPoint & Acrobat

From the notable accessibility specialists WebAIM and sponsored by the California Community Colleges (CCC) Accessibility Center. Learn about creating, evaluating, and optimizing accessible documents with Word, PowerPoint, and Adobe PDF. There is also a bonus Excel accessibility module.

Course Benefits:

• Free for CCC staff and faculty! (Regularly $125 per person)
• Certificate of Completion for successfully completing the self-paced course and assessments.
• Those earning certificates have ongoing access to review the course material, even after the cohort closes!

Please note:

• You must have a valid California Community College-affiliated email address (.edu) in order to register.
• Once registered, you must accept the invitation to the course to participate.
• The training is cohort-based and participants will have 60 business days (excluding weekends and U.S. holidays) to complete the course.
• The course requires approximately 10 hours to complete time on task.

WebAIM Accessible Documents Training for CCC Staff and Faculty

Course/Tutorial Recommendations

Microsoft Word Recommendations

• Creating Accessible Word Documents (YouTube Video)
• Word Essential Training (Microsoft 365) - Make Your Document Accessible (LinkedIn Learning)

Microsoft PowerPoint Recommendations

• PowerPoint Essential Training - Create Accessible Presentations (LinkedIn Learning)

Acrobat PDFs Recommendations

• Creating Accessible PDFs (LinkedIn Learning)
• Advanced Accessible PDFs (LinkedIn Learning)

Acrobat PDF Forms Recommendations

• Acrobat DC: Creating Forms (LinkedIn Learning)

Canvas Recommendations

• Self-Paced Accessibility in Canvas (@One)

Captioning Recommendations

• Accessible Video: Caption, Search and Compliance Strategies (LinkedIn Learning)
• Self-paced Video Captioning for Accessibility (@One)

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Accessibility References

Make it Accessible for ALL

In addition to the training recommendations, we have created a few references for use by staff, faculty, students, and anyone who wishes to make their content more accessible.

General References

General Document GuidelinesAccessibility CheckersVideo and Audio FilesPDF Techniques WCAG 2.0

App Specific

MS PowerPointMS Word

External Document Services

We do not currently have an internal document remediation service. Making documents accessible for the web site and the classroom is the responsibility of the department/staff/faculty providing the document. For complex documents or when you have numerous documents to make accessible, it may be more efficient to outsource the remediation of your PDF documents. The CCCCO recommends the vendors below. Services are at the expense of your department.

• Accessibility Oz
• Equidox

Captioning

All media, including video and audio, must be captioned. Captions must be 99% accurate for the sounds and speech on all videos. Accuracy includes punctuation, grammar, spelling, and capitalization.

Captioning Your Own Material

See Accessibility for Video and Audio Files for resources and training.

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