Resources

Hiring Toolkit

How to access the toolkit

The Accessibility Skills Hiring Toolkit resides on GitHub as an open-source resource. You can access the latest content through the GitHub site, submit issues directly through GitHub, or contact us via email with any questions.

How to request translations

Translations can either be submitted through a pull request through GitHub or sent via email in markdown format.

How to request new job positions be added to the toolkit

New job position requests can be added through the issue tracker on GitHub or through email. If you already have content in mind for the job position, please ensure it matches the current format of the job position pages. Job positions are currently structured as follows:

  1. Position Description
  2. Responsibilities
  3. Qualifications
  4. .Interview Questions
  5. Screening
  6. Interview Committee

Why Teach Accessibility Fact Sheet

The students you teach today will build tomorrow’s technology. Prepare them by teaching accessibility best practices to technology designers, engineers, and writers.

Download Accessibility Fact Sheet

Curricula

Below you will find links to resources to learn more about Teach Access and how to incorporate accessibility into your curricula:

  1. Database of Open Source Course Materials for Teaching Accessibility , hosted by UC Boulder’s Promoting the Integration of Universal Design into University Curriculum (UDUC) (multiple formats)
  2. Curricula on Web Accessibility: A Framework to Build Your Own Courses (HTML)
  3. Accessibility Trivia (multiple formats)
  4. Accessibility Skills Hiring Toolkit (HTML and PDF)
  5. Supporting Materials Catalog for Teaching Accessibility (PDF)
  6. Teaching Accessibility Fundamental Concepts & Skills (PDF)
  7. ASSETS 2019 Paper: Evaluating Instructor Strategy and Student Learning Through Digital Accessibility Course Enhancements (PDF)
  8. Who Teaches Accessibility? A Survey of U.S. Computing Faculty (PDF of paper, PDF of slides)
  9. Motivating Learners with accessibility professionalism: A Teaching Accessibility Quick Start Guide , hosted by The University of Southampton and UK Research and Innovation
  10. XR Accessibility Project (Github page)

*Note: Providing resources on how to create accessible content is not currently in Teach Access’ scope, but we often get requests about how to make course content accessible.

Videos

Closing the Accessible Technology Skills Gap: Teach Access Study Away

Hear from students, faculty, and industry members about their experience participating in the inaugural Study Away program in Silicon Valley in May 2018.

Teach Access CES2021 Interview

CES 2021 interview with Kate Sonka, the Executive Director of Teach Access and Assistant Director of Inclusion and Academic Technology at Michigan State.

Teach Access: Teaching Accessibility to Tomorrow’s Builders

A Teach Access roundtable discussion during Sight Tech Global 2020, featuring recent college students discussing how the teaching of accessible design and development at the university level can help close the accessibility skills gap for the emerging generation of participants in the new digital economy.

AXS Chat Podcast with Kate M Sonka and Larry Goldberg

AXSChat Podcast with Kate M Sonka & Larry Goldberg, hosted by Antonio Vieira Santos, Debra Ruh and Neil Milliken.

Stepping Stones to Getting Started in Accessibility – axe-con 2022

The pathway to a career in accessibility is shifting. Previously, most accessibility professionals started as developers or UX engineers and expanded into accessibility based on their employer’s needs. They were self-taught with supplemental learning opportunities at conferences and through workshops. Currently, students and individuals looking to change careers, increasingly see accessibility as an option but colleges do not provide degrees in accessibility. It is not always clear how to get started. This talk will discuss available opportunities for learning about accessibility and getting enough hands-on experience to build a resume.

Teach Access Panel Discussion: Incorporating Accessibility Skills Into Your Hiring Process

This panel will be focused on the benefits of including accessibility skills in your hiring processes. Each panelist will provide insight into their experiences with hiring staff with accessibility knowledge and skills in tech, higher education, and the disability community, highlighting how to use the Teach Access Accessibility Skills Hiring Toolkit to recruit and hire accessibility-skilled staff across a range of roles in your organization.

Creating Accessible Course Content

Providing resources on how to create accessible content is not currently in Teach Access’ scope, but we often get requests about how to make course content accessible.

The following are resources that may be of use:

  1. Make your content accessible to everyone (Microsoft page) This resource contains materials for making accessible Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files, as well as emails in Outlook.
  2. Penn State course accessibility tips (Penn State page) Here is information relating to general course accessibility and how to work with STEM/technical content and foreign language content.
  3. Penn State course accessibility tips (Penn State page) Here is information relating to general course accessibility and how to work with STEM/technical content and foreign language content.
  4. Accessibility of Online Content (Portland Community College page) Resources to help faculty and staff meet the WCAG 2.1 (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) AA standards.
  5. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Guidelines (UDL page) These guidelines offer a set of concrete suggestions that can be applied to any discipline or domain to ensure that all learners can access and participate in meaningful, challenging learning opportunities.
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