AccessTech
Sometimes a standard format doesn't cut it. View our list of free or low cost alternative format material options and mind mapping programs.
We've compiled a list of free or low-cost text-to-speech, speech-to-text, and computer toolbars that anyone can use.
Students can borrow a SmartPen or C-Pen, or request a digital copy of a course textbook or access to Bookshare.
- Canvas on Demand and Canvas Support
- Course Content (Accessibility Guide, Alternate Assessment Methods, Course Syllabi)
- Extended Time in Canvas
- MathType for Canvas (Accessibility, Chemistry Toolbar)
- Panapto
- Teach Access (Self-Paced Courses for Educators and Web Developers)
- YuJa Panorama (Students, Faculty/Staff)
- Accessibility Fundamentals Overview
- Browser Extensions (Axe DevTools, DigitalA11y, WAVE)
- Flowcharts and Social Media Posts
- MATLAB Accessibility Overview
- Microsoft (365 and Outlook, Excel, PowerPoints, PDFs, Tables)
- Teams (live captioning, transcribing, recording)
- Webpage Design and Accessible Code
- Zoom (enabling automatic captions, audio transcription for cloud recordings)
Learn the basics of accessibility through short videos on accessible templates, headings, color contrast, fonts, text, tables, and PDFs.
Log in with your UM NetID. We recommend: "The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)", "Learners with Disabilities", & "Inclusive Design".
Log in with your UM NetID to the Online Learning Consortium. We recommend: "Empowering Accessibility: Strategies for Success".
Please do not hesitate to reach out with questions about accommodations, services, accessibility, or if you encounter an access barrier, such as snow or ice blockage, an inaccessible event, classroom, or webpage, or a broken elevator or automatic door button.