Constructing Accessible Content

If you work for the United States Federal Government, the State of California, or if you are an entity that would like to contract with a California state or local entity, your electronic content must be accessible. This means that not only does your website need to be accessible to persons with disabilities, but your documents do as well. Not just documents that get posted to your website, but all related electronic content that you produce which is public facing.

We have put together some documents that provide more information about how to create accessible documents and forms. The guides provide easy to follow instructions. We will continually update this page to provide more helpful links, videos and documents to assist you in creating accessible digital content.

DOR Guides

DOR Document Accessibility Standards (PDF) Seven Steps to Creating Accessible Documents (PDF) Creating Accessible Forms in Microsoft Word and PDF (PDF)

External Resources

Creating Accessible Microsoft Word 2010 Documents: Word Forms (YouTube) Freedom Scientific: Creating Accessible Word Forms Creating Accessible Excel Forms - Part 1 (YouTube) Creating Accessible Excel Forms - Part 2 (YouTube) Adobe Acrobat XI Pro Accessibility Guide: Best Practices for PDF Accessibility (PDF) Acrobat XI Pro Accessible Forms and Interactive Documents (PDF) The Web Standards Project California Department of Social Service’s Accessibility Videos (YouTube)

Additional Websites

State Web Accessibility Toolkit World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act Web Accessibility in Mind (WebAIM) Americans with Disabilities Act

 

Related Links

Frequently Asked Questions Disability Laws and Regulations Awareness and Disability Etiquette Accessible Hybrid Toolkit Digital Access Boost Your Business Employment Today DVDs for State Employees Job Seeker / Consumer Talent Acquisition

Contact

Voice: 1-916-558-5755 TTY: 1-844-729-2800 DASTraining@dor.ca.gov