Accessibility @ OER Commons

Below is a list of partner support projects, platform improvements, and outreach efforts to strengthen accessibility efforts across our Open Education community. 

ISKME Statement: ISKME Statement on Accessibility on the OER Commons Platform

Policy: Accessibility Policy

A11Y Hub: Accessibility in OER

Manual checklists for review & remediation

• Resource evaluation: Characteristics of Accessibility Tool

• Hub checklist: Hub Accessibility Manual Checklist

Providers’ accessibility statements

• Published help article: Find a Provider Accessibility Statement

• Endorsement:  "Provider Accessibility Statement Available" collection

Partner outreach: Coming soon

• Updated Open Author data exports with additional data points

• Step by step guide for review and remediation of resources and web content

• Email template for partners to remix for their accessibility outreach efforts

• Accessibility-focused Communities of Practice. 

Notable changes for our Open Author software (in progress and coming soon)

• Headers: adjusting default headers for titles, section names, and content boxes.

• Remove formatting: Add “clear formatting” functionality to the content boxes.

• Done: Acknowledgement Add acknowledgement checkbox prior to submission. OA a11y acknowledgment.png

If you have any questions or suggestions about our accessibility efforts:

• contact our support desk by emailing info@oercommons.org, or 
• submit an accessibility request via the support menu