Accessibility Resources for All Libraries
Resources and tools to support accessible online content, digital accessibility strategies, and continued learning.
Accessibility Microsite Nav
- Accessibility at ALA
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Library Accessibility Toolkits
- Accessible Communication Styles
- Assistive Technology
- Blindness and Low Vision
- Children and Teens with Disabilities
- Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- Developmental, Cognitive, and Intellectual Disabilities
- Learning Differences
- Library Staff with Disabilities
- Management Considerations
- Mental Health Issues
- Multiple Disabilities
- Patrons with Alzheimer's and Related Dementias
- Service and Support Animals
- Virtual Accessibility
- Volunteers with Disabilities
- New ADA Rules FAQ
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Build Accessible Online Content
- Why We Should Care
- How is Online Content Perceived?
- Four Principals of a well-code page
- Want Better Content? Test Your Work!
- Page Structure
- Color and Color Contrast
- Images
- Hyperlinks
- Audio and Video
- Text and Content Readability
- Tables
- Electronic Documents
- Social Media Tips
- Copy and Paste Tips
- Useful Resources
Learn about...
ALA's commitment to accessibility, ALA groups active in the movement towards fully accessible libraries, and additional ALA accessibility resources.
These Library Accessibility Toolkits are written to help you make your libraries fully accessible. Discover essential tools and guidelines to make your library more inclusive and accessible. From the Accessibility Assembly.
Guidance for staying focused on your goals for information access, rather than getting overwhelmed by the process of accessibility compliance.
We create lots of content from documents to social media. This guide is designed to help you make this content accessible to everyone.