Tools
The University offers tools to help the community produce accessible digital content and course materials.
UMass- Boston Community
The Digital Accessibility team provides primary support for the following accessibility tools.
- Sensus Access - A self-service tool that quickly transforms documents into accessible formats
- DocumentAlly - An enterprise solution for large batch pdf remediation (requires sign on)
Site Owners
The Marketing and Engagement team provides primary support for the following accessibility tools.
- Dubbot - An enterprise accessibility checker for official UMass Boston websites (requires sign on)
Faculty
The Learning Design team provides primary support for the following accessibility tools in Canvas
- YuJa Panorama - (requires single sign on email credentials)
Accessibility Checker
- Accessibility Insights - Microsoft’s accessibility checker Chrome/Edge extension
Color Tools
- WebAIM Contrast Checker - Color choices: hex values, color charts, and sliders
- WebAIM Link Contrast Checker - Contrast checker for checking link color, text color, and background color