Resources
Guidelines and resources for cultural professionals to use to provide more accessible facilities and programs for people with disabilities.
Alt-Text as Poetry is a collaboration between artists Bojana Coklyat and Shannon Finnegan, exploring alt-text and making online communities more accessible, fun, and welcoming. Link: https://alt-text-as-poetry.net/
This is an introductory guide to working in cultural organizations, including descriptions of different departments and tips for getting in touch with cultural organizations. Introduction to Jobs at Cultural Organizations (Google Doc) Introduction to Jobs at Cultural Organizations (PDF)
The W3C Making Content Usable for People with Cognitive and Learning Disabilities document is for people who make Web content (Web pages) and Web applications. It gives advice on how to make content usable for people with cognitive and learning disabilities. This document has content…
Disability Justice and the Arts: Listening and Learning for Reinvention was held on July 18, 2020, 3-5pm on zoom in partnership with the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York. The workshop featured a keynote by Judith Heumann and a panel with Jerron Herman, Ezra Benus, Alexandria...
The NYC Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities has many resources for digital accessibility that can be found here.
ADA 30 Virtual Poster Making Celebration This July, we celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In previous years, MAC has participated in the parade and held poster-making sessions as a community activism event prior to the parade….
This workshop was held on Wednesday, April 29th, 2020. Workshop Description: What is audio description? How is it used in museums and live performance? What does it bring to the experience for presenters, performers and the audience/visitor? It is an accommodation, but it can also…
Links to resources related to teaching web accessibility and advocating for web accessibility. Learn more here.
Acrobat tools offer the ability to create accessible PDFs and check the accessibility of existing PDFs to meet common accessibility standards, such as Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 and PDF/UA (Universal Access, or ISO 14289). Learn more here.
The 3Play Media company regularly hosts webinars for digital accessibility pertaining to online content, captioning, and more. See the schedule of upcoming webinars here.