Find your guide
Tell us your role and get tailored tasks, tools, and support.
Guides by RoleMaking Arizona work for everyone
Whether you're a student, employee, visitor, or community member—this site helps you create accessible experiences without needing to be an expert.
Two easy ways to start:
- Tell us who you areWe'll show you what matters most for your role.
- Tell us what you're working onJump straight to documents, web, teaching, or procurement.
Request support
Ask for reviews, captioning, accommodations, or general questions.
Go to supportNew to accessibility?
Read a short primer on what accessibility means at UA, the standards we follow, and how we can help. It takes about 5 minutes.
Read Accessibility 101Answer a few questions
Use our quick quiz to get personalized links and resources.
Take the quizNot sure where to start? Emailaccessibility@arizona.eduor call520-621-3268. You don't need the right jargon—just tell us what you're working on.
Guides by Role
Pick your role. We'll show you the accessibility resources, tools, and next steps that matter most for your work.
For Students & Families
Accommodations, captioned media, barrier reporting.
5 min to get started That's meFor Faculty & Instructors
Brightspace templates, Panopto captions, inclusive pedagogy.
10 min overview That's meFor Staff Members
Accessible purchasing, event planning, department sites.
10 min overview That's meVisitor or Community Member
Families, alumni, and neighbors planning events or tours.
3 min to plan That's meBuilder
Developers, mobile teams, content creators, communications.
See all rolesStart by area
Skip straight to focused hubs if you already know you are working on documents, media, web, teaching, procurement, or tools today.
Documents & Media
Word, Google Docs, PDFs, slides, newsletters, and videos.
Open documents hubWeb & Apps
Arizona websites, custom apps, and mobile experiences.
Open web & app hubTeaching & Learning
Brightspace courses, lectures, labs, and academic media.
Open teaching hubPolicies & Governance
Title II roadmap, roles, and review cadence.
Open governance hubTools & Checklists
Downloadable checklists, testing scripts, and quick-reference guides.
Open tools hubLearning paths
Curated learning paths for teams and individuals. Choose the full outline or an accordion view for quick scanning.
UA Accessibility Framework
A structured set of short courses and learning paths covering planning, building, and sustaining accessibility across the university.
Quick wins you can do right now
Each of these takes 5 minutes or less and makes a real difference.
Check your document
Open Word or PowerPoint, go toReview Check Accessibility, and fix the top issues before sharing.
2–5 min Learn moreTest with your keyboard
Put your mouse aside. Can you Tab through your page and use Enter to activate buttons? If not, there's work to do.
3 min Learn moreCaption your next video
Upload to Panopto and review the auto-captions. Fix names, jargon, and anything the AI got wrong.
5 min per 10 min video Learn moreAdd alt text to images
Right-click any image in your doc or on your site. Add a short description of what the image shows.
30 sec per image Learn moreShare slides before class
Post your slides to D2L before the lecture so students can follow along or review later.
1 min Learn moreWhat the UA community is saying
"I was nervous about making my course accessible, but the faculty guide broke it down into simple steps. I fixed my Brightspace modules in an afternoon."— Instructor, College of Science
"The accessibility team reviewed our department site and gave us a clear checklist. We went from 47 issues to 3 in two weeks."— Communications Manager, CALS
"As a student using a screen reader, I finally have one place to go when something isn't working. The barrier report actually gets results."— Graduate Student, SBS
Need help?
Emailaccessibility@arizona.edu, call520-621-3268, or submit theAccessibility consultation formfor reviews, captioning, procurement, or general questions.
Need interpreters or CART? Use theDRC request form. Want to report a barrier? Go directly to theAccess Report.
Latest from the Accessibility Blog
Brightspace Next: Accessible Module Builder
See how UCATT integrated heading and color validators directly into the LMS authoring experience.
Mobile Roadmap: Title II Prep
Mobile App Guild shares the audit checklist and CI/CD gates for iOS/Android.
Captioning Playbook Update
New workflows for Panopto, Zoom, and Adobe Premiere with accuracy targets.
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