In this lightning talk style presentation, a number of presenters shared their favorite technology tools, services, or trends from 2018.

1. Top Tech of 2018
Chad Haefele
Sarah Arnold
Jenny Dale
Julie Raynor
NCLATNT.org

2. Top Tech of 2018
Free Accessibility Tools
Sarah Arnold
Content Strategy Librarian

3. What I’ll Cover
Introduction to Accessibility
Free Accessibility Tools
Resources

4. Defining Accessibility
An absence of barriers (to anything).
Anything = Web sites, textbooks, tools at work
That lead to a diploma, a job, independence, success, and more

5. Tool: WAVE
• Available as an extension on Chrome and Firefox
• Also available online: wave.webaim.org (just paste in a URL to test)
• Quickly check a webpage for accessibility violations and warnings
• Also a great tool to learn and see WCAG in action
• Numerous automatic checkers available (aXe, Site Improve, etc.)
• Downside: they only catch about 25-29% of issues

9. Tool: Web Developer Toolbar
• Available as an extension on Chrome and Firefox
• Not only for accessibility assessment
• Provides quick way to see if a webpage has accessible features like:
• Headings to provide structure on the page
• Alternative text for images
• Underlying content organization

13. Tool: Paciello Group’s Colour Contrast Analyser
• Standalone application for Mac or PC
• Check color contrast on the web and in print documents
• Download at
developer.paciellogroup.com/resources/contrastanalyser
• Guidelines require enough color contrast between text and
background to be read by someone with moderately low vision
• 4.5:1 for normal text (14 pt and smaller)
• 3:1 for large text (18 pt and larger, or 14 pt bold and larger)

15. Tool: Screen Readers
NVDA: https://www.nvaccess.org
• NonVisual Desktop Access
• Free, open source screen reader for Windows OS
• Translated into 43 different languages
Others:
• JAWS (Windows, very expensive)
• VoiceOver (Apple, built-in)

16. Resources
• How to meet WCAG 2.0 Quick Reference
• Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool List
• GOV.UK’s “Dos and Don'ts on Designing for Accessibility”
• Duke University’s “How to do an assessment”

17. FREE Sources for
Images & Clip Art
Julie Raynor
High Point Public Library
Julie.Raynor@highpointnc.gov
Top Tech Tools of 2018
TNT Webinar, Jan. 23, 2019
Creative Commons
https://search.creativecommons.org
Searches from a variety of sources; one or several at a time
● UNC Images for Reuse
https://guides.lib.unc.edu/ImagesReuse/images
● Unsplash (clip art available)
https://unsplash.com
Exclusively photographs

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● Visit menti.com
● Enter the code 62 07 84
● Your responses
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● Primarily for open-ended questions or prompts at
the beginning of the session
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○ Activate prior knowledge
○ Foster an environment of reflection
○ Encourage engagement from the beginning of
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● www.mentimeter.com
● Create a free account or log in with your
Google or Facebook account.
○ Unlimited presentations and audience sizes.
○ Presentations are automatically saved and can
be exported.
○ Open-ended questions and ten other question
types.
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● www.socrative.com
● Create a free account or log in with your
Google account.
○ One active “room” (basically question/quiz) at a
time for an audience up to 50 people.
○ Three question types.
○ Results can be exported.
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Special thanks to all the people who made and
released these awesome resources for free:
● Presentation template by SlidesCarnival
● Icon by NounProject
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