Accessibility Tools

Tools for Creating Accessible Content
Tool / Resource Content Format Free or Paid Open Access / Request Access Who Can Use It
Alternative Formats in Canvas (Ally) Course Content, Documents Free Open Access (in Canvas) Students, Faculty
Accessibility Agent Course Content, Documents, Website Free Open Access (UC login) Students, Faculty, Staff
SiteImprove Websites Free Open Access (UC login) Students, Faculty, Staff
Microsoft Word Documents Free Open Access (UC login) Students, Faculty, Staff
Microsoft Outlook Email & Newsletter Free Open Access (UC login) Students, Faculty, Staff
Microsoft PowerPoint Documents, Data Visualization Free Open Access (UC login) Students, Faculty, Staff
Microsoft Excel Data Visualization, Documents Free Open Access (UC login) Students, Faculty, Staff
Microsoft OneNote Documents, Course Content, Notetaking Free Open Access (UC login) Students, Faculty, Staff
Microsoft Teams Course Content, Collaboration Free Open Access (UC login) Students, Faculty, Staff
Microsoft SharePoint Documents, Websites Free Open Access (UC login) Students, Faculty, Staff
Microsoft OneDrive Documents, Data Storage Free Open Access (UC login) Students, Faculty, Staff
Adobe Acrobat Pro Documents (PDF) Free Request Access (Library or MyDesk) Students (full-time), Faculty, Staff
Adobe Digital Editions Documents (eBooks) Free Open Access Students, Faculty, Staff
Read&Write Documents, Web, Course Content Free Open Access (UC login) Students, Faculty, Staff
OrbitNote Documents (PDF) Free Open Access (UC login) Students, Faculty, Staff
Equatio Documents, Course Content Free Open Access (UC login) Students, Faculty, Staff
JAWS Screen Reader Websites, Documents, Course Content Free Request Access (UC Accessibility Resources) Students, Faculty, Staff
ZoomText Magnifier/Reader Websites, Documents, Course Content Free Request Access (UC Accessibility Resources) Students, Faculty, Staff
Fusion (JAWS & ZoomText) Websites, Documents, Course Content Free Request Access (UC Accessibility Resources) Students, Faculty, Staff
Messenger Pigeon Course Content, Notetaking Free Request Access (Accommodation required) Students (with accommodation)
Glean (transitioning out) Course Content, Notetaking Paid Request Access (Accommodation required) Students (with accommodation)
Apple Books Documents (eBooks) Free Open Access Students, Faculty, Staff
Dolphin EasyReader Documents (eBooks) Free Open Access Students, Faculty, Staff
Google Play Books Documents (eBooks) Free Open Access Students, Faculty, Staff
Thorium Reader Documents (eBooks) Free Open Access Students, Faculty, Staff
Calibre Documents (eBooks) Free Open Access Students, Faculty, Staff
Documents app (Apple) Documents (eBooks) Free Open Access Students, Faculty, Staff
TextHelp EPUB reader (web app) Documents (eBooks) Free Open Access Students, Faculty, Staff
EPUBReader (browser extensions) Documents (eBooks) Free Open Access Students, Faculty, Staff
Windows Narrator Websites, Documents, Course Content Free Open Access (built-in) Students, Faculty, Staff
NVDA Screen Reader Websites, Documents, Course Content Free Open Access (download) Students, Faculty, Staff
Mac VoiceOver Websites, Documents, Course Content Free Open Access (built-in) Students, Faculty, Staff