Web Accessibility

• About

  The University of Melbourne web site aims to comply with WCAG 2.1 Level AA.

• Guides for Academics

  Tips and advice that students with disabilities want teachers to know.

• Video Captioning

  How to add captions to YouTube clips and other multimedia content.

• Guides for Students

  Guides for accessing the Student Portal, LMS, Library catalogue and Turnitin.

• Top Tips

  How to fix the 10 most common accessibility problems.

• Virtual Reality

  Pros and cons of virtual reality environments.

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Quick reference guides

• Video Conferencing for Hearing Impaired Staff

  Difficulties encountered in physical meetings are often amplified when meeting online.

• Zoom Meetings and Live Transcription

  Instructions on how to enable Live Transcription within Zoom Meetings or Webinars.

• Microsoft Teams Meetings and Live Captions

  Instructions on how to enable Live Captions in Microsoft Teams Meetings.

• Video Conferencing for Screen Reader Users

  Instructions on how to use Zoom Meetings with NVDA and JAWS.

• Project Management

  Resources for ensuring that services are accessible to all.

• Courses

  Training for staff.

• Web Accessibility Essentials

  Training course links

• Exercises

  Training exercises

• Accessibility Ratings (Staff only)

  Accessibility ratings of student and staff web applications

• Browser support

  A list of supported browsers for popular web sites.

• Techniques

  A list of techniques for overcoming accessibility problems.

• WAI-ARIA Techniques

  Managing keyboard focus and landmarks.

• Newsletters

  News and articles about web accessibility.