Resources
Resources related to writing, editing, accessibility, plain language, conscious language, and more.
Accessibility resources
Accessible Social – Free education hub for creating accessible social media content. External link.
I’m not white. Honest! Blind people and visual accessibility – YouTube video by Haben Girma about giving visual descriptions for videos and photos. External link.
Why don’t screen readers always read what’s on the screen? Punctuation and typographic symbols. External link.
W3C Digital Accessibility Foundations course – Free online course to learn how to make digital technology accessible. External link.
Things to do before asking “Is this accessible?” - “Is this accessible?” is often not a question with a simple “yes” or “no” answer. The answer depends on many factors. A blog by Adrien Roselli. External link.
WCAG for designers - A reference manual geared toward designers working on digital products. By Stacey Swinehart Ganderson. External link.
The Accessibility Operations Guidebook - Making accessibility work more sustainable by Devon Persing. External link.
Plain language resources
The Foundation and Processes of Clear Communication – Book by Cheryl Stephens to help writers clarify the purpose and intent of their writing. External link.
Plain language, clear and simple – A Government of Canada resource for people interested in producing writing that is more accessible, more exact, and clearer to experts and nonexperts alike. External link.
Plain Canada Clair – Non-profit community that seeks to advance the use of plain language in Canada. External link.
The making of the international standard for writing in plain language ISO 24495-1 - External link.
Editing resources
Conscious Style Guide – Learn how to use language to include, respect, and empower. By Karen Yin. External link.
Ableist words and terms to avoid – Being aware of language—or those of us who have the privilege of being able to change our language—can help us understand how pervasive ableism is. By Lydia X. Z. Brown. External link.
We’re All Neurodiverse – A book by Sonny Jane Wise about building a neurodiversity-affirming future and challenging neuronormativity.
Neurodiversity resources
Neurodiversity Design System- A set of principles that combine neurodiversity and user experience for learning management systems. External link.
Accessible Numbers - Learn how to present numbers and data clearly. External link.
We’re All Neurodiverse – A book by Sonny Jane Wise about building a neurodiversity-affirming future and challenging neuronormativity.
Disability and community
Disabled And Here – Stock image and interview series celebrating disabled, Black, Indigenous, people of colour. External Link.
Disabled made content - Open source list of disabled people in creative or accessibility spaces. By Jessica Oddi. External link.
Disability Visibility Project - Online community dedicated to creating, sharing, and amplifying disability culture. By Alice Wong. External link.
AccessNow - Pin-pointing accessible places around the world. External link.
Unlearning Shame - Book by Devon Price. Learn to identify and combat systemic shame, the feeling of self-hatred and disempowerment that comes from living in a society that blames individuals for systemic problems. External link.
You get proud by practicing - A poem by Laura Hershey. External link.
User experience resources
Cognitive biases - A list of the most relevant biases in behavioural economics by The Decision Lab. External link.