Resources

Types of Digital Files that will need to be remediated

• Documents - Word, PDF, and PPT files
  (any content posted to the website or submitted for remediation should never contain personally identifiable or confidential information in compliance with FERPA)
  • We are currently researching free and paid PDF remediation tools, and new external partners. Please contact us for recommendations based on your specific needs. 
  • It is also possible to remediate your own documents by following this guide »
  • We also recommend Webaim's online document accessibility course. The course teaches how to create accessible Word files and how to turn them into accessible PDF files.
• Videos
  • Pricing: Dependent upon the video length. A 2-minute video costs $5 on average.
  • 3PlayMedia is a popular transcript/captioning service, used by many universities.
  • A list of transcript and captioning services ».
• Emails are held to the same standard as web pages.
• Flip Books

Please note these are only examples of the types of non-web page content that will need to be remediated, and not an all-encompassing list. For questions about whether a piece of digital content is accessible, please contact webservices@usfca.edu