JHU Licensed Accessibility Tools
Siteimprove
Siteimprove is an automated website checking tool, with features that identify accessibility barriers for a website owner to review and correct. JHU has a site license for this product. While automated website checking tools only catch about 30 to 40 percent of accessibility barriers, using Siteimprove is an important step in identifying and fixing web pages to achieve greater accessibility. Manual accessibility checking also needs to be done to identify barriers that automated tools cannot.
Siteimprove has other features that support link fixing, spelling and search engine optimization. To get your site added to the Siteimprove scan, contact the Web Hosting team with your request.
SensusAccess
SensusAccess (also known as Robobraille) is a self-service, alternate media solution for educational institutions. SensusAccess allows students, faculty, and staff to automatically convert documents into a range of alternate media including audiobooks (MP3 and DAISY), e-books (EPUB, EPUB3, and Mobi), Word, PDF and digital Braille. The service can also be used to convert inaccessible documents such as image-only PDF files, JPEGs, and Microsoft PowerPoint presentations into more accessible and less tricky formats. This tools is useful for students and staff when they need to make a document more accessible on the fly
Ally for Canvas
Ally is a tool built in to Canvas that performs automated accessibility checks on the files uploaded to each course site. Ally provides scoring reports on the accessibility of individual files in a course, as well as the course overall. Students can also convert course files into accessible formats of their choosing as needed (HTML, EPub, audio, electronic Braille). Instructors and administrators can get reports on the accessibility of their courses individually as well as reporting on overall accessibility scores and trends to help guide remediation efforts. More specific details are provided on the accessibility barriers in each file with information on how to improve them.
Communications with Digital Accessibility Staff and Each Other
If you have feedback regarding digital accessibility or would like to report a specific accessibility barrier, please fill out our Contact Form and we will get back to you.
Join the JHU Digital Accessibility Teams Group! Anyone at JHU can sign up to ask questions, share information and learn about upcoming events on digital accessibility.