Below is a list of partner support projects, platform improvements, and outreach efforts to strengthen accessibility efforts across our Open Education community. 


ISKME Statement: ISKME Statement on Accessibility on the OER Commons Platform


Policy: Accessibility Policy


A11Y Hub: Accessibility in OER


Authoring support: Open Author Accessibility Best Practices Support


Manual checklists for review & remediation


Providers’ accessibility statements


Partner outreach: Coming soon

  • Updated Open Author data exports with additional data points

  • Step by step guide for review and remediation of resources and web content

  • Email template for partners to remix for their accessibility outreach efforts

  • Accessibility-focused Communities of Practice. 


Notable changes for our platform:

  • Open Author software:
    • Headers: adjusting default headers for titles, section names, and content boxes.

    • Acknowledgement checkbox prior to submission.

  • Support widget: We've added a new dropdown for "accessibility issues" in the dropdown menu of the support widget. You can find the support button traveling along the right side of the site as you scroll. 


If you have any questions or suggestions about our accessibility efforts:

  • contact our support desk by emailing info@oercommons.org, or 
  • submit an accessibility request via the support menu