Accessibility of Teaching Tools


Our team is here to provide MIT staff, faculty and students with online resources to help ensure that students with disabilities can access course materials, and that they can fully participate in their classes.

Document creation and conversion

Need to convert pre-existing documents into accessible formats, create audio files, and convert static documents to editable text? SensusAccess is a self-service document conversion tool available to all MIT students, staff, and faculty.

Accessible Document Information

Adobe Acrobat Pro 

Microsoft Word

Google Docs

Pages

Slide Decks and Accessibility

General Information

Powerpoint

Keynote

Google Slides

Online Conferencing Tools

Zoom 

WebEx 

Polling and Response Tools

In addition to utilizing chat functions in remote conferencing platforms like Zoom, you may be using additional tools that allow you to ask questions and get responses from students. 

Poll Everywhere

  • Poll Everywhere has given thought to accessibility in designing their product (Poll Everywhere Accessibility Standards). If you use Poll Everywhere as part of a presentation, read aloud the question and response options in addition to showing them in writing, and share the link to the poll in the web conference chat. 

Google Forms

Chat and Communication Tools

All inquiries are welcome at accessibility [at] mit.edu.