The external resources below provide a range of current and relevant perspectives on disability and accessibility. Use each resource within its stated purpose and scope. Its inclusion does not mean that Pratt endorses every statement, practice, product, or organization referenced, nor does it mean that the resource provides complete guidance for every person, discipline, technology, or learning context.
Use these resources alongside Pratt’s approved policies, technical standards, responsible offices, accessibility testing, and input from disabled people. To recommend a resource, identify outdated or inaccessible information, or suggest an additional perspective, email campus-community@pratt.edu.
Digital Accessibility Guidance
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) offers a video series about digital access in education, including how people with disabilities use technology, applicable requirements, and ways to identify and address barriers.
Web Accessibility Guidance
Pratt’s Web Accessibility at Pratt and Best Practices introduces practical steps for creating more accessible websites and digital content. Pratt uses the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 as our standard for digital access.
Universal Design for Learning
The CAST Universal Design for Learning Guidelines 3.0 provide research-informed considerations for designing learning goals, materials, activities, assessments, and environments that reduce barriers and support learner agency.
Universal Design for Learning supports proactive course and program design. It does not replace individual accommodations, applicable accessibility requirements, assistive-technology testing, or consultation with disabled learners.
Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Design
The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative provides international standards and practical guidance for creating, evaluating, and maintaining accessible websites, applications, and digital content.
Use W3C guidance alongside Pratt’s approved technical standards, accessibility testing, feedback from people with disabilities, and the requirements of the specific technology or digital experience.
VPAT Evaluator
A Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT®) is a document in which a technology vendor describes how a product addresses accessibility criteria; it is not itself an AI tool or proof that a product is accessible. The University of Central Florida’s VPAT Evaluator can help readers review VPAT information. A knowledgeable reviewer should check automated or simplified output and should inform, not replace, accessibility testing, user input, procurement review, or contractual requirements.
Teach Access
Teach Access provides free programs and resources to help students and educators learn the fundamentals of disability and accessibility.
Computer Accessibility Features