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Where can I find tips on making math accessible to students with disabilities?

DO-IT Factsheet #251
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Stem/articles?251

There are a number of valuable resources about making math accessible available on the web. Here are a few places to look:

• The Accessibility Solutions area of the Design Science website [1] includes a number of articles on making math content accessible to students with disabilities, and also provides background on math accessibility policy issues.
• For guidelines on providing access to scientific and mathematical expressions for all users with disabilities, see Accessible Digital Media Guidelines [2] available on the National Center on Accessible Media [3] website.

For suggestions on math accommodations and teaching strategies, consult some of the following online articles:

• Accommodating Math Students with Learning Disabilities [4] by Rochelle Kenyon.
• Mathematics Strategy Instruction for Middle School Students with Learning Disabilities [5] by Dr. Joseph Gagnon and Dr. Paula Maccini.
• Mathematics for Students with Learning Disabilities from Language-Minority Backgrounds: Recommendations for Teaching [6] by Diane Torres Raborn.

For more information on this topic, consult the following DO-IT Knowledge Base articles Why is accessible math important? [7] and Are there commercial products designed to make math accessible to students with disabilities? [8]