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Getting started with TheAccessibleWorksheet

TheAccessibleWorksheet lets academic advisors build spreadsheet-style degree-planning worksheets that export as fully tagged WCAG 2.1 AA PDFs, branded for your institution. It's a paid product ($199/year per user).

1. Sign in and subscribe​

Go to worksheet.theaccessible.org, click Sign in, and authenticate with an email code, Google, LinkedIn, or phone. If you don't have access yet, you'll be prompted to Subscribe — $199/year through Stripe. After checkout, the app opens at /app.

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When you first subscribe, your institution's course catalog is ingested in the background — this can take up to 24 hours. You'll see a "Your course catalog is being prepared" screen with a Start building now button so you can begin immediately; the course typeahead switches on once the catalog is ready.

2. Start a worksheet​

The Get started wizard offers four ways to begin:

  • Start blank — an empty worksheet with default settings.
  • Use a template — e.g. a 4-year bachelor's on a semester system, or one of your saved templates.
  • Scan an existing course map — photograph or upload a printed/handwritten plan and let it extract the terms and courses into an editable draft.
  • Open a saved worksheet — restore a .json you exported earlier.

3. Fill in the student info​

In the masthead, enter the student's name, ID, college, major/minor, catalog year (used for course lookups), and advisor name.

4. Arrange courses term by term​

The grid is organized by year and term (Fall/Spring/Summer). For each course, set subject, number, title, units, and a status (Completed / In progress / Planned). Start typing a course code (e.g. MATH 1) and the catalog typeahead suggests matches from your institution's catalog and autofills the details — or type it in manually. Add requirement sections (transfer/AP credit, electives, major requirements) below the grid.

5. Set your institution branding​

On Settings, pick your school (auto-selected from your email domain when possible). This applies your school's colors, logo, name, and term system to the worksheet and the exported PDF.

6. Export a tagged PDF​

Use the masthead download button to open the Export dialog. Choose orientation, an extra-large / low-vision type size, and a high-contrast scheme if needed, then Download a tagged, accessible PDF. If the converter is briefly unavailable, use Print → "Save as PDF" in your browser as a fallback.

Next steps​