Top Ten Tips for Creating Accessible Courses
Top Ten Tips for Creating Accessible CoursesBeth CaseProgram Manager for Digital, Emerging, and Assistive TechnologiesUniversity of [email protected]#1: Plan aheadMany barriers to accessibility can be easily prevented by considering accessibility when you design your course and your materials.
Ask yourself: How could a blind/deaf/mobility impaired student access this material or do this assignment?Access, not success!2#2 : Syllabus statementStudents with disabilities who require accommodations (academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids or services) for this course must contact a staff member in BCTC's Disability Support Services (DSS) office. The DSS e-mail address is [email protected] and the phone number is 859-246-6535. Please do not request accommodations directly from the professor or instructor.
#3 : Alt text
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How would you describe this picture if:
Its a website for a hotel where peacocks roam.
Its for a photography class.
Its for a zoology class in a section talking about distinguishing male and female peacocks.#4 : Use Styles in Word
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7#5 : Use row and column headingsUnitChaptersAssignmentPointsUnit 11-3Quiz 1100Unit 24-6Quiz 2100Unit 37-8Quiz 3100Unit 49-10Quiz 4100http://louisville.edu/delphi/resources/creating-accessible-courses
#6 : Use descriptive linksIncorrect: Click here to read the syllabus.
Correct: You can find more information in the syllabus.
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#7 : Alternatives to PowerPointNot always possible to make them accessible.
Consider another method to convey information.
Make alternate version in Word.http://louisville.edu/delphi/resources/creating-accessible-courses
Demo outline view10#8 : Transcripts and CaptionsAudio only Verbatim transcript
Video Verbatim, synchronized captions
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#9 : PDFsDocuments: Create in Word, then save as PDF.
Articles: Try to get as HTML or accessible PDF.
Articles: If you only have an inaccessible PDF, use OCR software to convert.http://louisville.edu/delphi/resources/creating-accessible-courses
How to test R&RG screenshot 12#10 : Review publisher materialsMany publisher websites and materials are not accessible.
Tell publishers that accessibility is vital.13Bonus: Use your resourcesVeronica MillerDisability Support [email protected]
