…Accessibility “Why Websites NEed an Accessibility Statement.” May 22, 2017. https://www.boia.org/blog/why-websites-need-an-accessibility-statement CAST. “Universal Design for Learning Guidelines.” Version 2.2. http://udlguidelines.cast.org Haynie, Devon. “Students With Disabilities Meet Challenges in Online Courses.”…
…of accessibility has emerged. In contrast to the reactive, customized approach of accommodation, accessibility means proactively identifying and removing as many barriers to instruction as possible—before a course is ever…
…objectives of the course. All of these should work together, demonstrating alignment each week. Next is accessibility. There is a long list of items related to accessibility, but I want…
…cases, these students have physical or learning disabilities that create accessibility issues, other times the challenges may be the result of the fact that they’re an international student, have anxiety…
…and are an essential component of web accessibility. (Here is a useful resource: https://accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/describe-content-images ) Captions and transcripts are essential for ensuring accessibility in audio and video content. Closed captioning and…
…utilize feedback for improvement. Accessibility– https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/education_accessibility.pdfhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windowshttps://support.apple.com/accessibility Explicit Feedback https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/udl/cresource/q2/p06/ Provide multiple means of representation Review relevant course vocabulary. Use examples and non-examples to emphasize course content. Technology to Support Vocabulary…
…print disabilities will use the same technology as the rest of the class.” Last year, Courseload created an Accessibility Advisory Board (AAB) to guide its efforts to advance accessibility within…
…should be accompanied by a course design that applies the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework to augment accessibility. When all academic communities changed to virtual (synchronous) education, it was…
