Accessibility for All Course Content
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Did you know 12% of community college students have disabilities
(AACC Data point [pdf], Oct. 2015)? As an instructor, you are required to make content in your classes accessible to all students. This website shows you how to meet this requirement. Read more about the legal side of accessibility. |
Step-by-step guides
Instructors: Use these step-by-step guides to make your content accessible.
Instructors: Use these step-by-step guides to make your content accessible.
Check the accessibility of your content
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Automated accessibility Checkers
Automated, accessibility testing tools provide a good baseline check for accessibility of HTML web pages, PDFs and Microsoft Office 2010 documents, but the documents still need a human to check the pages
Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool
Paste the URL of the site you want to evaluate and review
Making low vision friendly websites
SUNY Resources
OSCQR Accessible Rubric
An individual checklist to measure your own course content accessibility.
courtesy of OpenSUNY & NCCC
Instructional Resources on Accessibility
This site provides easy to use checklists on how to create Word, PDF, PowerPoint, Audio, Video, Tables, and accessible images.
courtesy of Buffalo State University
Quick Guides, Handbooks, and Checklist Resources
Accessibility Quick Guide Printable PDF
Online Accessibility Handbook courtesy of Portland Community Colleges
Did you know your class needs to be ADA Compliant?
Making Your Documents More Accessible Here are more examples on disability guidelines for web content
Resources from other Institutions
Web Accessibility for Online Course Content
courtesy of Portland Community Colleges
Instructional Resources on Accessibility
This site provides easy to use checklists on how to create Word, PDF, PowerPoint, Audio, Video, Tables, and accessible images.
courtesy of Buffalo State College
Is your ONLINE course content Accessible?
This site provides guidelines to make course content and PDF files accessible.
courtesy of University of Central Florida
MERLOT Pedagogy Portal
A wealth of online materials and tutorials to help you to make your online course accessible.
