Creating Accessible Course Content
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Creating Accessible Course ContentPresented by: Kyle Mackie and Sandra Earl
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Creating Accessible Course Content
Guiding statements
• Instructional practices should focus on helping students learn; they should not be limited by the learning environment the material is delivered in.
• Accessible Learning Management Systems allow users to access and interpret learning material using technologies suited to their particular needs.
• Accessible Learning Management Systems support the creation of diverse, accessible learning materials and learning paths.
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Creating Accessible Course Content
Accessibility at Desire2Learn• Desire2Learn is dedicated to developing standards-compliant,
accessible learning products that improve learning opportunities for all students.
• We build accessibility into all areas of our design lifecycle, including: design, development and testing.
• We seek feedback and guidance from client experts through the Desire2Learn Accessibility Interest Group.
• We publish our compliance with leading standards, including the WCAG 2.0 guidelines and Section 508 VPAT, on our corporate website and have our clients verify our claims.
http://www.desire2learn.com/products/accessibility
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Creating Accessible Course Content
Tips and tricks for accessible course content
• Open Communication
• Online courses can be challenging for students with physical or learning disabilities as they can feel disconnected from their instructor, and learning materials can be hidden across many tools.
• Use your Course Home page to introduce yourself and to encourage students to contact you if they need assistance.
• Provide an explanation of your course, including where to find course materials and assignment deadlines.
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Creating Accessible Course Content
Tips and tricks for accessible course content
• Redundancy
• One of the easiest ways to improve learning outcomes is to build clarity and redundancy into your lesson plans.
• Create a detailed course syllabus that links directly to relevant readings, assignments, and examinations.
• Reiterate the syllabus in the Schedule and Checklist tools.
• Provide the same information in multiple formats. For example, provide readings, podcasts, videos, etc. on the same topic.
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Creating Accessible Course Content
Tips and tricks for accessible course content
• Flexibility and time
• Students with disabilities may take longer to complete tasks and may demonstrate their knowledge better using different indicators.
• Accommodate students’ interests and strengths by allowing them to submit assignments in different mediums.
• Provide readings and assignments in advance.
• Use the Discussions tool instead of the Chat tool for collaboration projects.
• Allow additional time (Special Access) for students who need it.
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Tips and tricks for accessible course content
• Accessible HTML content
• Students who use assistive technologies such as screen readers and screen magnifiers rely on HTML markup to adjust and interpret a web pages contents.
• Some basic changes to how you create HTML files can have a big impact.
• Provide alternative text (descriptions) for images• Properly tag headings• Use contextual links• Ensure you have good color contrast
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Creating Accessible Course Content
Learn more about creating accessible content
• Functional Accessibility Evaluator
• WAVE toolbar
• WebAIM
• W3C – How people with disabilities use the web
• JISC Tech DIS Accessibility Essentials Series
http://fae.cita.uiuc.edu/
http://wave.webaim.org/toolbar
http://webaim.org/toolbar
http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/people-use-web
http://www.techdis.ac.uk/accessibilityessentials