Accessibility

Accessibility Resources

Digital Accessibility Guide – This guide walks through how to improve the accessibility and usability of your course content. It includes updating how you present images, text, audio, video and tables and the organization and navigation of your course. Use it in conjunction with the Online Course Usability and Accessibility Checklist to proactively make your course more accessible.

Creating and Recording Accessible Lectures and Presentations — Course content is often delivered through lectures and presentations. This article will offer tips to help reduce and remove barriers to lecture and presentation content.

Supporting Neurodiverse Students Through Course Design – Chances are very high that your classes will include neurodivergent students whose unique perspective, creative thinking, and innovative ideas can benefit you and all the class members. In this article, we will discuss neurodiversity in our students, and how we can support neurodivergent students through course design.

Universal Design for Learning

Reaching All Students with Universal Design for Learning – When we recognize that variability exists in student populations along many spectra, we can better design learning experiences that promote success for anyone and everyone.

Boost Motivation with Universal Design for Learning – Learners differ in what motivates and engages them. Applying UDL principles can help identify ways to widen and smooth the pathway to interest and persistence in all our students.

Elevate your Content with Universal Design for Learning – Learners differ in how they perceive, decode and comprehend content. Applying UDL principles can help ensure that learners can access content in different formats and presented from different perspectives. This supports students as they interpret and internalize new information.

Optimize Student Performance with Universal Design for Learning – Learners differ in how they can and prefer to take action and express themselves, due to physical abilities, brain function, knowledge and skill, and executive function. Applying UDL principles can help offer flexibility in how we assess learners and thus optimize performance without compromising rigor or learning objectives.