Accessible Course Design

This site helps instructors and instructional designers implement strategies for accessible course design. The goal is to provide information that is easily understandable to individuals who are not necessarily technology-oriented and may not know much about working with people with disabilities.

The tips on this website have been written to accommodate students who are deaf or hard of hearing, use screen readers for those with vision impairment, have learning or other disabilities, or are color blind. Many of these tips also improve learning for all students, which is called Universal Design.

According to the creator of this post, “this site was created to help instructors and instructional designers implement strategies for accessible course design. The goal is to provide information that is easily understandable to individuals who are not necessarily technology-oriented and may not know much about working with people with disabilities.”

One of the most useful elements of this page is the link to an Accessibility Checklist which can be used while designing a learning opportunity whether it be in a formal classroom, a work environment (such as a presentation) and in social media communication.

Another particularly useful resource on this site is a video about how to use Adobe Acrobat Pro to make PDF accessible.

Accessible Course Design

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