Self-Guided Learning
Understanding Accessibility
LinkedIn Learning Video: Accessibility expert Derek Featherstone introduces the concept of accessibility in web design (3m 7s).
LinkedIn Learning Video: Accessibility expert Chad Chelius introduces the concept of accessibility for PDFs (3m 3s).
OCR Short Webinar on Online Education and Website Accessibility
YouTube Video: The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) presents this short webinar on online education and website accessibility (7m 8s).
LinkedIn Learning Video: Accessibility expert Chad Chelius explains the difference between baseline requirements and improving user experience (3m 30s).
LinkedIn Learning Video: Accessibility expert Derek Featherstone discusses user experience from the perspective of individuals with disabilities (4m 46s).
- Vision issues (5m 14s)
- Hearing issues (1m 32s)
- Mobility and dexterity issues (4m 18s)
- Cognitive issues (2m 16s)
- Aging into disability (1m 25s)
Color Contrast
LinkedIn Learning Video: Accessibility expert Chad Chelius demonstrates how to use a color contrast application (4m 31s).
LinkedIn Learning Video: Accessibility expert Derek Featherstone discusses how the use of color impacts accessibility (5m 48s).
LinkedIn Learning Video: Derek Featherstone demonstrates contrast checker tools (2m 45s).
Alternative Text/Image Descriptions
LinkedIn Learning Video: Accessibility expert Chad Chelius demonstrates how to add alternative text in source (Microsoft Word) documents for PDFs. This skill is transferable to images in Microsoft PowerPoint (3m).
Add Alternative Description for Image Files
Blackboard Ally Micro-Learning Document: Add a rich description to images and graphs to improve comprehension.
Add Alt Descriptions to Power Point Images
Blackboard Ally Micro-Learning Document: Images in presentation documents need alternative descriptions.
PDF Accessibility: Tags, Headings, & Other Common Issues
PDF accessibility requirements
LinkedIn Learning Video: Accessibility expert Chad Chelius explains why tags are fundamental to PDF accessibility and how to run the Acrobat Accessibility Checker (5m 50s).
LinkedIn Learning Video: Accessibility expert Chad Chelius demonstrates the importance of specifying order (7m 2s).
Tag content with the Reading Order tool
LinkedIn Learning Video: Accessibility expert Chad Chelius demonstrates how to tag content in PDFs with the reading order tool (11m 27s).
This learning sequence also includes instructions for tagging lists (9m 40s) and tables (6m 24s).
Add Headings to a Word Document
Blackboard Ally Micro-Learning Document: Headings make navigating documents easier for all.
Add Headers to your Data Tables in Word
Blackboard Ally Micro-Learning Document: Headers make navigating tables easier.
Navigating Red Indicators in Blackboard Ally
View All File Accessibility Issues
Blackboard Ally Micro-Learning Document: Choose which issues to address first with “All Issues” tab.
Scanned PDFs: An enemy to accessibility
Blackboard Ally Micro-Learning Document: Scanning pages from old text books results in inaccessible documents.
Remove Potentially Harmful Content
Blackboard Ally Micro-Learning Document: Digital media can trigger unexpected responses from students.
Blackboard Ally Micro-Learning Document: When all else fails, add bibliographic info to help students.
Add Alternative Description for Image Files
Blackboard Ally Micro-Learning Document: Add a rich description to images and graphs to improve comprehension.
Add Alt Descriptions to Power Point Images
Blackboard Ally Micro-Learning Document: Images in presentation documents need alternative descriptions.
Add Headings to a Word Document
Blackboard Ally Micro-Learning Document: Headings make navigating documents easier for all.
Add Headers to your Data Tables in Word
Blackboard Ally Micro-Learning Document: Headers make navigating tables easier.
Export a Word Doc as a Tagged PDF
Blackboard Ally Micro-Learning Document: Ensure that your Word Doc stays accessible when converting to PDF.