Online learning management systems and electronic presentation materials should conform with all WCAG 2.0 requirements relevant to them, including:

The Center for Instructional Innovation has a rubric to assist faculty who are designing or updating their online course content.

Information presented to classes or attendees at our web conferences or webinars should also be accessible. They should provide attendees with the ability to request ADA accommodations, like transcripts or closed captioning for videos.

Students who need ADA accommodations (e.g. in person or online) in their classrooms or study should contact the Department of Disability Resources & Testing (DRT).

References

Guides and How-To’s

• Usability.gov’s Web Standards and Usability Guidelines
• Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
  • How to Make Your Presentations Accessible to All
  • Designing and Developing
    • Use headings to convey meaning and structure
    • Make link text meaningful
    • Write meaningful text alternatives for images
    • Provide clear instructions
    • Keep content clear and concise
    • Provide sufficient contrast between foreground and background
    • Don’t use color alone to convey information
    • Ensure that interactive elements are easy to identify
    • Create designs for different viewport sizes
    • Include image and media alternatives in your design
    • Use mark-up to convey meaning and structure
• Web AIM
  • Alternative Text
  • Web Accessibility for Designers
  • Designing for Screen Reader Compatibility
• National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM)
  • Describing Images for Enhanced Assessments
  • Item Writer Guidelines for Greater Accessibility for lecture and exam graphics
• AODA: Incorporating Accessibility into Teaching and Training
• Interactive Accessibility: Creating an Accessible Infographic

Guidelines

• WCAG 2.0 Guideline 1.1 – Text Alternatives
• WCAG 2.0 Guideline 1.3 – Adaptable
• WCAG 2.0 Guideline 1.4 – Distinguishable
• WCAG 2.0 Guideline 2.4 – Navigable
• WCAG 2.0 Guideline 3.2 – Predictable

Simulations

• User Simulation: Through Eyes of a Screen Reader
• LevelAccess
  • Simulation: ZoomText Demo
  • Simulation: Screen Magnification & Reflow in Acrobat Reader (also example of horizontal scrolling issues)
  • Simulation: Effective Color Contrast
  • Simulation: On-Screen Keyboard Demo
  • Simulation: Readability
• User Simulation: Carly’s Café – Experience Autism Through Carly’s Eyes
• The National Autistic Society Simulation: Autism and sensory sensitivity