{"id":2737,"date":"2025-05-05T22:25:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T22:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/cetl\/?page_id=2737"},"modified":"2025-06-11T16:31:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T16:31:59","slug":"accessibility-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/cetl\/resources\/accessibility-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/cetl\/072823-aiahpp-at-westernu-095-e1746484741261.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"A presenter stands at the front of a classroom giving a lecture on canine atopic dermatitis with a research slide projected on the screen.\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex 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target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Active Learning<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/cetl\/resources\/accessibility-resources\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Accessibility Resources<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/cetl\/resources\/educational-applications\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Educational Applications<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow 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href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/cetl\/resources\/journals\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Journals<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/cetl\/resources\/teaching-and-learning-conferences\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Teaching and Learning Conferences<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/cetl\/resources\/external-training-resources\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">External Training Resources<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/nav>\n                            <\/div>\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content lg:w-7\/12 2xl:w-7\/12\">\n        <h2>Accessibility Resources<\/h2>\n<p>On this page, you&#8217;ll find essential information about the importance of accessibility in course materials, including a brief overview of why it matters. A table outlines best practices to help you design more accessible content. Additionally, a CETL session video explains the accessibility features of commonly used applications such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. You can also download a helpful checklist to guide you in making your course content more accessible.<\/p>\n<p>Material and course content should be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comparable in quality to those provided to individuals without disabilities.<\/li>\n<li>Delivered and available in a timely manner.<\/li>\n<li>Presented in formats appropriate to both the content and the needs of the user.<\/li>\n<li>Designed with accessibility principles in mind.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n      <div class=\"relative md:flex md:justify-end\">\n        <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"md:absolute md:-top-32 md:left-0 w-full md:w-5\/12 lg:w-6\/12 h-240 sm:h-320 md:h-full object-cover rounded-t-5 md:rounded-8\" src=\"\/media\/cetl\/freepik__adjust__50919-e1748465327352.jpeg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"A hand uses the trackpad of a laptop, with part of the keyboard visible in the foreground.\">\n                  <\/div>\n        <div class=\"md:w-8\/12 xl:w-7\/12 app-gutter\">\n          <div class=\"p-32 sm:p-40 md:px-0 md:py-80 rounded-b-5 md:rounded-8 bg-red\">\n            <div class=\"md:ml-1\/8 lg:ml-1\/4 xl:ml-1\/7 md:px-40 lg:px-80\">\n                              \t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--red\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-yellow\">Why Accessibility Matters<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-white\">Accessibility ensures that all students can access and engage with course content, regardless of their individual needs. When materials and digital tools are designed to be usable by a wide range of learners, it improves the overall learning experience. This thoughtful design supports better focus, clearer communication, and increased success for more students.<br \/>\r\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <h2>Accessibility Best Practices<\/h2>\n<p>This a quick overview of some best practices when creating course material. Please review the more detailed checklist on this page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Include Alt Text with all visuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add descriptions for images, charts, and SmartArt, ensuring screen reader compatibility.<\/li>\n<li>Help visually impaired users understand visual content, crucial for educational materials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ensure sufficient color contrast<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use high-contrast color schemes, e.g., black text on white background, checked with tools.<\/li>\n<li>Improves readability for low vision and colorblind students, enhancing learning outcomes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Use 18pt font or larger<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prefer sans serif fonts like Arial, with ample white space to reduce reading load.<\/li>\n<li>Aids students with dyslexia or low vision, ensuring accessibility in lectures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Add captions to videos<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Include closed captions for all embedded videos, editing for accuracy if auto generated.<\/li>\n<li>Ensures deaf and hard-of-hearing students can access audio content, vital for instructional videos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Avoid automatic transitions and animations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use manual transitions, keeping animations brief and non-distracting.<\/li>\n<li>Prevents confusion for screen readers and maintains focus on content for all learners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative mt-48 md:mt-72\">\n  <div class=\"absolute top-128 bottom-0 left-0 w-full bg-gray\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"container relative pb-80 md:pb-112\">\n    <div class=\"px-24\">\n      <div class=\"bg-red py-48 md:py-64 relative px-24 sm:px-40 text-white rounded-5 md:rounded-8 md:text-center overflow-hidden\">\n                <div class=\"relative\">\n                      <h2 class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-white\"> Accessibility Checklist<\/h2>\n                                <p class=\"t-p2 mt-24 md:w-8\/12 mx-auto\">This checklist highlights the most common content areas that can be made accessible when developing course materials or using a Learning Management System.<\/p>\n                                <ul class=\"md:flex md:flex-wrap md:justify-center md:items-center md:mt-32\">\n              \t\t\t\t                        <li class=\"block md:mx-8 mt-32 md:mt-20\">\n                  <a class=\"cta-pill cta-pill--yellow w-full md:min-w-208\" href=\"\/media\/cetl\/accessibility-checklist-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Accessibility Checklist<\/a>                <\/li>\n\t\t\t\t                                  <\/ul>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n        <div class=\"flex flex-wrap md:justify-center md:items-center lg:px-112\">\n      <div class=\"w-full md:w-6\/12 pl-12 pr-20\">\n        <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 bg-red\">\n          <div class=\"relative w-full h-256 sm:h-320 md:h-440 rounded-5 md:rounded-8 transform -translate-y-10 translate-x-8 md:-translate-y-18 md:translate-x-16 overflow-hidden\">\n\n                                      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/cetl\/o_1iq92rvfn1ef51rae6t1jkrmor16.png\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"Presentation slide titled &quot;Click, Learn, Include: Practical Accessibility Tips for Faculty&quot; by Jonathan Peterson, CETL Instructional Designer, dated April 24, 2025. 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Attendees will learn strategies for ensuring course content meets accessibility standards, including document formatting, alternative text, color contrast, and multimedia captioning and more!  <br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nLearning Objectives:<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&#8211; Explain the importance of accessibility in supporting diverse learners.<br \/>\r\n&#8211; List key accessibility features available in the LMS.<br \/>\r\n&#8211; Describe best practices for creating accessible documents, images, and multimedia content.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nPresenter:<br \/>\r\nJonathan Peterson MEd <br \/>\r\nCETL Instructional Designer<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-28\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-arrow cta-arrow--red \" href=\"https:\/\/mediaweb.westernu.edu\/Mediasite\/Play\/95ff8b4536774f21bf46a477fb1825081d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    Link to Presentation<svg class=\"cta-arrow__icon d-block w-16 ml-12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 16\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><polygon fill=\"currentColor\" points=\"11.3168217 0 9.27266614 2.39591605 14.0042587 6.6137266 8.92524936 6.42314237 0 6.42314237 0 9.57685763 8.92524936 9.57685763 14.0042587 9.3862734 9.19197579 13.6063528 11.3168217 16 20 8\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n  <transition-modal vue-app>\n  <app-modal modal-id=\"callout-video-left-248661749\">\n    <div class=\"container md:px-24 my-auto\">\n      <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n        <app-modal-button modal-id=\"callout-video-left-248661749\" class=\"absolute top-0 right-0 z-1 w-48 h-48 flex justify-center items-center bg-red-light hover:bg-red text-white text-32 leading-0 transition-colors duration-3 ease-linear focus:shadow-focus focus:outline-none\">\n          <span class=\"sr-only\">Close Modal<\/span>\n          <svg class=\"w-24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 22.138 19\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M12.483,9.5l9.655,8.286L20.724,19l-9.655-8.286L1.414,19,0,17.786,9.655,9.5,0,1.214,1.414,0l9.655,8.286L20.724,0l1.414,1.214Z\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg>\n        <\/app-modal-button>\n        <div class=\"embed-container\">\n                      <iframe src=\"https:\/\/mediaweb.westernu.edu\/Mediasite\/Play\/95ff8b4536774f21bf46a477fb1825081d\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/app-modal>\n<\/transition-modal>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":261,"featured_media":0,"parent":1212,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2737","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/cetl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/cetl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/cetl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/cetl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/261"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/cetl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2737"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/cetl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2966,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/cetl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2737\/revisions\/2966"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/cetl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/cetl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}