Online courses – Digital Accessibility

Documents (mathematical, scientific)

Posted on July 22, 2024 by amycarss

Academic papers and course documents are subject to the same accessibility requirements as websites if they're distributed digitally. Many mathematical and scientific documents include notation and/or charts and graphs that aren't readily accessible to tools like screen readers (for a variety of reasons).

Graphics with text

Posted on July 22, 2024 (August 20, 2024) by amycarss

When a graphic is distributed as an image (ie. formats like JPEG, PDF, PNG) any text that is part of the graphic becomes hidden from assistive technology and also may shrink to an unreadable size on smaller screens.

Alt Text for Complex Images/ Data Visuals

Posted on December 11, 2023 (July 22, 2024) by ekohl

When you add a complex image or data visualization, include a two-part alternative text description: short and long.

How To: Automatically capture Zoom transcript

Posted on October 9, 2023 (July 22, 2024) by amycarss

Capturing an automatic transcript of an online meeting can benefit people with hearing and auditory processing impairments, those who are neurodivergent, as well as non-disabled people who missed the meeting.

How to: Set up Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services

Posted on July 21, 2023 (September 10, 2024) by amycarss

Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services provide a high-quality, realtime transcript that makes a live event accessible for people who are Deaf, hard of hearing or have visual processing disorders. If you know your event will include someone who would benefit from this service, hire a CART provider.

Tables

Posted on July 17, 2023 (July 22, 2024) by

If you don’t use meaningful language and set your top row as a header, a screen reader user will quickly lose all context for your data.

Captions & Transcripts (live)

Posted on May 4, 2023 (April 23, 2024) by amycarss

A virtual event held on a platform that doesn’t provide captioning is inaccessible to people who are Deaf or hard of hearing.

List formatting

Posted on April 10, 2023 (August 16, 2024) by amycarss

A group of more than two related items is presented in paragraph form, separated by commas or is presented as a list but not marked up (coded) as a list.

Captions & Transcripts (video)

Posted on April 6, 2023 (September 10, 2024) by amycarss

Make sure your video has text alternatives for people who can't hear it's spoken audio and other sound.

Presentations

Posted on April 6, 2023 (August 16, 2024) by amycarss

Presentations have audio and visual components that some people may not be able to perceive. Get resources for PowerPoint and Google Slides.