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Accessibility

Access isn't just about compliance; it's about digital equity, aiding all learners,
irrespective of disability. For example, podcasts assist not only visually impaired
individuals but also busy parents studying at night, enabling multitasking. This
principle is known as Universal Design for Learning.

US Laws

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Student Accessibility Services have a variety of resources to help you provide the access to course content that your students need. 

• SAS Accessibility Guide 
• SAS Resources 
  
  

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Make your online course materials accessible: organize PDFs and docs with clear titles, headings, and alt text. Screen readers can then relay content effectively to  students with visual impairments. Check the SAS Accessibility Guide for tips on pages 10-12, and the following resources for different document types. 

Microsoft Office 365

Office 365 Accessibility Checker

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

PDF Documents

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• Turning Page Scans into Clean Text

Improve multimedia accessibility with concise, 10-minute content with closed captions and transcripts. This can also increase play and review rates. Contact Student Accessibility Services for assistance if captioning tools from Kaltura, Teams, or Canvas don't meet your needs.

• Editing Captions in Kaltura
• Captions in Teams
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Alternative text (Alt text) provides descriptions of images, allowing screen readers to convey their content to users who are visually impaired. Instead of displaying file names, screen readers read the Alt text to provide meaningful context.

Below are resources on how to add Alt text in common file types:

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Color is an important consideration when determining the accessibility of your content. Check out our video about it and some tools to help.