Accessibility Guidelines
(Accessibility Guidelines for Instructors - Making accomodations for students with disabilities)
Distance Education Accessibility Guidelines
- VIDEO: To Care and Comply: Accessibility of Online Course Content (Portland Community College)
- VIDEO: Screen Reader User's Experience and MS Word (Assistive Technology Showcase)
Resources on How to Make Your Files Accessible
- Cheat Sheets for Microsoft Office Files and Adobe Acrobat (NCDAE)
- VIDEO TUTORIAL (3hrs): Creating Accessible Documents Training (Gaeir Dietrich, HTCTU Director)
- PDF: Creating Accessible Documents Training (Gaeir Dietrich, HTCTU Director)
- PPTX: Creating Accessible Documents Training (Gaeir Dietrich, HTCTU Director)
Microsoft Word Files
VIDEO: Using Headings in MS Word (Portland Community College)
Microsoft PowerPoint Files
- Creating Accessible MS PowerPoints (Portland Community College)
- MS PowerPoint Tips (Penn State University)
Adobe Acrobat Files
- VIDEO: Creating Accessible MS PowerPoints (NCDAE)
Canvas Digital Accessibility
Making your Image, Audio, and Video Accessible
- How to embed images from the web and add alternative text? (Canvas)
- How do I embed images from Canvas into the Rich Content Editor? (Canvas)
- How do I embed images from Flickr Creative Commons in the Rich Content Editor? (Canvas)
- How do I use the Accessibility Checker in the Rich Content Editor? (Canvas)
- Assessing Accessibility of Online Content (Canvas)
NOTE: All videos must be closed-captioned and all Audio clips must have a transcript.
Creating Hyperlinks
- How do I create a hyperlink in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor? (Canvas)
- Use meaningful descriptions of what the link is when creating links. The linked text should make sense out of context.
- Don't use the word "link" in the link description.
- Avoid describing links with phrases such as "click here," "more information," and "read more."
- Don't use the URL of the website in the link.
Other Helpful Links
- Making Images Accessible (University of Washington)
- Best Practices for Accessible Images (CSUN)