Digital Accessibility
Contents
PAGE UNDERGOING CONSTRUCTION
Please revisit this page after March 3, 2018.
Understanding Accommodation and Accessibility
Learn about the differences between accommodation and accessibility and how they both contribute to student success.
Digital Accessibility Checklist
Accessible Color and Contrast
Learn about the options for accessible color contrast and how to effectively emphasize text.
Printable handout and resources:
- Accessible Color, Contrast, and Text Checklist with Explanations (Word doc)
- Color Contrast Analyzer from the Paciello Group
Learn how to use heading styles and lists to make your content easier for students to navigate.
Printable handout and resources:
Making Images Accessible
Learn about alternative text and how to compose useful text representations of images.
Printable handout and resources:
- Accessible Images Checklist with Explanations (PDF)
- Demystifying Alt Text: Painting a Picture with Words - 2017 NC3ADL Conference (YouTube video)
Accessible Hyperlinks
Learn about descriptive hyperlinks and how to compose them.
Printable handout:
Accessible Multimedia
Learn how to use captions and transcripts to ensure your video and/or audio content is available to all of your students.
Printable handout and resources:
