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Why Accessibility?
Video example of what using a screen reader is like
UDOIT Advantage
UDOIT (Pronounced “You Do It”) is a course-level accessibility checker, built to help you create more inclusive and usable course experiences for students in Canvas. UDOIT works by scanning your entire course, identifying possible accessibility issues, and guiding you in repairing those issues using inclusive design principles.
(UDOIT stands for Universal Design Online Inspection Tool.)
Guides to Accessibility in Canvas
Canvas supports a number of screen-readers, and can be operated through keyboard shortcuts. Canvas conforms with the W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WAI WCAG) 2.0 AA and Section 508 guidelines.
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ALT-Tag Decision Tree - This decision tree describes how to use the
altattribute of the<img>element in various situations. For some types of images, there are alternative approaches, such as using CSS background images for decorative images or web fonts instead of images of text.
UDOIT Advantage
UDOIT (Pronounced “You Do It”) is a course-level accessibility checker, built to help you create more inclusive and usable course experiences for students in Canvas. UDOIT works by scanning your entire course, identifying possible accessibility issues, and guiding you in repairing those issues using inclusive design principles.
(UDOIT stands for Universal Design Online Inspection Tool.)
Making Documents Accessible
Zoom
Making Zoom meetings more accessible - Yale University
Closed Captioning
If you have a need for professional closed-captioned for videos or transcripts to videos, please contact NCSSM's Teaching, Learning, & Curriculum Support Team (TLC).
Additional Professional Development
Quality Matters Accessibility & Usability Resource Site (Canvas Course)
Designing for Accessibility at NCSSM - Self-paced Canvas course
Create a personalized Accessibility Playlist to learn ways you can improve - you will be prompted to make a copy of a Google doc
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Accessibility
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Information for Commonly Used Technology at NCSSM
Accessibility Guides for Technology Commonly Used at NCSSM
Closed Captioning
If you have a need for professional closed-captioned for videos or transcripts to videos, please contact NCSSM's Teaching, Learning, & Curriculum Support Team (TLC).