Learn practical strategies for creating accessible course materials that improve usability and support student success. This workshop covers document accessibility best practices, including headings, styles, fonts, color contrast, descriptive links, PDF considerations, secure alternative file formats, and tools to help you create more inclusive learning materials. https://umich.zoom.us/j/99289440171?pwd=jvmegqP5G1WqrVotEdTh8Z96

Visuals and videos can spark interest and support different ways of learning. In this session, you’ll explore techniques for making images, charts, diagrams, and multimedia content accessible and easier to understand. Topics will include writing effective alternative text, using color and contrast thoughtfully, sizing visuals for readability, and providing captions and transcripts for video. https://umich.zoom.us/j/95477597626?pwd=yFweGe2ASUlXPbrcnxZ5W5OaFmBskH.1

Classes are incorporating more and more multimodal projects that ask students to produce final products that are public-facing. Accessibility is an essential component to creating digital content available on the internet. It is important that instructors are incorporating accessible design into their teaching and requirements of public-facing projects. This session will cover what accessibility is, why it is important, and guidance on what to teach … Continue reading Digital Accessibility for Public-facing Student Projects »