Faculty Training on Accessibility

10 Commandments of Communication

The rules of etiquette and good manners when communicating or interacting with people with disabilities are generally the same as the rules for good etiquette in society. These guidelines address specific issues which frequently arise for people with disabilities in terms of those issues related to…

Accessibility Checklist

Building a new course?

If you are starting your course from scratch, this is a great model to utilize in building your course. 

Research PhaseDo I have the right people on the bus, and in the right seats?

Developing a course takes many groups of people and skill sets. It is highly recommended that…

Accessible Graphs Desmos

One of the tools available to students, is a free online program called Desmos (Links to an external site.). It allows the user to create graphs, and then listen to them by either reading out the plots or interpreting changes in tone and pitch.

 

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CCTV/ Portable Magnifiers

Students with Low Vision may also utilize a CCTV, which is a camera mounted device that enlarges a book or other item under the camera onto a screen. This device can then adjust the zoom, color contrast, and colors of the page for the student. There are portable options, which uses a video camera embedded in the…

A guide for faculty, staff and administrators regarding confidentiality for students with disabilities enrolled at Rutgers.

Creating Accessible Math

Creating accessible math is hard. As you heard in a previous video, depending on the type of browser, its version, the type of screen reader and its version, the same equation may be read in multiple ways to the student. 

Below is a video tutorial on how we would recommend you create your math, that…

Creating Navigation

In our introduction to screen readers part 1, we looked at how  a student would navigate your course content. Below is a tutorial on how to set up structure with in your documents to allow a student to easily navigate through them.

 

 

To add a…

Enlarge font for exams

Introduction 

This document is for all Professors and Teaching Assistants who wish to enlarge font of a document/Exam in word format. Typically, students’ Letter of Accommodation has the approved font size, if it is absent then consider 22, as a least font size for…

Exam Accommodations Only students approved for accommodations may submit a request. For questions regarding the registration process visit our Registration Page. For Rutgers Health (formerly RBHS) students, this exam process may not be applicable. Please check with your ODS Coordinator for instructions…

Faculty Resources for Accessible Online Courses Rutgers Access and Disability Resources Support for Faculty:

RADR has created many resources for faculty below and throughout this web site related to accommodations and making online courses more accessible.  

Faculty/instructors who still have questions related to…

Faculty Training on Accessibility

Welcome to our online training. These series of videos have been designed specifically for those teaching students with disabilities. It is broken down into three sections which will cover:

Accessibility Basics

1 in 5 individuals reports having a disability. The majority of these students have…

How to Create Accessible Lecture Slides Best Practice Tips for Accessible Presentations

1. Keep the formatting simple by using existing slide layouts and accessible themes.
2. Every slide should include a title.
3. Use high contrast colors and 18 pt font (or larger). 
4. Ensure that the slides have a proper…

How to Set Up Exam Accommodations using Respondus Lock Down Browser and Monitoring Respondus Information for Faculty:

What is Respondus?

How do I set up Respondus in my course?

How do I set up Extra Time Quiz/Exam Accommodations when using Respondus?

What if the accommodation the student is requesting…

How to use SensusAccess

SensusAccess (Links to an external site.) is a free online software that allows you to convert files into a PDF format. Users upload files to the system and it is then converted by the software and emailed back to the user. 

SensusAccess works best to create accessible PDFs when:

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Making PDFs Accessible When You Create Your Own

Most often, we tend to create our own PDFs from Word or PowerPoint files. Below are a few things to consider regarding accessibility when creating your own PDF.

Make the source file accessible first

Whatever format you are starting with, you need to make that source file is…