Creating Accessible Documents
Accessible Graphs
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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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…
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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…
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Enlarge font for exams
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…
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How to Create an Accessible Powerpoint
- Keep the formatting simple by using existing slide layouts and accessible themes.
- Every slide should include a title.
- Use high contrast colors and 18 pt font (or larger).
- Ensure that the slides have a…
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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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Managing Content
Now that we've created a structure to our document, the next step is to make sure that students can access the content with in that structure.
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Image Description Guidelines (Links to an external site.)
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Top 3 ways to improve Word document accessibility
3. Build Structure into your documents by using the Style EditorHow to Add Styles to Headings
- Highlight the word(s) or heading to which you would like to add a style.
- In the Home tab, look in the Styles section.…
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Web Based Course Content Accessibility Quick Guide
Accessibility and disability-related accommodations must be taken into consideration throughout preparations and planning your online course to ensure that all students can fully participate.
This quick guide that will enable you to evaluate the most critical elements of your …