1. Improving Course Accessibility With
Todd M. Weissenberger IT Accessibility Coordinator University of Iowa Information Security and Policy Office

3. Online content takes many forms and formats, and “content” actually comprises many discrete components, including subsets of all the above. Individual documents might contain headings, links, tables, lists, embedded images, embedded media, and other elements. Conversely, content collections may exist within delivery systems like learning management systems, browsers, media players, or online viewers; these may in turn perform differently in different environments. Both software (e.g. operating systems and assistive technologies) and hardware (desktop/laptop, tablet/phone, keyboard/mouse, network connection, video processor) may contribute to the user’s experience of your content.

4. Barriers to Accessibility
Flat or scanned documents
Images without descriptive text
Links without natural text
Unstructured Documents
Documents without titles
Uncaptioned media
Content presented out of sequence
Insufficient contrast
Inaccessible tables
Required use of mouse

5. addresses Accessibility Issues in
The Universal Design Online content Inspection Tool, or UDOIT (pronounced, “You Do It”) enables faculty to identify accessibility issues in their Canvas course content. It will scan a course, generate a report, and provide resources on how to address common accessibility issues.  It was created by the Center for Distributed Learning (CDL) at the University of Central Florida (CDL)

6. Information in headings
Alternate image text
Table structure
Descriptive link text
Color contrast
Video captions

7. ERRORS
SUGGESTIONS

8. Enable in Canvas Course Settings

9. DEMONSTRATION

10. color contrast in images
ufixit
Available for
Not available for
ALT text
heading content
table structure
link text
color contrast in text
captions
heading order
color contrast in images

11. (can) upfront ALT text is necessary Data tables require header rows
Not to exceed 100 characters
Must not be the filename of the image
Purely decorative images don’t get ALT
Data tables require header rows
Header cells require SCOPE
Tables also require captions
Avoid using tables for layout or positioning
Links require text
Link text must reflect purpose of link
For images used as links, ALT text is link text
Click Here and Learn More convey nothing
Headings add structure to your page
Ensure that headings contain text
Do not skip heading levels
Use headings to introduce sections/topics
Use color wisely
Test for sufficient color contrast with CCA
Do not use color alone to convey meaning
Use shape, text, or pattern to distinguish
Media require captions or transcripts
Video captions must be synchronized
Captions must update when media updates
Repurpose scripts or other digital artifacts

12. Does not address
Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF, FlipGrid, Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate, Khan, etc.
eTc.

13. Other Accessibility Tools

14. Check Accessibility (Canvas Rich Text Editor)

15. Word Accessibility Checker

16. PowerPoint Accessibility Checker

17. Acrobat Accessibility Checker
The Adobe Acrobat Accessibility checker lets you check 32 accessibility factors across multiple categories, and then produces a report to which you can refer during your remediation process, or you can save it and attach it as documentation to the PDF. Accessibility checker even lets you fix certain issues on the fly so you can come away with a more accessible document than you started with.

18. check contrast WebAIM Color Checker

19. Itaccessibility.uiowa.edu/UDOIT

20. Todd M. Weissenberger
I.T. Accessibility Coordinator University of itaccessibility.uiowa.edu webaccess.its.uiowa.edu Adobe Certified PDF Accessibility Trainer