Welcome to the Accessibility E-Learning Experience!
Over the next 5 steps below, you will be given a crash course lesson on Accessibility and Universal Design. By the end of this course, you will have achieved the following learning objectives:
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Identify and know what Accessibility and Universal Design is and how it began
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Become familiar with the guidelines provided by both the Universal Design Institute and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
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How to incorporate Accessibility features into your course creation and become familiar with the more common Accessibility Technology Tools in the market.
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Design an Accessibility Rubric to assess the accessibility level of your course, website, product, etc.
Start your learning journey today by scrolling down and opening the attached files.
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Video: Closed Captions
This brief video will provide an overview on Closed Captioning and why it's important to include transcripts and captions in your designs, who it benefits, and the diversity of existing disabilities and impairments in the general population. Tip to remember: Youtube has great accessibility features that enable you to open Closed Captions, open transcripts, and control Playback speed. Instead of skipping ahead in videos, try moving the playback speed up to 1.25x. Click on the image to the left to access the video, or click on the link below.
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Word Document: Designing with Accessibility in Mind
This document will provide you with an understanding on the brief history of Accessibility and how it became a prominent issue post WWII. The document also details information on Accessibility laws and guidelines. It is also formatted and styled in a way that is accessible to those using assistive technology like text-to-speech screen readers. Click on the image to the right access the document or click the link below.
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PowerPoint Presentation: Universal Design
This presentation discusses Universal Design for Instruction (UDI) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). The presentation will cover the goal of Universal Design and the 7 principles set forth by the Universal Design Institute to ensure that the maximum amount of people can access and use the products, services, and environments that are created. Click on the image to the left to access the Powerpoint or click on the link below.
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Infographic: Accessibility Technology Tools
This infographic will provide an evaluation of basic accessibility features of technology tools, the most common technology tools like Articulate Storyline 360, Adobe Captivate and iSpring Suite.
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Accessibility Rubric for Evaluating Learning Media Design
This rubric is designed to evaluate the accessibility of digital content according the Web Content Accessibility Guidlines (WCAG) criteria and can be used to help identify areas for improvement and ensuring that you and/or your companies product or content is accessible to users with diverse abilities regardless of their disabilities or impairments. Click on the image to the left to access the rubric, or click on the link below.
Conclusion
Congratulations on completing your learning journey!
Now that you have completed the steps: you are on your way to becoming the Accessibility Specialist in your environment, whether its as an entrepreneur, a designer, a company associate, accessibility affects everyone and everything we do and interact with.
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By completing this course, you have achieved the learning objectives set forth at the beginning of the page, that is to:
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Identify and know what Accessibility and Universal Design is and how it began
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Become familiar with the guidelines provided by both the Universal Design Institute and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
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How to incorporate Accessibility features into your course creation and become familiar with the more common Accessibility Technology Tools in the market.
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Design an Accessibility Rubric to assess the accessibility level of your course, website, product, etc.
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Thank you for your participation.
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Sincerely,
Justin