Foundations of Accessible Elearning

Discover best practices for creating, supporting, and maintaining an accessible online classroom.

Introduction

• Create training that's accessible to all
• Defining accessible learning

1. Web Content Accessibilty Guidelines

• Expectations for providing accommodations
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
• Perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust
• Common accessibility issues

2. Who Needs Accommodations?

• Vision
• Hearing
• Motor function
• Cognitive function
• Language
• Digital access

3. Making Learning Accessible

• Using learning management systems and other tools
• Structuring content for screen readers
• Adding captions and transcripts for video content
• Adding alt text to images
• Using real text links

Conclusion

• Next steps