Introduction to Accessibility and Universal Design

Overview

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In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of web accessibility and Universal Design for Learning. You will explore why accessibility is important in the online space, guiding principles for making accessible digital content, and the governing bodies of web accessibility. You will also examine the principles of Universal Design for Learning, a framework for creating accessible and successful content for all learners regardless of ability. You will receive hands-on instruction on how to create accessible documents, presentations, and videos for your online content. By the end of this course you will be able to: - Describe accessibility and its importance in the online space - Apply common digital accessibility guidelines - Utilize the core principles of Universal Design for Learning - Evaluate the accessibility of digital documents, presentations, and videos Regardless of your current experience, this course will teach you accessibility basics so that you can create amazing digital experiences for learners of all abilities.

Syllabus

What is Accessibility?

This week you explore the what accessibility means and why it is important for digital content creation. You are introduced to the accessible governance and how this impacts web accessibility. You also learn the four principles of WCAG's web accessibility guidelines.

Universal Design for Learning

This week you learn the principles of Universal Design for Learning, UDL, and how they can be applied to created online content that is accessible for all learners. You also discover two important concepts within UDL, executive capacity and scaffolding.

Accessible Documents

This week is all about creating accessible documents. You learn parameters for making documents accessible and walk through the steps to make accessible documents in Microsoft Word. You also apply executive capacity and scaffolding to creating documents.

Accessible Presentations

This week walks you through creating accessible presentations. You learn parameters for making presentations accessible and walk through the steps to make accessible presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint. You also learn how to apply executive capacity and scaffolding to presentations.

Accessible Video

This week you learn the aspects of accessible videos. You discover how to apply the concept of executive capacity and scaffolding when planning and creating videos.