无障碍教学材料

Instructional Materials (IM) are considered to be forms of communication and must therefore be delivered in a manner that is equally effective for persons with disabilities.
同样有效的方法是:
  • Comparable in quality to those received by students without disabilities
  • Comparable in timeliness of delivery and availability
  • Provided in a manner and medium appropriate to the significance of the message and the abilities of the person receiving the material
  • 提供通用的设计访问
This section provides step-by-step guides for designing and creating accessible materials. 涵盖的主题包括:
  • Setting up accessible formatting for text and tables
  • Creating Accessible Word documents and 幻灯片演示
  • Reconfiguring PDFs to maximize accessibility
  • Creating or uploading accessible content to Canvas
  • Using 盟友 to make course content more accessible
  • 主持和字幕视频
请记住，CETL 不 provide services to convert instructional materials to accessible versions; however, ITS does run a 文件修正服务.

For a quick-start overview of things to watch out for when ensuring the accessibility of instructional materials, 请咨询 盟友的易访问性清单.

Although the Canvas web interface is accessible, it is the responsibility of each instructor to ensure that any content created or uploaded onto Canvas is also accessible. 的 Canvas Rich Content Editor has an 可访问性 Checker to check if page content is accessible. 此外, 盟友 is an 可访问性 Awareness tool integrated into Canvas, and it can help you make your uploaded files and images more accessible.

发布书面内容时, whether in a Canvas page or in uploaded documents, make sure that the text is formatted in an accessible way. 这意味着使用合适的标题结构, 使用内置的项目符号或编号列表, and creating tables with proper header rows or columns.

上载到Canvas的任何文档和文件, 包括Word文档, 幻灯片演示, 和pdf文档, 应该是可访问的. 盟友, which is integrated with Canvas, can help identify which files are accessible or not.

With PDFs that are created from Word documents or 幻灯片演示, make sure that the original document is accessible. You may also make a document remediation request through ITS to ensure the accessibility of PDFs and hard-to-fix documents.

When uploading images to Canvas or embedding them in documents, 确保它们有描述性的Alt文本. Any videos shared should have accessible captions. If videos are uploaded through Panopto or Canvas Studio, you can request automatic captions and manually check to make sure they're accurate. If posting a YouTube video, try to find videos where the channel posts their own captions.

Note: Because Panopto is a more reliable and capable video communication platform, Canvas Studio will be gradually phased out and replaced by Panopto. Instructors should start to use Panopto in place of Canvas Studio for the recording and hosting of video.

For more information on accessibility in Canvas, visit Canvas's page on general accessibility guidelines.

For training on Microsoft Office, including Word and PowerPoint, 请与 ITS培训人员 at (电子邮件保护). 您也可以访问 ITS培训计划页面, which has self-paced training resources for Microsoft Office.

的 ITS无障碍网页 has many resources to help make accessible instructional materials, 包括对具体节目的指导, 还有文件修复服务.

For more information on meeting the specific needs and accommodations of students with a disability, 请与 残疾学生办公室 at (电子邮件保护).

CETL runs the 无障碍教学材料s (AIM) Workshop several times a semester for all faculty as a part of the TEACH program. 完成工作坊, (1) instructors attend a live webinar and then (2) submit a deliverable, 也就是带有标题样式的大纲.

Please check our latest workshops and register for the 无障碍教学材料s Workshop if available.

An important component of designing a course, 要么在线, 混合动力, 或面对面, is to ensure that the instructional materials are accessible for students with disabilities. 在这个研讨会上, we will demonstrate several practices instructors can implement to ensure accessibility of their course materials.

By the end of this workshop you will have accomplished the following objectives:

  • Explain the importance of accessible materials.
  • Structure text documents with Heading Styles.
  • Add a text-based description to an image (alt text).
  • Assess closed captioning quality in online video.