Accessibility, Latex and Me
With the integration of ‘Blackboard Ally Course Accessibility Report’ into Canvas, we can now quickly check the extent to which the content of our Canvas modules is accessible. Most content generated within Canvas or using Microsoft products is likely to get a ‘good’ accessibility score with…
Blackboard Ally and Canvas
What is Blackboard Ally? Blackboard Ally is a tool that integrates seamlessly with Canvas to make your digital content more accessible. It has been available in all Canvas courses from January 2021. It automatically checks course materials against WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards. It gauges the accessibility of…
Accessible content design for learner variability: Visuals
Creating and Using Visuals Accessible visual design is better visual design for all users. When designing visuals or creating content that includes visuals, there are a few basic steps that should be followed in order to ensure the content is accessible. A visual can include…
Accessible design for learner variability: Presentations
Accessible Presentations/Slides(e.g. PowerPoints) This blog post outlines how to ensure your MS PowerPoint (PPT) slides are fully compliant in terms of accessibility. Although the principles are the same, there is also more specific guidance available for Mac/Keynote. When creating a PPT, there are a few…
Accessible design for learner variability: Video
Accessible videos Before you begin to plan and record any learning materials, take a moment to think about accessibility design for learner variability and how to ensure that video resources shared with learners are fully compliant in terms of accessibility. Video offers an alternative way…
Accessible design for learner variability: Text
Text Documents, Word and PDF When planning for alternative approaches to assessment which the University are advising at this time, it is more important than ever to ensure all documents designed and developed are inclusive and accessible to all students. This blog post outlines how to ensure…