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Accessibility: The Foundational Building Blocks

Presenters Brooke Bailey, CPACC — University of Virginia Description This presentation is designed for all skill levels. It focuses on the foundations of accessibility for people who are new to the topic as well as focusing on the finer details about how to really think about accessibility to engage those who are familiar with accessibility. Key […]

Not Just a Checklist: Weaving Accessibility Into the Course Development Process

Presenters Ginny Moore, EdD — Chalk and Tablet Kara Roche — Chalk & Tablet Description In online course development, accessibility is often an afterthought; a checklist to implement right before launching a course. This approach fails because accessibility isn’t a checklist. Accessibility features are an extension of your course elements, so waiting to implement them […]

Authoring Stylish and Accessible Canvas Courses

Presenters Carmen Marie Strand — Penn State University Matt Farley — Penn State University Description Discover how a team of accessibility consultants, instructional designers and multimedia specialists collaborated to create a resource for Penn State staff and faculty (and others) that provides accessible, responsive and visually-appealing code to enhance online courses in Canvas.