The Accessibility Starter Guide for Instructors
This guide provides quick, practical steps to make your eCampus course accessible and easier for all students to navigate. It covers how to:
- Use formatted headings and lists so screen readers can read your content correctly.
- Ensure videos include captions and audio/video materials have accurate transcripts.
- Add alt text to instructional images and mark decorative images appropriately.
- Create accessible tables with proper headers and captions.
- Check that uploaded documents (PDFs, Word, PowerPoint) are searchable, not scanned images.
- Use consistent, simple fonts and maintain good color contrast.
- Keep your course well‑organized with clear naming, consistent instructions, and up‑to‑date links.
- Run the eCampus Accessibility Checker before publishing content.
The guide also includes quick instructions for checking accessibility in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, and links to additional training through D2L Academy and QM.
Overall, this resource helps you build a course that is clear, consistent, and accessible to every student.
How to Download the Accessibility Starter Guide for Instructors
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Additional Information
The Accessibility Starter Guide was provided by Blinn's Instructional Designers. For questions on the content of the document please contact them at instructional.design@blinn.edu.