First and foremost, ALL course materials - whether you originally made the material or not - must be accessible by default in accordance with federal law.
Second, it's good for all students.
The basic accessibility principles start with POUR:
- Perceivable - Content must be present in the form where the user can perceive it, auditorily and/or visually.
Examples: adaptable content, text alternatives, alt tags in images, etc.
- Operable - The user interface, such as buttons, navigation, and all components, must be operable.
Examples: keyboard access, slow-moving content, streamlined navigation, etc.
- Understandable - Learners should be able to understand, comprehend, learn, and remember.
Examples: the text is readable and easy to understand, know your audience and their specific requirements, predictable layout, etc.
- Robust - Content is created that allows for a wide variety of user agents, such as assistive technologies in different environments.
All course content must meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1). SJR State provides multiple tools to help you make all content - written text, images, videos, presentation slides, tutorials - accessible to all students.
