Tip: Research paper alternatives
To successfully complete a traditional research paper, students must learn how to do both the rhetorical bits and the research bits. That’s a fairly tall order.
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UDL: Designing Multiple Means of Representation
In the UDL Guidelines, providing multiple means for representation allows students to understand, engage with, and learn from the teachings.
Image Accessibility | Teach Online
395. UDL 3.0 – tea for teaching
AI for Alt Text: Boost Accessibility with this Prompt
o help with this I have created a prompt you can use with your favorite AI chatbot to generate alt text for images in your social media posts.
(25) Accessibility resources | LinkedIn
Why accessibility matters, captions, training courses, tools, content design, contrast, writing, and document accessibility,
Accessibility Courses and Certifications
Accessibility Courses & Certifications for Designers 2 Course List- Digital Accessibility Education, Training, and Certification (W3) 2 Digital Accessibility Foundations - Free Online Course 2 Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) 2 An Introduction to Accessibility ...
Accessibility Crash Course
By Dr. Alex Rockey Last semester, I hosted a number of “Accessibility Crash Course” workshops. My goal in these workshops was to help faculty understand larger principles that would help ensure the…
Dos and don'ts on designing for accessibility
Their guidance covers these areas: Anxiety, autism, D/deafness and hard of hearing, dyslexia, motor disabilities, low vision, and visually impaired screen reader users.
Emotional Capacity and Intercultural Competence with Tara Harvey
In today’s conversation we discuss the recently updated UDL 3.0 guidelines released in the summer of 2024 and pay particular attention to the section on emotional capacity. Quite a few changes took…
Links | Digital Accessibility
Did you know “Click here” or “More” links can be problematic for people using screen readers? hey also point out that link text should provide a clear understanding of where a link goes while being as brief as possible. For example:
Wrong: To help save birds, click here Wrong: To help save birds, learn about Bird Alliance of Portland’s Lights Out program at https://birdallianceoregon.org/our-work/protect/habitat-and-wildlife/urban/reducing-wildlife-hazards/bird-safe-building/lights-out/ Correct: To help save birds, learn about Bird Alliance of Portland’s Lights Out program
Creating open resources for accessible maths – Communities
PDFs and accessibility - PDFs in HE and FE
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and the Syllabus — UVA Teaching Hub
The syllabus is a reflection of one's course design and a powerful tool for defining the context of learning in your course. These Universal Design for Learning (UDL) resources help you create a more accessible and inclusive syllabus that reduces learning barriers and welcomes learner variability.
Episode 130 - Tom Tobin • Loui Lord Nelson
In this episode of UDL in 15 Minutes, Loui Lord Nelson interviews Tom Tobin, an expert in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and higher education, as they explore four critical gaps in the UDL 3.0 guidelines. Together, they discuss how to adapt UDL principles for higher education by addressing grassroots assumptions, power dynamics, and the […]
Alt Text: What to Write
Images are decorative, functional, or informative. Skip alt text for decorative. Describe the action for functional. Convey the message for informative.
The Ultimate Guide to Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Resources and guides breaking down what is universal design for learning, why implement UDL, and how to get started with UDL. Your essential guide to UDL.
UDL-Progression-Rubric-Novak-Education-CourseArc-FINAL.cleaned.pdf
(11) Building Inclusive Learning Communities: Accessibility is the Secret Ingredient for Connection | LinkedIn
Learning Should Spark Connection—Not Leave Anyone Behind Think about your favorite learning moments. Maybe it was that time your class debate got so lively that no one wanted to leave, or when an online course introduced you to people who changed the way you think.
Nothing Without Us with Amy Lomellini
think it’s important to recognize that students with disabilities are in your course, period full stop. It doesn’t matter what you teach, it doesn’t matter what subject, what level, what grade, you know, none of that matters. They’re there. And if we can start with that assumption, and start with that perspective, we can recognize some bias, we can reflect on on where we’re at.
Tobin and Behling called reach everyone, teach everyone, UDL in higher education, and they have a plus one approach, but I think it’s really important sometimes that plus one gets conflated with just add another thing. And that is by no means not to speak for them, but I’m very sure that’s not what they mean. So they have this strategy of finding a pinch point, so find a place in your course that’s not necessarily working as well. Maybe students are struggling. Maybe you’re not sure. You know you’re not getting the results that you thought something’s happening. And use that one place as your starting point. You have to start somewhere.
LaVant Consulting, Inc. | Accessibility is important for every type of post, on every platform. Even text on social media can be made inaccessible, resulting in... | Instagram
“Hashtags, usernames, and links can all be more accessible by capitalizing the first letter of every word. This method, called #PascalCase or #camelCase, is easier to read visually and with a screen reader.”
(22) Understanding Digital Accessibility: ADA Guide to Conformance and Inclusivity | LinkedIn
In today’s world, accessibility isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s essential. For years, digital accessibility has been a fundamental requirement in ensuring that websites, apps, and online content are usable by people of all abilities.
(11) Designing for Accessibility | LinkedIn
Creating Inclusive Learning Experiences As instructional designers, we hold the power to shape how learners engage with content. One of the most impactful ways to ensure inclusivity is by designing with accessibility in mind.
Don't ban italics for accessibility reasons. You will do more harm than good
Why a blanket ban on italics for accessibility reasons is likely to do more harm than good. The real solution is full text customisation.
Navigating student questions about UDL and class participation
A follow-up to "Group Work, Participation, and Neurodiversity"
UDL Toolkit – at Dickinson College
What to Know About the UDL Guidelines 3.0 Update
We break down the biggest changes in the updated UDL Guidelines from CAST and share how they effect teachers, leaders, administrators and coaches.
The UDL Guidelines
The UDL Guidelines are a tool used in the implementation of Universal Design for Learning, a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn.
UDL Toolkit | Dickinson College
This toolkit will provide ideas for adjustments to your teaching strategies to help you move closer to the ideal environment laid out in the principles of Universal Design for Learning.
Universal Design for Learning — UVA Teaching Hub
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) seeks to eliminate barriers to learning based on research on how people learn. It's an inclusive approach that recognizes student strengths and provides flexibility in how students access and engage with material and show what they know.