Are you ready to learn more about the Seven Accessibility Standards that we must adhere to since we are a federally funded school? You can scroll through the seven standards on this page or click through each standard using the table of contents on the left-hand side of the page.
Remember, these accessibility standards must be used when creating, redeveloping, or sharing all digital content with learners.
If you need some additional assistance after reviewing this page, please submit an appointment request with the Distance Education instructional technology staff.
In this short video segment, you will learn how to make text, color, and contrast features on a PowerPoint presentation accessible.
In this short video segment, you will learn how to make text, color, and contrast features on a Microsoft Word document accessible.
In this short video segment, you will learn how to make different font styles on a PowerPoint presentation accessible.
In this short video segment, you will learn how to make different font styles on a Microsoft Word document accessible.
In this short video segment, you will learn how to make different heading levels on a PowerPoint presentation accessible.
In this short video segment, you will learn how to make different heading levels on a Microsoft Word document accessible.
In this short video segment, you will learn how to create an accessible ordered and unordered list on a PowerPoint presentation.
In this short video segment, you will learn how to create an accessible ordered and unordered list on a Microsoft Word document.
In this short video segment, you learn how to add alternative text to a PowerPoint presentation.
In this short video segment, you learn how to add alternative text to a Microsoft Word document.
In this short video segment, you will learn how to create accessible tables in a PowerPoint presentation.
In this short video segment, you will learn how to create accessible tables in a Microsoft Word document.
In this short video segment, you will learn how to activate the closed-captioning and transcription features for YouTube videos.
If you are a BlueJeans user, you will need to upload the BlueJeans MP4 video file to your personal YouTube for closed-captioning and transcription to be activated. Then, you can share the YouTube link with your students by posting it in eLearn or email it to them directly.
In this short video segment, you will learn how to download and publish your BlueJeans recordings on YouTube for the purpose of adding closed-captioning and transcription.
Note: Bluejeans is in the process of updating its platform to include closed-caption and transcription features for accessibility purposes. The features are not available yet. The DE team is working with our BlueJeans account rep to determine if this will be an option for us in the future.
Do you need to make your Zoom video accessibility? Zoom will provide automatic closed-captioning and transcription for a meeting after it has been recorded.
However, when hosting a live meet, the closed-captioning and transcription features will not be available. These two features are only available after a Zoom meeting has been recorded.
Another option for obtaining closed-captioning and transcription on your recorded video would be to use Youtube. You will need to upload the Zoom MP4 video file to your personal YouTube for closed-captions and transcription to be activated. Then, you can share the Youtube link with your students by posting it in eLearn or email it to them directly.
In this short video segment, you will learn how to download and publish your Zoom recordings on YouTube for the purpose of adding closed-captioning and transcription.