Accessibility Landing Page
Welcome to the CELT toolbox on Accessibility. Practical guides, tools, and strategies from CELT to help you design inclusive, barrier-free learning experiences for all UAS students.
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Accessibility Guides
High-Impact Accessibility Actions
A quick-start checklist of the most effective steps faculty can take right now to make course materials more accessible for all students.Choose the Right Format: To PDF or not to PDF
Understand when to use PDFs versus more accessible alternatives like HTML or Word, and how format choice affects students using assistive technologies.
Provide Student Accommodations
Guidance on working with Disability Services and implementing student accommodation plans in your course.
Create Accessible Documents
Step-by-step instructions for building accessibility into Word, PowerPoint, and other documents from the start.
Caption Your Videos
How to add accurate captions to lecture recordings, YouTube videos, and other media used in your course.
Accessibility with Blackboard Ally
Use Ally's built-in tools to identify and fix accessibility issues in your Blackboard course shell.
Understanding Alternative Formats
Learn how Blackboard Ally automatically generates alternative formats like audio, ePub, and HTML.
Check a Document for Accessibility
Use built-in checkers and free tools to audit your documents and course materials for accessibility issues.
Accessibility Beyond the Classroom
The UAS Employee Accessibility page has additional resources to help faculty and staff for creating web pages, documents, and more. You'll find:
- High-Impact Actions for Accessibility: strong initial steps to take now (for materials outside the classroom).
- A Checklist for Digital Accessibility: self-check your website and other materials.
- Tools & Resources for Accessibility: how to create content that meets the new standards