Accessible Digital Course Content
ADA Rule on Digital Accessibility
On April 24, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) published a rule on digital accessibility under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This rule requires the University’s web content, including academic course content, to be accessible starting on April 24, 2028.
Accessibility Basics: Using Ally and TidyUP
This five-part foundational series introduces you to two powerful tools for improving course accessibility in Canvas. You’ll start by learning how to use the Ally Course Accessibility Report to identify and prioritize accessibility issues, and then discover how TidyUP can help you clean up duplicate or outdated files that may be affecting your course’s accessibility score.
In this video, you will learn how to enable the Ally Course Accessibility Report tool for a Canvas course.
In this video, you will learn the basics of the Ally Course Accessibility Report dashboard and how you can use it to start remediating your course.
In this video, we will cover an integral step you should take before deleting any content with TidyUP, which is to backup your course!
In this video, we demonstrate one of the first steps that you will want to do when working with TidyUP, protecting your question banks, and New Quizzes.
In this video, we demonstrate how to delete files and Canvas content from your course using the TidyUP.
Creating an Accessible Syllabus
In this three-part video series, you will learn how to format major elements of your syllabus to meet accessibility standards.
Accessibility is our Shared Responsibility
The work in front of us is immense, as everything the University does includes web content. The scope covers research, academic courses, and all services and programs we deliver to our communities. Complying with the new rule will require collaboration and partnership to ensure websites, electronic documents, digital tools, and other web content are readily usable by all.
Self-enroll in the course A Guide to Accessibility to assist you in meeting these accessibility requirements.
Advanced Creative & Instructional Design (ACID)
The Advanced Creative & Instructional Design team now offers your instructional design support and is located in Building 98.
Our team can assist faculty in the effective use of technologies to enhance teaching and learning. We focus on design excellence and effective delivery for all courses. We provide phone support, small group training, and one-on-one consultation to help faculty learn to build appealing courses, develop engaging teaching methods, and find or create appropriate media and course materials to encourage student engagement and success. View webpage.