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Accessibility in Virtual Classrooms
Equip yourself with the tools and knowledge necessary to create an inclusive and supportive learning environment for all students.
Who is this page for?
This course is designed for educators seeking to deepen their understanding and application of inclusive practices in the classroom.
Here, you will find a wealth of resources, including videos, articles, and other content, focused on:
creating an inclusive learning environment
integrating accessibility into your content design process.
Learning Objectives
Identify key accessibility principles relevant to online learning environments.
Apply inclusive design practices to create content that supports diverse learner needs.
Recognize common accessibility barriers and implement solutions to address them.
Use tools and strategies (e.g., captions, alt text, structure, color contrast) to enhance digital accessibility.
Foundational Context
Foundational Context
Start here to explore key accessibility principles and inclusive practices that help educators create accessible course content.
Design Playbook for Accessible Learning
Design Playbook for Accessible Learning
The Design Playbook for Accessible Learning provides educators and instructional designers with practical strategies for creating inclusive learning experiences. Drawing from the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles and backward design, the playbook takes a proactive approach in making thoughtful design choices to make your course more accessible and inclusive.
Use the companion workbook to apply these insights directly to your course design, translating theory into practice through guided reflection and concrete action steps.
Practice and Apply
Practice and Apply
The self-paced interactive activities below are designed to help you engage more deeply with accessibility concepts and apply inclusive design practices. Click on each activity card to launch it in a new window.
Accessible Course Design in Action
This self-paced course is derived from the Design Playbook for Accessible Learning. It offers practical strategies for designing inclusive, flexible, and accessible online learning experiences. Modules can be taken sequentially or individually, based on your needs as an educator.
Accessibility in Online Education
This self-paced course is provides foundational knowledge for meeting essential accessibility requirements in digital learning environments. Educators will learn how to implement practices such as adding alt text, using proper heading structures, ensuring color contrast, and more, all aimed at creating inclusive, compliant, and learner-friendly online courses.
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
Review the resources below to discover practical strategies for making your virtual classroom more accessible and inclusive for all learners.
Adapted from An Equitable Society Requires Ability Variety: Remove “Dis” and stick with “Ability.” Watch full seminar here.
Adapted from An Equitable Society Requires Ability Variety: Remove “Dis” and stick with “Ability.” Watch full seminar here.
Articles
Articles
Click each resource title below to view the article in a new window. ⌛ Read time: approx. 2-8 min. each resource. You can access additional articles from The Advocate here.
Recordings
Recordings
The resources below are Zoom recordings of previously hosted seminars. For information on upcoming live seminars visit here.
Making Online Learning More Accessible: Principles, Practices, and Peer Insights (Educator Conference '24)
Making Online Learning More Accessible: Principles, Practices, and Peer Insights (Educator Conference '24)
In this session, we will discuss the core principles of the 2U Design Playbook for Accessible Learning. The playbook, rooted in principles from Universal Design for Learning (UDL), offers practical strategies and best practices for designing a new learning experience using an intentional lens of accessibility and inclusivity. This session is intended to be an interactive discussion where participants can share insights on how to bring these principles to life in their online classrooms.
How should I support a student with an accommodation request?
For student accommodation requests, please refer to your program policy.
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