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Purdue Global is committed to making education, services, programs, and activities accessible for our students. To support this mission, the CTL provides practical resources that equip faculty to create a barrier-free learning environment for all students.
Accessibility Requirements
Accessibility Requirements
The U.S. Department of Justice, under Title II of the ADA, requires all public institutions to ensure that digital content meets WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards. Under this mandate, accessibility must be designed from the start rather than provided solely as a reactive accommodation. To ensure full compliance, all instructor-created materials and other materials shared by instructors must meet accessibility standards, including, but not limited to:
Course Documents and Slides: Word/Google documents, PDFs, PowerPoints/Google Slides, and spreadsheets (using proper heading hierarchies, descriptive link text, color contrast ratios, and table headers).
Multimedia and Video: Live seminars, recorded lectures/tutorials, podcasts, and third-party videos (requiring accurate closed captions, transcripts, and audio descriptions).
Visual Elements: Images, charts, and diagrams (requiring meaningful alt text or text descriptions).
Brightspace and Digital Tools/Resources: Course announcements, discussion prompts, external links, web pages, and third-party resources.
Accessibility in the Online Classroom
Accessibility in the Online Classroom
Outcomes
Identify opportunities at Purdue Global for accessibility
Share challenges related to accessibility
Preview the topics for upcoming sessions in the series
Resource Links From the Session:
Accessibility Overview (2024-05-02 10:02 GMT-5)Accessibility Checklist for Faculty
Accessibility Checklist for Faculty
The checklist provides essential guidelines for creating accessible course materials, including documents, multimedia, and other instructional content, to ensure an inclusive learning environment for all students.
Prioritize using Microsoft products such as Word and PowerPoint, which include built-in accessibility checkers.
Always include descriptive and meaningful alt text for all images, charts, and tables.
All video and audio content must provide both accurate closed captions and full transcripts.
ADA Compliance Introduction Guide for Faculty
ADA Compliance Introduction Guide for Faculty
The ADA Compliance Introduction Guide for Faculty provides an overview of ADA compliance considerations for faculty put together by the Curriculum and Innovations team and Accessibility Manager Ryanne Milani.
ADA Compliance Introduction for Faculty.pdfCTL Accessibility in Practice Workshop Series
CTL Accessibility in Practice Workshop Series
The CTL Accessibility in Practice Series is comprised of six workshops that equip faculty with foundational knowledge and practical skills to create and maintain accessible supplemental course content, align with accessibility standards, and foster a more inclusive learning environment for all students. This faculty development series helps instructors think differently about how students interact with content, instructions, assessments, and their instructors. Learners will explore practical strategies for making classroom interactions and materials more inclusive, engaging, and equitable.
Introduction to Web Accessibility
Introduction to Web Accessibility
Outcomes
Identify four disability categories
List four principles used in defining accessibility guidelines
Discuss key principles of accessible design
Resource Links From the Session:
Intro to Web Accessibility (2023-10-05 13:03 GMT-5)Page updated
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