Accessibility Checklist

The following checklist will help you prepare accessible lesson materials for your students.

  1. All images, graphics, tables, etc., have descriptions (alt text).

  2. All videos have accurate captions.

  3. All audio-only content has a full transcript.

  4. Tables are properly formatted so that they can be read easily by a screen reader.

  5. Headings are used to organize content and make it easy to navigate.

  6. Contrasting colors and simple backgrounds are used in all materials. Text and graphics are meaningful when viewed without color.

  7. Descriptive hyperlinks are used instead of the URL alone or a hyperlinked “click here.”

  8. Links are provided to all applets, scripts, and plugins needed to launch course technologies.

  9. All word documents, presentations (e.g., PowerPoints), and PDFs have been tested with an accessibility checker.

  10. The accessibility of all publisher-created tools, content, materials, and websites has been confirmed.