QM 8.5 Video and audio content in the course is accessible. (Very Important)
- Gina Persichini
Implementing this standard is part of a broader commitment to humanizing online education, ensuring that all students, regardless of their physical or learning needs, have equal access to learning opportunities and resources.
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General Suggestions
Videos with audio have accurate text transcripts or synchronous captions. If there are no captions, an equivalent accessible option of multimedia content is available.
Videos that convey visual meaning have audio or text descriptions.
Alternatives for auditory or visual information are offered.
Faculty Development Opportunities
Introduction to Accessibility in Online Courses
Designing your Canvas Course to Support Accommodations Webinar
Using Ally to Identify Inaccessible Content and Improve the Accessibility of Your Online Courses Webinar
Sign up for these and other faculty development offerings by logging into CampusGroups.
Related Resources
Check Video Accessibility from eCampus Center
Accessibility in Online Courses from eCampus Center
Accessibility Support Resources collected by eCampus Center
Consideration 1.2: Support multiple ways to perceive information - UDL Guidelines
Consideration 1.3: Represent a diversity of perspectives and identities in authentic ways - UDL Guidelines
Consideration 2.3: Cultivate understanding and respect across languages and dialects - UDL Guidelines
Support decoding of text, mathematical notation, and symbols - UDL Guidelines
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