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2 weeks to complete
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Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • The importance of digital accessibility for educational content

  • How to design and create digital content that is accessible

  • How to create and evaluate accessible documents, presentations, and videos

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Assessments

19 assignments

Taught in English

There are 5 modules in this course

In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of web accessibility and Universal Design for Learning. You will explore why accessibility is important in the online space, guiding principles for making accessible digital content, and the governing bodies of web accessibility. You will also examine the principles of Universal Design for Learning, a framework for creating accessible and successful content for all learners regardless of ability. You will receive hands-on instruction on how to create accessible documents, presentations, and videos for your online content.

By the end of this course you will be able to: - Describe accessibility and its importance in the online space - Apply common digital accessibility guidelines - Utilize the core principles of Universal Design for Learning - Evaluate the accessibility of digital documents, presentations, and videos Regardless of your current experience, this course will teach you accessibility basics so that you can create amazing digital experiences for learners of all abilities.

This week you explore what accessibility means and why it is important for digital content creation. You are introduced to the accessible governance and how this impacts web accessibility. You also learn the four principles of WCAG's web accessibility guidelines.

What's included

14 videos6 readings4 assignments

14 videos•Total 43 minutes
  • Introduction to Accessibility and Universal Design•3 minutes
  • Instructor Introduction Video•2 minutes
  • Overview: Introduction to Accessibility•1 minute
  • Introduction to Accessibility•2 minutes
  • Why Does Accessibility Matter•4 minutes
  • Introduction to Accessibility Governance•3 minutes
  • ADA and Education•4 minutes
  • WCAG and Education•5 minutes
  • Principle 1: Perceivable•5 minutes
  • Principle 2: Operable•4 minutes
  • Principle 3: Understandable•3 minutes
  • Principle 4: Robust•3 minutes
  • Recommended Accessibility Checklist Introduction•3 minutes
  • Weekly Overview: What Is Accessibility?•1 minute
6 readings•Total 85 minutes
  • Course Syllabus•5 minutes
  • Join Aptly’s Accessibility & Universal Design Community!•10 minutes
  • Finding information on Accessibility Laws and Regulations•15 minutes
  • Summary of governing bodies•15 minutes
  • WCAG and Education•15 minutes
  • Recommended Accessibility Checklist•25 minutes
4 assignments•Total 105 minutes
  • Review Your Community Knowledge•10 minutes
  • Practice Quiz: Introduction to Accessibility•20 minutes
  • Practice Quiz: Intro to Web Accessibility•25 minutes
  • Graded Quiz: What is Accessibility•50 minutes

This week you learn the principles of Universal Design for Learning, UDL, and how they can be applied to create online content that is accessible for all learners. You also discover two important concepts within UDL, executive capacity and scaffolding.

What's included

8 videos1 reading3 assignments

8 videos•Total 26 minutes
  • Weekly Introduction: Universal Design for Learning•1 minute
  • Defining Universal Design for Learning•2 minutes
  • UDL Principles•6 minutes
  • UDL & Accessibility & WCAG•4 minutes
  • Executive Capacity•3 minutes
  • What is Scaffolding?•4 minutes
  • Equity vs Equality•5 minutes
  • Conclusion: Universal Design for Learning•1 minute
1 reading•Total 15 minutes
  • Guide to Universal Design for Learning•15 minutes
3 assignments•Total 120 minutes
  • Practice Quiz: Intro to UDL•25 minutes
  • Activity: Utilizing UDL•45 minutes
  • Graded Quiz: Universal Design for Learning•50 minutes

This week is all about creating accessible documents. You learn parameters for making documents accessible and walk through the steps to make accessible documents in Microsoft Word. You also apply executive capacity and scaffolding to creating documents.

What's included

15 videos4 readings4 assignments

15 videos•Total 35 minutes
  • Overview: Accessible Documents•1 minute
  • Introduction to Accessible Documents•2 minutes
  • A Note about Colors and Fonts•3 minutes
  • Introduction to Creating an Accessible Document•1 minute
  • Document Structure•4 minutes
  • Lists in Documents•1 minute
  • Tables in Documents•2 minutes
  • Hyperlinks in Documents•2 minutes
  • Images in Documents•3 minutes
  • Exporting Document to PDF•6 minutes
  • Review of screencasts•1 minute
  • Cognitive Load for Documents•3 minutes
  • Scaffolding in Documents•3 minutes
  • Examples of Accessible Documents•3 minutes
  • Conclusion: Accessible Documents•1 minute
4 readings•Total 55 minutes
  • Accessible Document Checklist•15 minutes
  • Color & Font Reference Guide•10 minutes
  • Accessible Documents Resources•15 minutes
  • PDF Accessibility Resources•15 minutes
4 assignments•Total 150 minutes
  • Practice Quiz: Intro to Accessible Documents•25 minutes
  • Activity: Create an Accessible Document•60 minutes
  • Practice Quiz: Cognitive Load and Scaffolding in Documents•15 minutes
  • Graded Quiz: Accessible Documents•50 minutes

This week walks you through creating accessible presentations. You learn parameters for making presentations accessible and walk through the steps to make accessible presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint. You also learn how to apply executive capacity and scaffolding to presentations.

What's included

13 videos2 readings4 assignments

13 videos•Total 26 minutes
  • Overview: Accessible Presentations•1 minute
  • Introduction to Accessible Presentations•3 minutes
  • Introduction to Creating an Accessible Presentation•1 minute
  • Presentation Structure•3 minutes
  • Lists in Presentations•1 minute
  • Tables in Presentations•2 minutes
  • Hyperlinks in Presentations•2 minutes
  • Visual Content in Presentations•3 minutes
  • Screencast Wrapup•1 minute
  • Cognitive Load for Presentations•3 minutes
  • Scaffolding in Presentations•3 minutes
  • Examples of Accessible Presentations•3 minutes
  • Conclusion: Accessible Presentations•1 minute
2 readings•Total 30 minutes
  • Accessible Presentation Checklist•15 minutes
  • Accessible Presentation Resources•15 minutes
4 assignments•Total 135 minutes
  • Practice Quiz: Intro to Accessible Presentations•25 minutes
  • Activity: Create an Accessible Presentation•60 minutes
  • Practice Quiz: Cognitive Load and Scaffolding For Presentations•15 minutes
  • Graded Quiz: Accessible Presentations•35 minutes

This week you learn the aspects of accessible videos. You discover how to apply the concept of executive capacity and scaffolding when planning and creating videos.

What's included

8 videos2 readings4 assignments1 discussion prompt

8 videos•Total 19 minutes
  • Weekly Introduction: Accessible Video•1 minute
  • Introduction to Accessible Video•2 minutes
  • Example of Accessible Video•2 minutes
  • Cognitive Load for Video•3 minutes
  • Scaffolding for Video•3 minutes
  • Example of a Scaffolded Low-Cognitive Load Video•4 minutes
  • Conclusion: Accessible Video•1 minute
  • Congratulations•3 minutes
2 readings•Total 30 minutes
  • Accessible Video Tool Roundup•15 minutes
  • Summary of Accessible Video Guidelines•15 minutes
4 assignments•Total 295 minutes
  • Practice Quiz: Accessible Video•180 minutes
  • Practice Quiz: Cognitive Load and Scaffolding for Video•15 minutes
  • Activity: Evaluate a Video for Accessibility•60 minutes
  • Graded Quiz: Accessible Video•40 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • Share Your Thoughts!•10 minutes

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