Accessibility and Teaching Web Links
Below is a list of curated resources to support accessibility-inclusive teaching and learning.
General Accessibility
- W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
- WebAIM (Web Accessibility In Mind)
- Exemplary guides on accessible technology
- 20 Tips for Teaching an Accessible Online Course (University of Washington) – can also be watched as a lecture
OERs
- eCampus Ontario’s Digital Accessibility website provides guidance and direction for the adoption, development, and procurement of accessible digital content and technology.
- eCampusOntario’s Digital Accessibility Toolkit
- Accessibility Handbook for Teaching and Learning
- BCcampus’s Accessibility Toolkit – 2nd Edition
- Accessibility Toolkit for Faculty by Ashley Priest, Georgian College
- Niagara College Accessibility Hub
- Humber College’s Making Accessible Media
- Introduction to Web Accessibility: Essential Accessibility for Everyone – The Change School, Toronto Metropolitan University
Universal Design for Learning
- Universal Design for Learning from Mohawk College
- Take the UDL Course Assessment from Mohawk College to determine the UDL elements currently in your course(s) and gain additional, targeted resources to support further UDL implementation.
- OER – Universal Design for Learning: A Faculty Guide
- OER – Universal Design for Learning (UDL) for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA)
- OER – A Comprehensive Guide to Applying Universal Design for Learning
- OER – Exploring and Applying Universal Design for Learning
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL) from CAST.org
- UDL resources from Durham College’s Centre for Academic and Faculty Enrichment (C.A.F.E.)
- Accessibility by Design: Inclusive Electronic and Information Technology from Colorado State University
Digital Documents
- Strategies, D. E., & School, T. C. (2020). Understanding Document Accessibility. The Chang School, Ryerson University.
- PowerPoint Accessibility from WebAIM
- Using PowerPoint from the Council of Ontario Universities (COU)
- Microsoft Word – Creating Accessible Documents from WebAim
- Using Word Documents and/or PDFs, the Council of Ontario Universities (COU)
- Microsoft Excel – Optimizing Spreadsheet Accessibility from WebAim
- Creating PDFs from Microsoft Word
- Checking PDFs for accessibility using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (note: all Fanshawe faculty have access to Adobe Acrobat Pro within the Adobe Creative Suite. Contact IT for details)
COU’s Educator’s Accessibility Toolkit
The Council of Ontario Universities (COU) is a membership organization of Ontario’s 20 publicly funded universities and the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC).
- Developing Courses
- Writing a Course Syllabus
- Consideration of Student Accessibility When Teaching Outside the Classroom
- Accessibility in E-Learning
- Accessible Science Laboratories
- Creating Accessible Lectures
- Evaluating Students and Giving Feedback
- Teaching Students with Visual Disabilities
- Teaching Students with Deaf-Blindness
- Teaching Students who are Deaf, Deafened or Hard of Hearing
- Teaching Students with Physical Disabilities
- Teaching Students with Speech-Related Disabilities
- Teaching Students with Mental Health Disabilities
- Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities
AODA Legislation
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) is a law that sets out the process for developing and enforcing accessibility standards. This section contains links to information about the act, how it applies to customer service, and website and resource compliance levels.
- AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities)
- AODA – Customer Service Guide (Read Section 2)
- Ontario Government: How to Make Educational Resources Accessible
- Web Accessibility Compliance Levels (A, AA, AAA)
