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D.I.Y easy tricks/tools you can use to make your content accessible.Loading...
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By Wendy TorresTwitter handle: @Tech_snacks
Table of Contents
Why Accessibility Matters?
How are students with disabilities affected?
Tip one: Use Accessibility Checkers
Tip two:Use Dictation Tools for transcripts
Tip three: Make mp3 files of typed text
Tip four: Use Accessible Templates
Tip five: Use Closed Captioning for Videos
Tip six: Use Automatic Captions for Presentations
Tip seven: Create Auto Descriptions for Videos
Tip eight:Use Website Extensions
Tip nine: Digitize Printed Text with Office Lens
How are students with disabilities affected?
Tip one: Use Accessibility Checkers
Tip two:Use Dictation Tools for transcripts
Tip three: Make mp3 files of typed text
Tip four: Use Accessible Templates
Tip five: Use Closed Captioning for Videos
Tip six: Use Automatic Captions for Presentations
Tip seven: Create Auto Descriptions for Videos
Tip eight:Use Website Extensions
Tip nine: Digitize Printed Text with Office Lens
What does it mean to have something be accessible?
Accessible: refers to the concept that individuals with disabilities can access and use a product or system and benefit from its use.
Comic from: https://tinyurl.com/ycyfqesx Toby Morris Illustrator Twitter handle: @XTOTL
Why is accessibility important? Why does it matter?
"We don’t teach to teach the privileged and the few, we teach to teach all, and if we don’t become accessible, we are not teaching everyone." - Lucy Greco
In terms of education, we are mandated by law that all digital content is accessible.(The Rehabilitation Act of 1973-amended many times)
Not every disability is visible or disclosed.