" " One of the beauties of online learning is that it can leverage technology to open up educational opportunities to students who might be challenged by a traditional face-to-face learning environment, perhaps due to mobility issues, social concerns, or work/family obligations.

When we expect differently-abled students to make their disability known before we offer them appropriately created content, we're essentially saying, "We're not prepared for you. Your presence in this class is going to mean extra work for someone to create special materials for you." Imagine the impact this unintentionally unwelcoming attitude might have on students' success (students who are already facing challenges in their daily lives).

Section D looks at how to format course content so that it's readily available to all your students. To learn more, please join the CDA course, "Introduction to Designing for Accessibility."

If you are familiar with accessibility, consider taking a self-paced accessibility course on any of the topics (it is recommended that you begin with Accessibility in Canvas):

Accessibility in Canvas
Microsoft Word Accessibility
PowerPoint Accessibility
Video Captioning