What is it?
Available to all Brightspace Clients, this free resource offers knowledge and tools to support screen reader users.
Ever wondered how students who are blind experience the digital content in your online courses?
Visit D2L’s Accessibility Academy to learn about:
blindness,
screen readers,
Brightspace features that support screen reader users, and
accessible course design practices that help screen reader users.
How was this course developed?
This course was designed and developed by four co-op students from the University of Waterloo drawing upon the subject matter expertise of our ninja screen reader user Carin Headrick, Senior Accessibility Strategist at D2L.
We hope that the knowledge and skills offered through this resource would be of use to instructors in creating course material with greater empathy for students who are blind by adopting accessibility strategies outlined therein.
Who is it for?
This course is designed primarily for instructors, instructional designers and course content developers. Anyone who is passionate about creating inclusive learning experiences can also benefit from it.
Access the Supporting Screen Reader Users Course
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Acknowledgment
We thank the following students from the University of Waterloo, who developed this course between February 28th and April 1st 2022, under the Waterloo Experience (WE) Accelerate Program sponsored by D2L:
Ashley Kim
Gabriel Wang
GH Jung
Moira Fairborn-Cronk
Related Links
[BROKEN LINK]Supporting Students with Low Vision
[BROKEN LINK]3 Keys to More Accessible Written Communication
[BROKEN LINK]Accessibility Lab