10-Step Accessibility Challenge
Explore an accessibility training course I created for UND faculty, staff, and students in Blackboard.
The Context
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The Problem: UND faculty and staff were unaware of accessibility best practices
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The Solution: Develop a self-paced course in Blackboard Ultra
The Audience
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UND faculty, staff, and students
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No technical knowledge
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Unfamiliar with digital accessibility
Challenge Outcomes
By the end of the training course, I wanted participants to be able to do all of the following:
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Identify and use accessibility checkers and tools like Blackboard Ally to check the accessibility of their course resources
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Identify common acessibility issues in digital documents and resources
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Fix common accessibility issues in Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint and Blackboard Ultra
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Use easy workarounds to PDFs (permalinks and original documents)
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Edit video captions in YuJa
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Sample Module
Module Structure
Each module includes the following:
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Module Objectives & To-Do List
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Video content
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Knowledge Check
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Additional Resources​
Tools & Technologies
I used the following to create each module:
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Blackboard Ultra Documents
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Blackboard Ultra Tests
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Camtasia (to create video content)
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Microsoft PowerPoint
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YuJa Canva (to create module thumbnails)
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Microsoft Word
Video Content
To explain key accessibility concepts and demonstrate technical fixes to common issues, I created a series of instructional videos. Feel free to check out the example video below.
