Lesson 2: Simple Ways to Incorporate Accessibility

Readings:

• Accessible Syllabi
• Text font style, color, size, and hyperlinks
• Table, chart, graph, and diagram structure
• Alternative text and images
• Accessible documents
• Accessible multimedia
• Qualities of accessible syllabi
• Fundamentals of color use
• Fundamentals of text use
• What makes tables, charts, and graphs  accessible
• Accessible image fundamentals
• Fundamentals of accessible documents
• Fundamentals of accessible media sources

Videos:

• Color accessibility demonstration
• Check documents for appropriate color
• Importance of font style, format, and size
• Appropriate header use within documents
• How to add alternative text
• Demonstrate accessible table
• Demonstrate inaccessible table
• Creating appropriate links and file names
• Demonstrate importance of alternative text
• How to write descriptive alternative text
• Demonstrate an accessible document
• Demonstrate an inaccessible document
• Students that rely on accessible documents
• Demonstrate accessible media
• Demonstrate inaccessible media
• Students that rely on accessible media

Activities:

1. Complete lesson 2
2. Participate in lesson 2 forum
3. Submit the required (checklist)