Faculty - The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Usability, and Accessibility

Faculty - Camtasia: How2 Add Captions to Videos
The following videos are provided by TechSmith.   You can add captions by... 1. Adding captions manually. 2. Syncing captions with a script...
Wed, Jul 31, 2019 3:07 PM
Faculty - How to Use Autocaption in YouTube
It is required that all videos (online or face-to-face usage) have closed captioning.  YouTube does provide an autocaptioning service is the video you have ...
Wed, Jul 31, 2019 3:07 PM
Faculty - How to Ensure ADA Compliance When Creating Content in D2L
"Accessible design is good design - it benefits people who don't have disabilities as well as people who do.  Accessibility is all about removi...
Wed, Jul 31, 2019 3:07 PM
Faculty - How2 Exempt Individual Learners from the TurnItIn Integration
Wed, Jul 31, 2019 3:08 PM
Faculty - How2 Use the Accessibility Checker within D2L
Faculty - How2 Use the Accessibility Checker within D2L By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to... Use the Accessibility C...
Wed, Jul 31, 2019 3:08 PM
Faculty - Comparing ADA, Accessibility, Usability, and Universal Design
We understand that the terms ADA, accessibility, usability, and universal design are used interchangeably.  The table below is our attempt to compare the te...
Wed, Jul 31, 2019 3:08 PM
Faculty - How2 Grant Special Access to Users for a Quiz
As of February 2021, there are 2 ways to grant special access to users for quizzes in D2L Brightspace. One of the options, allows you to set accommod...
Thu, Mar 11, 2021 1:11 PM
Faculty - How2 Add Alt Text to Images in Microsoft Word
The information in this tutorial is from the Help section of Microsoft Word 2016. Add alternative text to a picture, shape, chart, SmartArt graphic,...
Wed, Jul 31, 2019 3:09 PM
Faculty - Designing for Accessibility in D2L
We proactively design our courses for accessibility for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).   You can design using ...
Wed, Jul 31, 2019 3:09 PM
Faculty - How ReadSpeaker Works within D2L
Please Note: Content that is tagged correctly can be read by the ReadSpeaker.  When creating content, it is best to "Create a File" instead of upl...
Wed, Jul 31, 2019 3:10 PM