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Designing For Accessibility (From Modular Online Learning Design : A Flexible Approach for Diverse Learning Needs)

Universal Design for Learning in Academic Libraries: by Danielle Skaggs (Editor); Rachel M. McMullin (Editor) Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational framework for improving and optimizing teaching and learning. It's focused on intentionally designing for the needs and abilities of all learners--putting accessibility into the planning stages instead of as an accommodation after the fact--and providing flexibility in the ways students access and engage with materials and learning objectives.   In four parts, Universal Design for Learning in Academic Libraries: Theory into Practice explores UDL: Theory and Background In Instruction and Reference Behind the Scenes Beyond the Library  Chapters include looks at UDL and U.S. law and policy; working with student disability services to create accessible research services; UDL and the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education and the Reference and User Services Association's "Guidelines for Behavioral Performance of Reference and Information Service Providers"; making open educational resources equitable and accessible; and much more. There are lesson plans and strategies for the wide range of instructional activities that occur in academic libraries, including in-person, online, synchronous, asynchronous, and research help, as well as different types of academic library work such as access services and leadership.   Universal Design for Learning in Academic Libraries can make learning about UDL and implementing it into your work quicker and easier, and provides ways to become an advocate for UDL inside your library and across campus.
ISBN: 9798892555494

Publication Date: 2024-04-22
Making the Library Accessible for All by Jane Vincent Libraries have an ethical, and usually a legal, obligation to make their services accessible to disabled patrons and employees. Making the Library Accessible for All is a single-source guide that librarians can refer to when planning, remediating, or evaluating accessibility. With a unique holistic approach, it emphasizes the perception of people with disabilities as partners in meeting a common goal rather than as a population to be "served." Topics addressed and updated in this second edition include: Multiple interviews with librarians and other experts in the field about proven accessibility strategies for libraries, personal experiences, and cutting-edge innovations; Innovations in providing assistive digital technology, many of which are free or built into common programs; An overview of changes coming to accessibility guidelines for digital content; Up-to-date information on legislation that may affect some or all libraries; An evaluation of how the COVID pandemic has changed both library services and patron needs
ISBN: 9781538176818

Publication Date: 2024-04-02
Learning Experience Design Essentials by Cara North Design Learning Experiences, Not Events Learning Experience Design Essentials explores how new instructional designers and those looking to build their skills and align their function to the business can blend content and context to elevate learning experiences. Expert Cara North maps out the skills and capabilities that define the work learning experience design (LXD) professionals do. Cara lays out an LXD process to guide readers in creating effective experiences. It includes the all-important task analysis to understand the shoes your learners walk in while performing at work. Other steps include creating assessments, conducting usability testing, and messaging the why behind the learning experience. Traditional instructional design places undue emphasis on dumping training content on learners through a combination of information, media, and technology. What's missing is the context of how learning happens and the understanding that learning is a process, not a one-time event. This book will help you craft a 30/60/90-day plan to apply the concepts throughout. By the end, you'll feel confident saying "yes" to the simple question, "Would you want to take your own learning experiences?"
ISBN: 9781953946423

Publication Date: 2023-07-11
Creating Accessible Online Instruction Using Universal Design Principles by Brady Lund What is accessibility? Who needs it? Often, accessibility is defined narrowly, with emphasis on physical limitations. Accessibility needs, however, come in many forms, from vision and hearing impairment, to developmental disorders like Autism, to psychiatric conditions like anxiety, depression, ADHD, and PTSD. Unfortunately, accessibility does not come with a simple set of checkboxes. It is a philosophy and practice that embraces social, physical, and informational elements. Universal design does not come in the form of a quick and easy guide. It is a philosophy. To implement it completely requires more than just screen readers and video captions. Creating Accessible Online Instruction Using Universal Design Principles introduces the need for accessibility in online education and library services and the framework of universal design for learning. It takes a scoping, rather than a purely technical, approach. It will help you not only o create accessible content, but with how to communicate with students in an accessible manner. This LITA Guide covers: accessibility law, Universal Design for Learning and Web Content Accessibility guidelines, and communication and educational research and theory. The content is interspersed with practical examples and case studies. communicate with students in an accessible manner. This LITA Guide covers: accessibility law, Universal Design for Learning and Web Content Accessibility guidelines, and communication and educational research and theory. The content is interspersed with practical examples and case studies. communicate with students in an accessible manner. This LITA Guide covers: accessibility law, Universal Design for Learning and Web Content Accessibility guidelines, and communication and educational research and theory. The content is interspersed with practical examples and case studies. communicate with students in an accessible manner. This LITA Guide covers: accessibility law, Universal Design for Learning and Web Content Accessibility guidelines, and communication and educational research and theory. The content is interspersed with practical examples and case studies.
ISBN: 9781538139189

Publication Date: 2020-09-28

Checklists for designing:

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Checklist
WebAIM Accessibility for Designers guide
- right click and download image to read more easily

Making PDFs from Word Documents

Microsoft Training
- Bite size videos with tips about accessibility in Microsoft Word.
WebAIM Guide
- Accessibility tips for Microsoft Word
WebAIM Guide
- How to save your Word file as a PDF and retain accessibility

Inaccessible

Typically an image-only PDF where the document is scanned and saved as a PDF.

Example 1 - Yeats: A scanned document
Example 2 - A World of Love: Appears to be accessible but you are unable to select or copy the text, thus it is also an image PDF.

Partially Accessible (Untagged)

Document has been created by using the print to PDF option; the Adobe Printer; or a non-Adobe PDF converter.

Example 1 - Letter: Simple, one column text documents are typically usable with this level of accessibility.

Accessible

Tags are implemented to identify sections of document, reading order, images, etc. The document is accessible for assistive technologies, smartphones, e-readers, and mobile devices.

Example 1 - Brochure for an online course: This document is tagged to ensure it can be read correctly when the text is re-ordered (see Verify Accessibility of PDF).
Example 2 - Adobe PDF Manual: Bookmarks have been implemented to allow for easy navigation.

Resources & More Training

University of Illinois
- a help guide for University Library staff in best practices for creating accessible LibGuides
University of Arizona Accessibility Training Guide
- Broad variety of resources. Where I got most of the links for this guide.
Springshare Accessibility Tips
Linkedin Learning
- There is a section in this course on making PDFs in Word. Given more time to train, we can maybe branch out from just text in Word and add images, layout, etc.

LibWizard Tutorial Tips

Kaltura

To make Kaltura videos size responsive, you have to use this toggle and then delete "Max width" from the code in Libapps - or choose "maximum player size 1280x720" when generating embed code:

Youtube

You can make Youtube embed code videos size responsive by just deleting the height and width code. If at first it doesn't work, make the frame the size you want, then go into the widget settings and save again and it should work. See this video to see what I mean:

Juxtapose

Juxtapose allows you to compare/contrast 2 images in an embeddable tool. You can even save images with transparent backgrounds. Go to the link to try an example.

I used ChatGPT to edit the Juxtapose code to make it responsive in terms of size.
This is what I typed: "make this code responsive size height"

This was the code it made:

eLC Embedding

Go to this website to convert the link to iFrame code.
Also made a Scribe and PDF of how to embed a tutorial into eLC. This is what it looks like when done.

Code to change the size of the hotspot:

.hotspot-ring {
height: 30px !important;
width: 30px !important;
}
.hotspot-solid{
height: 30px !important;
width: 30px !important;
}

Stop GIF from looping

Instructions on this page

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