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5 Steps to Accessible
Syllabi in Word
SBCTC TrainingJuly 2015
Amy Rovner, MPH RDShoreline Community
College
“A person with a disability must be able to obtain the information as fully, equally, and independently as a person without a disability.”
-U.S. Departments of Education and Justice
Accessible
“...any modification or adjustment that will enable a qualified student with a disability to participate in a course, program, facility…”Penn State Office for Educational Equity
Reasonable Accommodation
● 3 Federal Lawso IDEAo Title II of ADAo Section 504 of Rehab Act
● Sensory Disabilitieso Visiono Hearing
WHY is this important?
Feb 12, 2015
Feds say Miami University failed to accommodate disabled students
May 14, 2015
5 Easy Steps!
Let’s Make Your Syllabus Accessible!
Please open up sample syllabus from Canvas Classroom
1.Use Headers2.Alt Text on Graphics3.Descriptive Hyperlinks4.Use True Bulleted/Numbered
Lists5.Label Tables
5 Easy Steps
● Why?● Check out example in Canvas
Classroom - Without and With Structure
Use Headers/Styles
Where in Word?Use Headers/Styles
You give it a try!
Add Alt Text ● Textual alternative to non-text
content
IMAGE/GRAPHIC
● Reader - Skips over Image
● No useful information provided to user
● Listen to example in module
Add Alt Text ● Textual alternative to non-text
content● Alt text - 5 white and red
kittens in a box● Listen to example in module
Can be challenging!
How to Add Alt Text● Right Click on Image
o Choose Format Picture
You give it a try!
● NOT like this:Please take the survey https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XSELtR0mjCVQu0L2Voj_YGmqZpy9mMRH8qfranCFQPI/edit?usp=sharing● Listen to example in Canvas
Descriptive Hyperlinks
● Like this!Please take the survey.ORMore information about your project, can be found here.● Listen to example in Canvas
Descriptive Hyperlinks
You give it a try!
● List & Column options in Word/Canvas
True Bulleted Lists/Columns
You give it a try!
● Data Only! Not formatting● Must assign headings● See example in Canvas classroom
Tables
● Highlight Title Row & Right-ClickLabel Tables
● Both fields● Describe Table
Add Alt Text
● Row Tab● Check box
Header Row
You give it a try!
● Use Simple Language - no jargon!● Avoid abbreviations● Avoid ALL CAPS● Do not use color alone to convey
meaning● Have adequate color contrast
Other Tips for Documents
Accessibility Checkers
Not available in Word for Mac 2011
But it’s just the beginning!!
The End
Extra Slides/Info
Red/Green Color Deficit - Vischeck.com
Colorblindness - Vischeck.com