Accessibility Checklist

Ways to increase the accessibility of your media and your use of core learning technologies

The University is committed to accessibility and creating an environment that enables anyone to participate fully in the mainstream of university life.  This includes making our teaching resources and use of learning technology as accessible as possible. 

This checklist is provided as a practical way of showing how you could increase the accessibility of your practice using centrally supported learning technologies and the materials you share through them.

Teaching resources

How to create accessible materials in formats such as Word, video and audio, to enable your students to get the most from them. This includes advice on font, layout and use of colour in documents; subtitling for video; and transcripts for recordings.

Collaborate

How to use Collaborate in an accessible way to enable you and your students to get the most from the session. This includes advice on checking hardware and software, using Q & A , and how to make sure you can be seen and heard.

Blackboard Learn

How to use Learn in an accessible way to enable you and your students to get the most from your Learn course. This includes advice on uploaded documents; naming files and folders; discussion boards; and electronic submission (for assessment).

Academic Blogging Service

How to use the Academic Blogging Service in an accessible way to enable you and your students to get the most from writing and sharing posts. This includes advice on content; visibility of posts; giving feedback; and guidance if blogs are assessed.

Resource Lists

How to create and maintain Resource Lists so that you and your students get the most benefit from them. Advice includes how to distinguish between different types of resource; keeping one source of information to avoid confusion; and showing students how they can request alternative formats of resources.

The checklist is also available as a Word document: 

Accessibility Checklist (20.13 KB / DOCX)

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