1. Universal Design Office of Learning and Technology for Online Courses
2. When creating your online course do not forget to make your course accessible to all types of students.
3. 1/12 males are affected with color blindness to some degree A basic design principle is to design in black and white and add color for emphasis The biggest problem is the inability to process more than one color at a time. Therefore, keep it simple. Too many colors strain and confuse the eye. Color blind students
5. For the hard of hearing Include closed captioning on videos or written scripts Provide graphics or picture examples along with text Avoid overuse of difficult vocabulary Cut down wordiness For quizzes or tests allow extra time for comprehension
6. Although online visually impaired students are less common, as a teacher you need to be prepared Include as much audio assistance as you can Lectures Videos with audio Audio interviews Audio books For visually impaired students
7. Quick Tips Research is the key to helping your students Learn more about the disability Knowledge is power! There are thousands of resources out there to help with planning an online course for those with disabilities Don’t do this alone Software is available to help make your job easier Organizations for the disabled Websites can check your accessibility http://www.pnc.edu/s3/DSS.htm
8. Helpful web linksfor universal web design http://www.pnc.edu/s3/DSS.htm http://www.lighthouse.org/ http://trace.wisc.edu/world/web/ http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9610.html http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/ (2011, J. Hyatt)
