The College of Arts, Languages & Letters (CALL) is committed to providing equal access to all students. Improving Web Accessibility is a short module designed by the Center for Language & Technology in collaboration with the UH Center on Disability Studies. The module is part of a more comprehensive plan to improve online accessibility in the College and has been designed to meet the particular needs of CALL faculty. The goal of the module is to provide an introduction to the most common issues in web accessibility and present practical tips to improve accessibility levels in online materials and instruction.

You can view the webinar and module contents in the Improving Web Accessibility TedEd Lesson.

Resources for web accessibility and ADA:

• What is Accessibility & Why is it important?
  1. Accessibility vs. Usability
  2. Section 508 of the 1974 Rehabilitation Act
  3. Department of Justice Letter to University Presidents
• Accessibility & Higher Education: Cases from other Universities
  1. Harvard and MIT are sued over lack of closed caption
  2. Advocates for the blind sue Arizona State U. over Kindle use
  3. Penn State accused of discriminating against blind students
• Accessibility & Faculty role
  1. Online Accessibility A Faculty Duty
  2. Accessibility at UH Manoa
• Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
  1. What is UDL
  2. UDL Principles

• How can I make my web pages/courses resources accessible? (NCDAE identifying web accessibility issues cheat sheet)
  1. Making the website contents accessible
  2. Making the documents (Word, PDF, PPT) accessible
  3. Video/Audio: transcription and captions, adding caption to Youtube video
  4. WAVE tool for web accessibility
  5. Descriptive list for bulleted items (i.e., …the following 5 items needed for class are:)
  6. Charts and Graphs have descriptive narrative in text or added ALT text
  7. Use Sans Serif Fonts such as Arial and Verdana, etc. @ 12 pt. Size
  8. Fixing inaccessible PDFs

• Make your syllabus accessible and receive a badge after submitting the revised syllabus
  • Syllabus example: accessible, inaccessible (show example and discuss why it’s inaccessible)
  • Universal Design Syllabus Template (original template from University of Colorado Accessible Technology)
  • Accessible Syllabus Checklist

Who should I contact if my students need accommodation? KOKUA program

What if I am interested in learning more about Accessibility: Center for Language and Technology or Center on Disability Studies