Designing Accessible Student
Materials and Courses
FALL FLEX 2015
Introductions
Matthew Dimopoulos
Stacey Lince
Assistive Technology Specialist
Instructional Technologist
Student Support Services
Distance (Online) Education
MDimopoulos@marin.edu
SLince@marin.edu
(415) 457-8811 x 7551
(415) 457-8811 x 7540
Office: LC 136
Office: LC 170
Robson Square, a landmark public plaza in Vancouver, British
Columbia.
Introduction to Accessibility and Universal Design Learning (UDL)
“…the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest
extent possible, without the need of adaptation or specialized design.” - Ron Mace
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
State and federal law require community colleges to
operate all programs and activities in a manner which is
accessible to qualified individuals with disabilities.
Commonly referred to as Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990.
Three Principles of UDL
Principle I: Provide Multiple Means of Representation (the “what” of learning)
Principle II: Provide Multiple Means of Action and Expression (the “how” of learning)
Principle III: Provide Multiple Means of Engagement (the “why” of learning)
National Center on Universal Design for Learning. (2014). The Three Principles, National Center on
Universal Design for Learning.
http://www.udlcenter.org/sites/udlcenter.org/files/UDL%20DIY%20Figure.pdf
Accessible Office Documents
Word
PowerPoint
Excel
Adobe PDF
Accessibility and Moodle Courses
Headings/subheadings
Color/Highlighting
Hyperlinks
Uploading accessible
documents
Making Materials Accessible:
Other Media
Embedding
Web Links
YouTube
Images
Captioning Services
Talk to the Assistive Technologist on campus
DECT (Distance Education Captioning & Transcription) Grant provided for the CCCs
Request to have your video’s, screencasts, and podcasts captioned
◦ Captioning Request Form: http://goo.gl/forms/CaxvmxzaFi
Questions/Comments
Resources
Resources at COM
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Student Accessibility Office at sas@marin.edu.
COM Student Accessibility Services website
Distance Education at MoodleHelp@marin.edu.
COM Distance Education website
Recommended Readings and Resources
 @ONE Project: http://www.onefortraining.org/
 Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST): http://www.cast.org/udl/
 Distance Education: Accessibility Guidelines for Students with Disabilities from the Chancellor’s Office California
Community Colleges:
http://www.htctu.net/dlguidelines/2011%20Distance%20Education%20Accessibility%20Guidelines%20FINAL.pdf
 Foothill College Accessibility and Universal Design: http://www.foothill.edu/fga/accessibility.php
 National Center on Universal Design for Learning: http://www.udlcenter.org/
 Web Accessibility in Mind (WebAIM), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0. Checklist:
http://webaim.org/standards/wcag/checklist
 World Wide Web Consortium (W3C): http://www.w3.org/standards/webdesign/accessibility