Microsoft Office Tools to Check for Accessibility
The Accessibility Checker offered by Microsoft is an easy to use tool that will
review your document and identify content that might be difficult for people
to view or use. The tool provides a rationale for fixing issues that have been
identified and instructions for fixing them.
The Accessibility Checker flags issues into three
categories:
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Errors: Content makes a file difficult or impossible for people with
disabilities to understand.
Warnings: Content that in most, but not all, cases makes a file
difficult for people with disabilities to understand.
Tips: You see a tip when content that people with disabilities can
understand, but that might be better organized or presented in a way
that can improve their experience.
Hands-on exercise: Open the Accessibility Checker:
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Select the File tab.
Select Info.
Select the Check for Issues arrow.
Select Accessibility.
View the Inspection Results pane that appears to the right.
Click on the errors and warnings that appear to navigate to the item in
error.
Figure 1: Accessibility Checker, Inspection Results Pane
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Course Name, Course Number
Instructor Information
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Instructor
Instructor
Instructor
Instructor
Instructor
name and title
office address
telephone
office hours
Temple e-mail address
Course Information
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Course number
Section
Title
Description
Co-requisite or pre-requisite, if any
Face-to-Face class meeting days and times
Room and building
Virtual meeting days and times, if any
Course Overview and Goals
Provide an overview of the course and goals.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Goal 1
2. Goal 2
3. Goal 3
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Grading Criteria
Course Grade
The grade for this course will be determined according to the following
formula:
Activity
Description
% of Final
Grade
Attendance
Project 1
Test 1
Midterm exam
Group project
Test 2
Final Exam
Attendance criteria
Project criteria
Test 1 criteria
Midterm criteria
Group project criteria
Test 2 criteria
Final exam criteria
20%
10%
10%
15%
20%
10%
15%
Letter grades for the entire course will be assigned as follows:
Letter Grade
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
D-
Points
4.00
3.67
3.33
3.00
2.67
2.33
2.00
1.67
1.33
1.00
.67
Percent
92.5% and higher
90.0 – 92.49%
87.5% - 89.99%
82.5% - 87.49%
80% - 82.49%
77.5% - 79.99%
72.5% - 77.49%
70% - 72.49%
67.5% - 69.99%
62.5% - 67.49
60% - 62.49%
F
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59.99% and lower
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Course Schedule
Topics and Assignments
Week/Date
Topic
Reading
Week 1, date
Topic for Week 1
Week 2, date
Week 3, date
Topic for Week 2
Topic for Week 3
Week 4, date
Topic for Week 4
Week 5, date
Week 6, date
Topic for Week 5
Topic for Week 6
Week 7, date
Topic for Week 7
Week 8, date
Week 9, date
Topic for Week 8
Topic for Week 9
Week 10, date
Topic for Week 10
Week 11, date
Topic for Week 11
Week 12, date
Week 13, date
Topic for Week 12
Topic for Week 13
Week 14, date
Topic for Week 14
Week 15, date
Topic for Week 15
Tests and Quizzes
Provide test and quiz schedule/information.
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Assignment Due
Course Requirements
Insert course requirements.
Required Textbooks & Materials
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Provide textbook or material name
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Provide textbook or material name
Optional Textbooks & Materials
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Provide optional textbook or material name
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Provide optional textbook or material name
Resources
(examples)
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Access your course materials
o Blackboard (https://blackboard.temple.edu)
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Databases, journal articles, and more
o Temple University Libraries (http://library.temple.edu/)
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Receive Assistance with strengthening your writing
o Temple University Writing Center
(http://www.temple.edu/writingctr/)
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Obtain 24/7 technology assistance
o Computer Services Helpdesk
(http://www.temple.edu/helpdesk)
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Attendance and Class Policies
Attendance and tardiness
 Provide policy
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Late Assignments
 Provide policy
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Academic Honesty/Plagiarism:
Example: You are expected to do your own work and any form of academic
dishonesty—plagiarism and cheating—is as unacceptable in this course as it
is across the University and throughout higher education. Plagiarism is
defined in the Bulletin as “the unacknowledged use of another person's
labor, another person's ideas, another person's words, and another person's
assistance.”
Disability Disclosure Statement
Example: Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the
impact of a documented disability, including special accommodations for
access to technology resources and electronic instructional materials
required for the course, should contact me privately to discuss the specific
situation by the end of the second week of classes or as soon as practical. If
you have not done so already, please contact Disability Resources and
Services (DRS) at 215-204-1280 in 100 Ritter Annex to learn more about
the resources available to you. I/we will work with DRS to coordinate
reasonable accommodations for all students with documented disabilities.
Student and Faculty Academic Rights and Responsibilities
Example: Freedom to teach and freedom to learn are inseparable facets of
academic freedom. The University has a policy on Student and Faculty and
Academic Rights and Responsibilities (Policy #03.70.02) which can be
accessed through the following link: http://policies.temple.edu/getdoc.asp
?policy no=03. 70. 02.
Technology Usage Policy
Provide a link to Temple University’s Technology Usage policy which includes
information on unauthorized access, disclosure of passwords and sharing of
accounts.
Temple University Technology Usage Policy
(http://policies.temple.edu/PDF/84.pdf)
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