A special issue of an open journal focusing on accessibility in education, published by University of Wyoming Libraries, is now available.
Lessons and materials are published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This opens nearly limitless possibilities for educational professionals at all levels to gain new insights and additions to their courses and teaching rhetoric.
The special issue focuses on professional development workshops, lessons, activities and materials to facilitate accessibility. It features nine peer-reviewed articles that provide insights, resources and approaches regarding Universal Design for Learning, web and multimedia accessibility, and related topics.
’Strategically Inclusive E-Learning Design’ provides a replicable lesson plan. It targets teachers at all levels by modeling foundational concepts for how to design accessible educational materials. With a slate of resources, including handouts, videos and relevant readings, this comprehensive course can be taken in bite-size pieces or presented as a whole.
‘Writing Effective Alt-text for Online Instructional Materials’ creates a one-hour intensive program, providing attendees with the skills to implement improved accessibility in their instructional materials. Visual media is a critical component of many instructional tools, and understanding them clearly can be essential to the lesson’s viability; ensuring accessibility is a must to ensure student success. With minimal time and resources, this lesson can easily be adapted into a lunch and learn program, guest speaker session or self-paced course.
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