Accessibility at UIS

Why should educators be concerned with making their materials accessible?

What digital content needs to be accessible?

Accessibility Resources

As part of the course design process you will need to think about how to handle any accessibility issues that students may encounter in a online environment. Some of the resources listed below should provide you with some concrete solutions.

Accessibility Resources at UIS (including Accessible Syllabus Template)
Accessibility in the Trenches: Specific Strategies from Real Courses
Weekly Accessibility Tips from COLRS
Overview of Accessibility Legal Considerations
Creating Accessible Documents and Websites
Creating Accessible Videos
Screen Readers and Speech Recognition Tools
Ten Principles for Enhancing Course Accessibility and Quality for All Students

Jessica Phillips, Senior Instructional Designer and accessibility expert for the Office of Distance Education at the Ohio State University speaks to 43 faculty and staff at UIS about accessbility topics on March 6, 2017. — Jessica Phillips, Senior Instructional Designer and accessibility expert for the Office of Distance Education at the Ohio State University, speaks to 43 UIS faculty and staff at about accessibility topics on March 6, 2017.

UIS Accessibility Reports

2018-2019
2017-2018 (a screen-reader friendly version is available in MS Word)

Help with Accessibility

UIS faculty and staff may contact Dr. Vance Martin at vmart02s@uis.edu, the Campus Accessibility Specialist at COLRS, with questions about accessibility issues.