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Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking with Brightspace web components
At D2L, we are deeply committed to ensuring that all features and tools on our platform are accessible to all users. We recognize the critical importance of compatibility between assistive technologies and mainstream web tools, and we are dedicated to adopting the latest web standards to provide an inclusive experience for…
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D2L supports EU clients in meeting accessibility regulations
At D2L, our goal is to reach every learner. One important part of this mission is supporting clients across the globe in complying with their local regulatory requirements for accessibility. Fortunately, the regulations in most countries point to the same accessibility standards – the World Wide Web Consortium’s Web…
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Creating Accessible Courses and Course Content
Organizing your course in a way that supports the learning needs and styles of all users can be a difficult task. Your learning materials need to engage, educate, evaluate, and accommodate people effectively. Set clear course expectations There are some design decisions you can make that will help all learners use your…
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Accessibility Interest Group: On-Demand
One of the ways by which we remain closely knit with our client community is through the Accessibility Interest Group (AIG). This is a group evolved over the years from solving fundamental problems to sharing strategies and finding ways to do better in accessibility. D2L’s AIG has helped solve complex problems through a…
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Brightspace Accessibility Checker
Article Author: Barry Dahl May 18, 2017 Just in time for GAAD 2017 Today (May 18) is 2017 Global Accessibility Awareness Day, or GAAD. Here at D2L, we pay attention to accessibility concerns every day, but still, this day is very special. It seems timely to toot our own horn today since we very recently added an…
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Make Your HTML Content Pages More Accessible
This topic provides tips to help you focus on making HTML content pages more accessible to students with disabilities, particularly for those students using assistive technology such as a screen reader. Use headings to organize content Headings provide visual chunks to your content, but they also provide navigation for…
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What is a VPAT and how can it help you?
In this article, we'll look at a somewhat technical, and often over-looked aspect of using technology and software in education. What is a VPAT The Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) is a tool that provides information about how well a vendor’s product or service conforms to the US Government Section 508…
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Creating Accessible Course Content in Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation graphics program and similar programs are frequently used for creating course content in all levels of education. If those PowerPoint slide decks are placed online as part of an online course, it is important for those decks to be accessible to student using assistive technology. Using…
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Creating Accessible Course Content in Microsoft Word
Many educators use one or more programs contained in Microsoft® Office when creating course content or other instructional materials for online courses. In this post we’ll focus on a few tips and techniques for making accessible content using Microsoft® Word, although similar concepts apply to other word processing…
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Accessibility Gateway
Welcome to Accessibility Gateway! Accessibility Gateway serves as a single point of access for all the help you need in integrating accessibility best practices into teaching and learning. This space leads you to avenues in Brightspace Community with resources to enhance accessibility knowledge and with a group of…