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Aira-Another Accessibility Offering from D2L
Aira – Another Accessibility Offering from D2L What is Aira?Aira is an assistive technology that helps users with vision loss get information about the visual world around them through their smartphone. The user could be trying to select a birthday card with a message they like or to find their favourite coffee shop in an…
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Using Accessible Videos for Your Online Courses
Videos seem to be playing an ever-increasing role in the delivery of online course materials. From step-by-step screencasts, to video interviews, to artistic or historical pieces; videos can be an effective way of developing skills or expanding the knowledge base of learners. However, if some learners cannot see or hear…
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Taking steps toward more usable and accessible math online
This topic contains information previously published by Andy Freed of Portland Community College in 2012. It has been updated and combined with other sources. D2L has come a long way since math equations relied on with a Java-based equation editor – those applets presented difficulties for overall usability, and they were…
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Developing Accessible Content
While there are a number of factors to consider when developing accessible content, it’s important to remember that there are four major categories of disabilities that must be addressed. These include visual, auditory, motor, and cognitive impairments. Because each of these disabilities are so diverse, web pages require…
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Compliance to accessibility standards in HTML-authored content
An accessibility checker is now available within the HTML Editor for use within Content, Widgets, Quizzes, Assignments, Calendar, Assignments, and any other tools where you can access the HTML Editor. The accessibility checker is available on the HTML Editor bar. After you add content to the HTML Editor, you can click the…
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Accessibility in the Annotations Tool
Annotations are a great aid for visual learners and individuals with cognitive or reading disabilities, as the in-context feedback can help them better understand the context and scope of feedback. Though instructors that use Screen Readers can interact with the toolbars, visual annotations made with our Annotations tool…
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Common Accommodations using Brightspace
Often when we talk about accessibility in Brightspace, we focus on learners with visual impairments and the ways in which Brightspace just works with assistive technology. There are many other types of accommodations that Brightspace can help with as well. This article is meant to be a list of common accommodations that…