AccessDL

Watch 20 Tips for Teaching an Accessible Online Course, a video that shares resources for how to design a class and teach accessibly to all.

The Center on Accessible Distance Learning (AccessDL), funded by the U.S. Department of Education (grant # OPE P333A020044 and P333A50064), the National Science Foundation (grant # IIS-1550477 and DRL-1824540), and the DO-IT Center, shares guidance and engages stakeholders around making distance learning courses (otherwise called online learning, e-learning, and digital learning) and programs accessible to students and instructors with disabilities.

• Join the AccessDL Discussion List
  Discuss with other stakeholders issues related to creating accessible distance learning courses, including policy, practice, training, and support. 
• Discover 20 Tips For Teaching an Accessible Online Course
  Watch a video and read a publication to learn about and use the best methods for teaching an online course that is accessible and welcoming to everyone.
• Learn the Basics with Real Connections: Making Distance Learning Accessible to Everyone
  View a video and read a brochure with the basic guidelines for designing courses to fully include all students.
• Learn Basic Accessibility Issues and Solutions for Distance Learning
  Explore accessibility challenges and solutions as well as key resources.
• Apply the Checklist Equal Access: Universal Design of Distance Learning Programs
  Learn guidelines for ensuring that distance learning program offerings are welcoming to, accessible to, and usable by individuals with disabilities.
• Consult AccessWeb
  Find videos, publications, and websites with guidance for making websites, videos and documents accessible to students with disabilities.
• Know ADA Compliance for Online Course Design
  Learn how to design an accessible course and reduce risk for an IT accessibility civil rights complaint.
• Read Accessible Cyberlearning: A Community Report of the Current State and Recommendations for the Future
  This paper serves to inform the design of current and future learning technologies and pedagogy to be inclusive of everyone.
• Read Equal Access: Universal Design of Instruction
  Use a checklist to design a course that is welcoming and accessible to all potential students.​
• Explore Featured Resources
  Access the newest publications, videos, and resources.
• Review Q&As, Promising Practices, and Case Studies
  Explore the Knowledge Base for answers to specific questions and evidence-based case studies and practices