Accessibility
All D2L courses and course materials should be designed with accessibility requirements in mind to ensure courses are accessible for all students. The following accessibility information, D2L resources, and accessibility tools are available to assist with meeting accessibility requirements. For a quick reference on creating accessible documents and content, you can view the D2L Accessibility Tip Sheet.
Ally in D2L Components
Ally in D2L Course Accessibility Report and Instructor Feedback Panel
Correcting Specific Issues Identified by Ally in D2L
- Add Headers to Document Data Tables(Opens a New Window)
- Add Headings to a Document(Opens a New Window)
- Add Image Descriptions(Opens a New Window)
- Fix Inaccessible Content
- Fix Text Contrast(Opens a New Window)
- Making PDFs Accessible in D2L(Opens a New Window)
- Remove Potentially Harmful Content(Opens a New Window)
- Replace Scanned PDFs(Opens a New Window)
- Tag a PDF(Opens a New Window)
Accessibility in D2L
- 1 Minute or Less Videos
- Accessing Alternative Formats in D2L for Students
- Accessibility Checker Overview
- Adding & Editing Alternative Text (Alt Text) for Images
- Concourse and Accessibility
- D2L Accessibility Checker
- D2L Accessibility Tip Sheet [PDF]
- Ordering and Editing Closed Captions with Kaltura
- ReadSpeaker
- TextAid
External Accessibility Resources
- Adobe Acrobat – Create and verify PDF accessibility(Opens a New Window)
- Checking The Reading Order for Powerpoint Presentations
- Microsoft – Make Your Content Accessible to Everyone(Opens a New Window)
- Microsoft – Use the Accessibility Checker in Office 365(Opens a New Window)
- WebAIM.org Color Contrast Checker(Opens a New Window)