Resources for Accessible Teaching in Higher Education

Recommendations for teaching students with a variety of disabilities, including ideas for planning the class, conducting class sessions, and assessment.

Guidance for accessibility related to images, text, rhetoric/language, and policy.

Considerations and tips for teaching students with different types of disabilities, including common issues that students encounter in the classroom and specific ideas for course delivery.

A listing of frequently-used classroom accommodations.

Recommendations for communicating with students with disabilities, as well as accessible classroom spaces, course materials, and classroom culture.

Ideas for strengthening syllabus accessibility statements, including going beyond required language.

Examples of how faculty may implement Universal Design for Learning principles in their classes.

An introduction to Universal Design for Learning in higher education settings.

Recommendations for applying accessibility principles, including in specific platforms/software, and conducting accessibility testing.

Guidelines for improving the accessibility of web content.

An extensive listing of free assistive technology resources, compiled by the UDC Accessibility Resource Center (ARC).

Recommendations for accessibility in learning management systems, course materials, and multimedia.

An accessibility checklist for syllabi, text documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint slides, and video/audio materials.