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Inclusive Design is "Essential for Some, Useful for All" (W3C:WAI.)
Inclusive Design "considers the full range of human diversity with respect to ability, language, culture, gender, age and other forms of human difference."
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-- Source: Inclusive Design Research Centre (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
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IT/Web Accessibility at Evergreen
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===Inclusive Design "considers the full range of human diversity with respect to ability, language, culture, gender, age and other forms of human difference."===
Includes information about creating accessible content and Evergreen's Accessible Tech Workgroup.
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-- Source: Inclusive Design Research Centre.
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====IT/Web Accessibility at Evergreen====
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'''Includes information about creating accessible content and Evergreen's Accessible Tech Workgroup.'''
  
 
   
 
   
  
Related Canvas Guides
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====Related Canvas Guides====
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*'''General Accessibility Design Guidelines''': This document outlines some general best practices when designing a course for accessibility concerns.
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*'''Accessibility within Canvas''': Ensuring an accessible and pleasant experience to all users, regardless of disability, is a key focus of Canvas.
  
General Accessibility Design Guidelines (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.: This document outlines some general best practices when designing a course for accessibility concerns.
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*'''Creating Accessible Tables in the Rich Content Editor''': General guideline: tables should be used for data display, not layout.
Accessibility within Canvas (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.: Ensuring an accessible and pleasant experience to all users, regardless of disability, is a key focus of Canvas.
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Creating Accessible Tables in the Rich Content Editor (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.: General guideline: tables should be used for data display, not layout.
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Check your Microsoft Office documents for Accessibility
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===Check your Microsoft Office documents for Accessibility===
  
Use the Accessibility Checker on your Windows desktop to find accessibility issues (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
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*Use the '''Accessibility Checker''' on your Windows desktop to find accessibility issues (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Use the MS Office 2016 Accessibility Checker for Mac (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
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*Use the '''MS Office 2016 Accessibility Checker''' for Mac (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site.
 
   
 
   
  
User Perspectives: videos by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
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====User Perspectives: videos by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)====
  
Web Accessibility Perspectives: Explore the Impact and Benefits for Everyone (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.: These 10 short videos (7:36 minutes total) provide insight into varying user perspectives.
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*Web Accessibility Perspectives: Explore the Impact and Benefits for Everyone (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.: These 10 short videos (7:36 minutes total) provide insight into varying user perspectives.
 
   
 
   
 
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Revision as of 14:10, 5 October 2017

Inclusive Design is "Essential for Some, Useful for All" (W3C:WAI.)

Inclusive Design "considers the full range of human diversity with respect to ability, language, culture, gender, age and other forms of human difference."

-- Source: Inclusive Design Research Centre.

IT/Web Accessibility at Evergreen

Includes information about creating accessible content and Evergreen's Accessible Tech Workgroup.


Related Canvas Guides

  • General Accessibility Design Guidelines: This document outlines some general best practices when designing a course for accessibility concerns.
  • Accessibility within Canvas: Ensuring an accessible and pleasant experience to all users, regardless of disability, is a key focus of Canvas.
  • Creating Accessible Tables in the Rich Content Editor: General guideline: tables should be used for data display, not layout.


Check your Microsoft Office documents for Accessibility

  • Use the Accessibility Checker on your Windows desktop to find accessibility issues (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
  • Use the MS Office 2016 Accessibility Checker for Mac (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site.


User Perspectives: videos by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

  • Web Accessibility Perspectives: Explore the Impact and Benefits for Everyone (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.: These 10 short videos (7:36 minutes total) provide insight into varying user perspectives.