Unit 8 Overview and Learning Content

Congratulations on reaching Unit 8, the Capstone of your journey! In this final stretch, you'll evaluate and enhance the accessibility of all digital content of your first sections of your course, applying Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles. Celebrate your achievements as you identify and showcase the accessibility and UDL improvements you've made throughout the course. Your dedication to inclusivity shines brightly here!

Learning Goals

1. Evaluate all digital content (files, resources, and internal LMS content) for accessibility in 2 course sections, 1 start/welcome section and 1 week/unit. (CLO 6, 4)
2. Enhance accessibility content in 2 course sections, 1 start/welcome section and 1 week/unit. (CLO 6)
3. Apply Universal Design for Learning Principles design of the content to follow Universal Design for Learning Strategies. (CLO 9)
4. Identify accessibility and Universal Design for Learning improvements made. (CLO 1)

Resource Hub

There is no required learning content for this week. You will be working on making the rest of the content in the first two sections of your course accessible. Use these resources from the past units to refer back to when updating your content to be more accessible!

• Making Content Accessible:
  • UDL Examples
  • What is an Accessibility Plan and the Benefits
  • Google Document Accessibility
  • Google Slides Accessibility
  • Microsoft Office Accessibility Resources
  • Video Captioning and Audio Transcripts
  • PDF Accessibility
• Accessibility Plan Template
  
  • Example Accessibility Plan
• Accessibility Checklist (View Only | Download Version here)
  

Unit 8 To-Do

1. Apply: Accessibility Plan for Course Accessibility
2. Optional: Share Your Completed Accessibility Plan