{"id":20539,"date":"2025-06-08T22:49:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T02:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pacificopencourses.col.org\/ds4tc21\/?page_id=20539"},"modified":"2025-06-08T22:49:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T02:49:40","slug":"ensuring-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pacificopencourses.col.org\/ds4tc21\/learning-pathways\/module-3-creating-accessible-and-interactive-digital-content\/ensuring-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Ensuring Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\">\n<p>Designing accessible digital content ensures that all learners, including those with disabilities, can fully participate in lessons, engage with materials, and demonstrate their learning. For example, a student who is blind can use a screen reader, such as <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nvaccess.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(opens in a oew browser tab\/window)\">NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access)<\/a>, to hear a description of an image, such as a diagram showing safe tool handling, read aloud, if the image includes alternative text. Adding accessibility features to your digital content, such as captions and alternative text (alt text), helps remove barriers and creates an equitable learning experience by enabling access through screen readers.\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li> <b>Captions<\/b> are text displayed on videos that provide a written version of spoken content, helping deaf or hard-of-hearing students follow along. For example, many YouTube videos show captions at the bottom of the screen so viewers can read what is being said. You can add captions by recording your lesson in OBS Studio or PowerPoint, uploading it to YouTube, and using <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IoMY7ZAmMyk\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(opens in a oew browser tab\/window)\">YouTube\u2019s auto-captioning feature<\/a> or manually editing the subtitles for better accuracy.\n<\/li>\n<li> <b>Alternative text (alt text)<\/b> is a brief written description of an image, allowing screen readers to convey visual information to learners who are blind or visually impaired. (For example, alt text for a safety poster might say, &#8220;Poster showing five steps for safe tool handling.&#8221;)\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"border-left: 10px solid #463688;background: #f2f7fa;color: #000000;padding: 10px 20px 5px 20px;margin: 15px 0\">\n<p><b>Try It Yourself<\/b>: Canva and alt text!\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Watch the <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y7P--x6nBQA&amp;pp=ygUgSG93IHRvIEFkZCBBbHQgVGV4dCBpbiBDYW52YSBuZXc%3D\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(opens in a oew browser tab\/window)\">How to Add Alt Text in Canva<\/a> video tutorial to learn adding alt text.\n<\/li>\n<li> Create a Canva infographic for a trade lesson, such as a safety poster on using a lathe or hand tools.\n<\/li>\n<li> Click on the key images and enter a short description in the alt text field. <i>Example: \u201cPoster showing five steps for safe lathe operation.\u201d<\/i>\n<\/li>\n<li> Download your design as a PDF to preserve the alt text.\n<\/li>\n<li> Check that the alt text works by using <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nvaccess.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(opens in a oew browser tab\/window)\">NVDA<\/a> or another screen reader. If the alt text doesn\u2019t read correctly, revise it using simpler, clearer descriptions.You can then share the resource with your students.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<b>Self-Reflection:<\/b> In what ways could accessible features, such as alt text or captions, reduce barriers for your students? How might this support equity and inclusion in your classroom or training sessions?\n<\/p>\n<p>Post your reflection <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/moodle.oeru.org\/mod\/forum\/view.php?id=734\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(opens in a oew browser tab\/window)\">here<\/a>. 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