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Join Your Peers in a Weekly Accessible Skills Challenge!

In April 2024, the Department of Justice passed a ruling that requires state and local programs to make their web and mobile applications accessible to individuals with disabilities by April 2026.  This applies to Penn State and means we must have all our online...

Considering the Big Picture When Using Visuals in the Classroom

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. What if a learner can not see that picture?  How do they understand the idea?  What if the visual is a complex graphic or map?  How do learners know what they should be thinking about when they interpret the visual?  This workshop will help participants to view visuals as one component in the bigger puzzle of providing content to learners.  Strategies for helping blind and sighted learners navigate the visuals in your course will be presented, along with opportunities to apply those skills to your own course content during the workshop session.      

Campus-wide Accessible Syllabus Competition

The University unveiled an accessibility tool in Canvas called Anthology Ally. Many of you have already spent considerable effort using the tool to create accessible course materials in your Canvas courses!  In an effort to recognize, celebrate, and reward your...