Understanding the Overlap Between UDL and Digital Accessibility — from boia.org
Excerpt:
Implementing UDL with a Focus on Accessibility
UDL is a proven methodology that benefits all students, but when instructors embrace universal design, they need to consider how their decisions will affect students with disabilities.
Some key considerations to keep in mind:
- Instructional materials should not require a certain type of sensory perception.
- A presentation that includes images should have accurate alternative text (also called alt text) for those images.
- Transcripts and captions should be provided for all audio content.
- Color alone should not be used to convey information, since some students may not perceive color (or have different cultural understandings of colors).
- Student presentations should also follow accessibility guidelines. This increases the student’s workload, but it’s an excellent opportunity to teach the importance of accessibility.