Creating Accessible Course Materials

Instructors are encouraged to design, create and provide accessible course materials. In doing so, instructors ensure that course material is accessible to the widest possible audience, including but not limited to students with disabilities and/or those class members using assistive technologies.

Accessible Course Materials

Consult the University of Minnesota's Accessible U website for more information on creating accessible course content.

The National Centre on Disability and Access to Education (NCDAE) has created one-page cheatsheets on creating accessible resources.

Accessible Online Content

University of Calgary instructors making use of D2L (also known as Brightspace or Desire2Learn) will likely wish to consult the elearn materials on accessibility as this covers many commonly needed features, such as how to create printed exam materials and setting extended time, as well as many other resources.

Instructors looking for suggestions on ways to support off-campus learners can consult our handout on Finding Flexibility in In-Person Learning for Off-Campus Learners (pdf).