TxDLA Certified Accessibility Specialist
Accessibility is a priority for all businesses; therefore, it became a priority for me, and I completed the Digital Accessibility Certification: Instructional Design Track from TxDLA. This five-week course focused on the latest legal information regarding accessibility as well as Universal Design for Learning and practical skills in making digital content accessible.
Making Digital Content Accessible for Learners
Accessibility by individuals with disabilities to digital materials is one of the major technology issues of our time. The growth of online learning, and the increased use of digital materials in blended and flipped classrooms in K-12 and higher education has created more accessibility issues. Texas regulations make it clear that academic institutions need to attend to accessibility issues. The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights and the U.S. Department of Justice enforcement of accessibility issues has made explicit the actions academic institutions should be engaged in to ensure that all students have full access to learning.
Project Components:
A fully accessible infographic explaining what digital accessibility is.
An audio file and transcript describing the meaning of Accessibility for your institution, and a brief summary of your institutions' accessibility policy.
A four (4) page white paper. This paper should reflect your role in the accessibility program for your institution, or a role you would like to be in 2 years from now.
A short, captioned video on accessibility used for training, faculty development, or administrative purposes at your workplace or institution (5 minutes or less and can be a current training piece that you have adjusted to fit this project's parameters)