Accessible Syllabus Video Series

Description: The Accessible Syllabus Video Series demonstrate the 8 key steps towards creating an accessible digital syllabus for your course.

Objectives: After watching the tutorials and working on their own syllabus, faculty will have a fully accessible syllabus document in both Word and PDF formats.  Additionally, faculty can apply these principles to making other course documents accessible.

Prerequisites: BYOS - Bring Your Own Syllabus (Microsoft Word format)

Who Should Watch: APSU Faculty, Anyone Working with Syllabi

Video Tutorials

Note: All 8 videos will open in a new window/tab.

• Accessible Syllabus Step 1: Include Accessibility Statement (1:05 mins)
• Accessible Syllabus Step 2: Accessible Fonts & Colors (4:16 mins)
• Accessible Syllabus Step 3: Headings and Styles (3:43 mins)
• Accessible Syllabus Step 4: Accessible Images (2:40 mins)
• Accessible Syllabus Step 5: Accessible & Meaningful Links (3:32 mins)
• Accessible Syllabus Step 6: Accessible Tables (3:59 mins)
• Accessible Syllabus Step 7: Audit Your Syllabus with In-built Tools (5:45 mins)
• Accessible Syllabus Step 8: Save and Export as Accessible PDF (1:35 mins)

Download

• Accessible Syllabus Checklist - improve the accessibility of your current syllabus with this handy checklist
• Accessible Syllabus Template - build an accessible syllabus from the ground up by using this template document
• Accessibility Quick Guide - provides brief descriptions on how you can make seven files/activity types accessible and provides other resources

Further Reference: WebAIM - Microsoft Word Create Accessible Documents

(contains step-by-step instructions & screenshots for various versions of MS Word on PC or Mac)