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New ADA Rule: What State and Local Governments (And Public Libraries!) Need to Know

There are some big changes coming for state and local governments (and public libraries!) that will affect how you handle your digital content. Let’s talk about what’s coming and how to get started. Watch the video or scroll on to get the whole scoop! What’s Happening? In April 2024, the Department of Justice passed a […]

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Accessible Storyline Projects: Keyboard Navigation and Alt-Text

Articulate has made amazing strides to develop accessibility features in Storyline. Accessibility is becoming must more of a focus in the elearning industry, and Articulate is at the forefront. Each year they make improvements to accessibility features and add new ones, and while many of their accessibility features are unique to Storyline, they are generally […]

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Media Control and Animations | Elearning Accessibility Tips and Tricks

You know how it’s annoying when you open an article you want to read and a video starts auto-playing, sound and all? News websites are notorious for this. Or worse, there’s sound coming from a video you didn’t play in one of your dozens of tabs? And you can’t find the tab to turn it […]

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Accessible Documents | Elearning Accessibility Tips and Tricks

Creating accessible documents is easier than ever thanks to growing accessibility features in software like Microsoft Word. Notice that I point out Word specifically! This is the easiest software in which to create accessible documents. PDFs? Not very accessible. Convert them to Word (literally just open a PDF using Word, it will convert automatically!). PowerPoint? […]

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Analyzing Accessibility of Webpages | Elearning Accessibility Tips and Tricks

Let’s check our work! Whether you created something from scratch, or you are revising an existing project, it’s helpful to have a way to analyze a project for accessibility. Fortunately there is a very handy tool available from WebAIM that will do the bulk of the analysis for you! What features does a webpage need […]

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Contrast | Elearning Accessibility Tips and Tricks

Color is beautiful! It’s fun to use color to add meaning to your text and images. Your visual styling can add bold drama or soft emotion. Just pay attention when you are combining colors to ensure that everyone experiences the full emotional impact of your design. It’s easy and I’ll show you how! Strong contrast […]

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Headings | Elearning Accessibility Tips and Tricks

Without headings, your documents and web content is inaccessible! But not only is it easy to format with headings, it can save you a lot of design time! In this video, I show instructional designers and elearning developers how to add headings to web documents and more. Headings are so important for people that use […]

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Lists | Elearning Accessibility Tips and Tricks

Say NO to asterisks, dashes, and DIY numbering! They may look nice, visually but they do not work for readers with disabilities or that use screen readers. Instead, use the tools provided in your document or WYSIWYG editor to create beautiful and accessible lists for all of your users. Numbered or bulleted, ordered or unordered, […]

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Hyperlinks and URLs | Elearning Accessibility Tips and Tricks

Don’t use “click here” – here’s what to do instead! We’ve covered why accessibility is important, we talked a little bit about the LAW, and we’ve even covered alt-text – let’s get into hyperlinks: CLICK HERE. Did you? Why or why not? All you knew is that there was hyperlinked text exhorting you to “click […]

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I’m Speaking About Accessibility at DevLearn!

Closed captions, alt text, keyboard navigation—where does one even get started when building in accessibility? It may seem daunting but accessibility is more important than ever. I can help! I’m presenting a “bring your own device” session at DevLearn where attendees will get hands-on experience in formatting accessible documents and web content. Come join me! […]

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Alt Text | Elearning Accessibility Tips and Tricks

Alt text (or alternate text) is just a text description of an image for users that cannot see the image. When you add alt text to an image, it actually goes into the html code back end of your content, so that someone’s using a screen reader will hear the description. This means that they […]

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Section 508: The LAW! | Elearning Accessibility Tips and Tricks

Do you HAVE to make your elearning accessible? What if you work for a private corporation? I am not a lawyer, but I offer some general thoughts to consider, and I cover what the mysterious Section 508 is and how to use it to make your instructional design and elearning accessible. We’re talking about accessibility […]

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Why is accessibility important? | Elearning Accessibility Tips and Tricks

Check out my new YouTube short video series: Elearning Accessibility Tips and Tricks! Whether you are an elearning developer, an online educator, or someone just trying to make their online materials accessible and usable for everyone, this video series features bite-sized guidance and practical how-to tips. My goal with this video series is to demystify accessibility, […]

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Analyzing Accessibility of Your Digital Content

Personally, I get really excited about accessibility. As an online instructor and instructional designer I strive to make all of my digital content as accessible as possible. I’m of the philosophy that making your digital content accessible makes it more usable for everybody, not just those that utilize assistive technology. Bonus: the more accessible your […]

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Conference Recap: CSUN Assistive Technology Conference 2019

Last week I was extremely fortunate to attend the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference in Anaheim, California.  This was a fantastic conference that showcased a wide variety of technology and techniques to make learning more accessible to everyone. As an instructional designer, I know that if materials are not accessible, then not everyone is learning. Plus, […]

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Caption Your Media in a Flash

Closed Captions. You know that they’re a necessity for your video and audio. Creating closed captions for your video and audio can be very time-consuming if you do it yourself, or very expensive if you want to pay someone else to do it. Of course, captions are essential for your elearning, but they’re not only […]

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Videos for Learning in H5P

If you know anything about me, you know that I love H5P! This is a free and open software for easily crafting interactive tutorials and learning objects. Create an account instantly over at H5P.org. You can incorporate both standard and interactive videos into your learning content using H5P. Either format may be made fully accessible.* […]