Lindsay O'Neill Consulting
Come see me speak at DevLearn 2023 on accessibility strategies for elearning! My session is #407 – Accessibility for eLearning: Quick and Easy Techniques to Apply Right Away. Meet me Thursday, October 26, at 10:45 am at The Mirage in Las Vegas! Watch my session trailer: Session Description Accessibility is possible in your eLearning. With […]
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 […]
Here’s how to add video, YouTube video, and closed captions to video in Adobe Captivate. Spoiler: it’s best to add your video as a web object in Captivate from YouTube – that will give you ALL the bells and whistles that you and your learner want! Here’s the published version of the file I create […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]