Research Guides: Curriculum and Instructional Support Center: Accessibility

Accessibility

On this page you will find Making Accessible Documents (checklists), Tips for Creating Accessible Math Equations, Ally Accessibility General Support Documents, Ally Accessibility How to Documents, and Accessibility Tools for Students. For more Anthology Ally Help, check out their Quick Start Guide for Instructors and Ally for LMS Instructor resource.

Need more help with accessibility topics than this page provided please reach out to the CISC team by submitting a support ticket.

Ally Accessibility General Support Documents

General Support Documents
How to Documents

Accessibility Tools for Student Use

Live Captioning in Chrome (1-minute read)
Turn on live captioning within Chrome.
Anthology Ally Alternative Formats (1-minute video)
Using Ally's Alternative Formats in Blackboard.
Four Learning Benefits of Alternative Formats (1.5-minute read)
Brief explanation of the four learning benefits to using Alternative Formats in Blackboard.
eAccessibility and Assistive Technologies
This help page was created to address various user abilities, preferences, and situations, as they pertain to the creation and use of software and web-based utilities at GTC.
Using JAWS with Blackboard
These videos will show you how to use Blackboard with JAWS.

Making Accessible Documents

Ally Accessibility Checklist
Use this quick start reference to create more accessible course content.
Ally File Transformer
"File Transformer" allows you to upload a course file and download it in an alternative format. This way, you can personalize your learning experience to better fit your needs, devices, and learning preferences.
Microsoft Help Document: Accessibility Checker (3.5 minute read)
Use this document to improve the accessibility of your documents with Microsoft's built-in accessibility checker.
WebAIM Accessibility Checklist (5 minute read)
Use this quick guide for accessibility with Word and PowerPoint.

Making Accessible Digital Math Equations

Write an Equation or Formula in Word (1-minute read)
Use Word to write an equation or formula that is accessible.
Create Equations in Word for the Web (1.5-minute read)
Use Word on the Web to create equations that are accessible.
Create Equations in OneNote using Equation Tools (1.5-minute read)
Use OneNote's Equation Tool to create accessible equations.
Create Math Equations Using Ink or Text with Math Assistant in OneNote (2.5-minute read)
Use Ink or Text with Math Assistant in OneNote to create accessible equations.

Curriculum and Instructional Support Center: Accessibility

Accessibility

Ally Accessibility General Support Documents

Accessibility Tools for Student Use

Making Accessible Documents

Making Accessible Digital Math Equations

Anthology Ally Overview