Requirements

All files, web resources, and tools associated with the course that are required for course completion need to be accessible or have an accessible alternative readily available.
[The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990]

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Why is this required?

An accessible course in more than an accessible Canvas design. If your course has required readings, but students cannot access those readings, then their grades will reflect their ability to access or use the provided resources instead of their ability to understand and use what is taught by the resources.

Directions

Clemson Online is in the process of developing guides on this topic. They will be available from our Accessibility page. Until then, please refer to the University's Self-Check page and to the resources listed in the Associated Documents and Resources section of the Additional Reading page. Also, for web articles, try leveraging your browser's reader mode or extensions like Mercury Reader.

Canvas Plugins (LTIs)

In 2020, Clemson Online evaluated the accessibility of the Canvas LTIs that all Canvas instructors should have available to them. If you are planning to incorporate textbook publisher content, iClickers, cloud storage integrations, and so forth in your course, please use the information in the Accessibility of Canvas LTI page to choose the most appropriate tool for you. At the bottom of the page, there is also information on how to get involved in pushing for improvements and for requesting new LTIs.

Last Updated Summer 2018