DM4: Guidelines for Accessibility of Educator-Created Digital Materials
Explore guidelines and tools to help educators create accessible digital learning materials, including documents, images, videos, and audio.
Topic: Educator-Created Materials
Creating accessible documents, presentations, multimedia, and other instructional materials.
Text Contrast
Learn how to choose text and background colors with sufficient contrast to improve readability and meet digital accessibility requirements.
Tables
Learn how to structure and format data tables so students can understand relationships between information and navigate tables using assistive technology.
Lists
Explore how properly formatted bulleted and numbered lists organize information, improve readability, and support navigation with assistive technology.
Links
Learn how to create descriptive, easy-to-identify hyperlinks that help students understand where links lead and navigate digital content efficiently
Headings
Discover how properly structured headings organize digital content and help students navigate documents and webpages, including those using screen readers.
Clear Writing
Explore strategies for using plain language, clear instructions, and organized content to make learning materials easier for all students to understand.
Color Use
Learn how to use color effectively without relying on it alone to communicate information, ensuring content is understandable to students with color vision differences.
Captions
Learn how accurate, synchronized captions make video content accessible to students who are deaf or hard of hearing and support comprehension for all learners.
Images – Alternative Text
Learn how to write meaningful alternative text that communicates the purpose of images and makes visual information accessible to students using assistive technology.