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Accessible Written Content

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Student Needs

  • Access to digital formats of text for adaptive technology
  • Opportunities to engage with content in multiple ways

Solutions

  • Provide the reading list well in advance
  • Reconsider textbooks that will be delayed in being available to students
  • Select readings that are available in accessible digital formats (seek assistance [1] if this is unclear).
  • Be prepared for requests for digital versions of tests and exams.
  • Utilize online platforms that are compliant with WCAG 2.0 [2] standards for web accessibility.
  • Provide speaking notes in an accessible digital format.

Back: Classroom Setup [3] | Next: Interacting with the Student [4]

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Source URL: https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/accessibility/audience/faculty-staff/mental-health-design/accessible-written-content

Links
[1] http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/get-assistance/accessibility/library-accessibility-services
[2] https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG/
[3] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/accessibility/audience/faculty-staff/mental-health-design/classroom-setup
[4] https://wellness.uoguelph.ca/accessibility/audience/faculty-staff/mental-health-design/interacting-student