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Recast | Legal requirements for making online courses accessible

by · February 1, 2021

From: “Carpenter, Anne” <carpenta@evergreen.edu>
Date: Monday, February 1, 2021 at 9:03 AM

Anne Carpenter

Coordinator, Assistive Technology Services 

carpenta@evergreen.edu

Access Services hosts virtual and phone drop-in appointments every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 2-4 p.m. To sign in for one of these appointments, log into our Zoom meeting atAccess Services virtual waiting room here and we will be right with you.

From: Accessibleit <accessibleit-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Sheryl Burgstahler
Sent: Monday, February 1, 2021 8:50 AM
To: Accessibleit@uw.edu
Subject: [Accessibleit] Fwd: Legal requirements for making online courses accessible

In this short video the US Office of Civil Rights lays out our legal obligations for making our online courses accessible to students with disabilities:

Online Education and Website Accessibility

You can find quick tips and comprehensive resources for designing accessible and inclusive courses and programs at AccessDL. 

Good links to add to websites for faculty and instructional designers.

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Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D.
Director, UW Accessible Technology & DO-IT, UW-IT
Affiliate Professor, Education
University of Washington, Seattle
https://sites.uw.edu/sherylb/

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