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Home » Faculty Tutorials » Accessibility

Accessibility

These are faculty tutorials geared toward teaching about accessibility. These help faculty improve the accessibility of online course materials.

November 11, 2025 By Lani Draper

Generating and Applying Long Descriptions of Complex Images

Use a Gemini Gem to draft Alt Text and Long Descriptions for complex engineering images. Includes step-by-step instructions for integration into your Word document.

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November 4, 2025 By Lani Draper

Making Handwritten Lecture Notes Accessible

Learn the 5-step process to transform your handwritten lecture notes into fully accessible Word and PDF documents using MathPix. Essential for math and STEM faculty.

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September 9, 2025 By Lani Draper

Updating your Canvas Home Page

Updating your Canvas home page is easy. Follow this tutorial to keep your course content current, organized, and accessible for students.

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September 9, 2025 By Lani Draper

How to Declutter Your Canvas Course

Declutter your Canvas course & improve your Ally accessibility score. Learn how to delete old, unused, and duplicate files.

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April 16, 2025 By Sandra Childers

Word Accessibility Cheat Sheet

Review this Word Accessibility Cheat Sheet when you need quick instructions on how to create accessible Word documents. Here are the basics.

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March 24, 2025 By Sandra Childers

Accessibility Fundamentals

This tutorial includes accessibility fundamentals to help make all your digital content accessible.

The goal is to create an equitable learning experience for all students, giving them an equitable opportunity to succeed in your course.

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December 12, 2023 By Sandra Childers

Using the Accessibility Checker in Microsoft Word

When it comes to accessibility, one of the best things about Microsoft Word is its internal Accessibility Checker. It’s never been easier to find and fix accessibility issues in your documents — especially if you have Microsoft 365!

This tutorial introduces you to how Microsoft Word’s Accessibility Checker works.

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April 28, 2023 By Sandra Childers

How to Add Word’s Accessibility Checker to your Quick Access Toolbar

Did you know Office programs have their own internal Accessibility Checker? In this tutorial, you’ll see how to add the Accessibility Checker to your Quick Access Toolbar so it’s always visible.

This can help you check your documents for accessibility issues more frequently, thus making your documents more accessible.

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February 15, 2023 By Sandra Childers

Intro to Accessibility: The What, Why, and How of Accessibility

Welcome to the Intro to Accessibility tutorial!

We will discuss the what, why, and how of accessibility: what it is, why it’s important, and how we do it.

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September 29, 2021 By Sandra Childers

How to Create an Accessible Word Document

Follow this guide to help you create an accessible Word document for all your students.

Use the accessibility fundamentals and Word’s internal Accessibility Checker together to ensure you create accessible course materials for your students. This helps ensure every student has an equitable chance of succeeding in your course.

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