Teaching Tip: Build accessibility into Blackboard courses
February 16, 2016
Blackboard provides built-in mechanisms to ensure online content adheres to accessibility
standards for its static structure. However, once content or third-party elements
like multimedia and links are added, instructors may need to take additional steps
to maintain accessibility. As you begin adding course content in Blackboard, be mindful
of what the end result may look like using a screen reader.
Read the full Teaching Tip for simple steps that provide additional benefit to all
students: http://distance.uaf.edu/go/tt-b-accessibility.
-- Teaching Tip by Heidi Olson, UAF eLearning’s learning design coordinator, who has more than 25 years of experience
in higher education as an instructional designer and adjunct instructor.