Accessibility and Universal Design Best Practices

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Best Practices

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Montana Tech Instructors

What is it?

Grab and Go Accessibility and Universal Design Best Practices

1. This section addresses course adherence to accessibility and universal design principles that are critical to some learners.
   1. It is recommended to link your syllabus to the Montana Technological University Accessibility Policy.
   2. Disability services information is available on the Disability Services page.
2. Communicate how you proactively support a wide range of learning styles and abilities, rather than only accommodating registered disabilities.
3. Provide campus compliance information and the Learning Management System (LMS) accessibility statement or link to institutional disability services and LMS accessibility information.
   1. For example, Moodle accessibility information is available here.
4. Ensure course materials (both instructor-created and external) are accessible for students with disabilities.
   1. Use accessible text formatting, link descriptions, and color choices.
   2. Include descriptive alt text for all images.
   3. Provide meaningful link descriptions rather than generic terms like “click here.”
   4. Ensure documents (Word, PDFs) are accessible.
   5. Make audio and video content accessible by using captions or transcripts.
5. Verify that any third-party software used is accessible.
6. If a resource or activity is not accessible, provide an acceptable alternative.