Dutton Institute: Accessibility Cheat Sheet

Dutton Institute: Accessibility Cheat Sheet  Simplify – its better to split complex tables into Headings and Sub-headings multiple tables

 Use Heading tags instead of simple formatting Video, Audio, & Narrated Screen Captures  h3 – Use h3 tags for top level content headings  h4 – Use h4 tags for sub-headings  All video, audio, and narrated screen captures must  Try not to use h5 or below – if you need them, have closed captions and a transcript. Your Learning consider chunking your content into multiple pages Designer can assist with this process

Images, Maps, and Charts Links

Simple Images  As the hyperlink, use a descriptive statement about  Use alt tags if image can be described in less than where you are sending the student 140 characters  Do not use “click here” or give students the whole  Alt tags should not begin with “image of” or “graph URL of”  Use longer phrases as opposed to one word links  Decorative images should have a blank alt tag (space) Color Complex Images  IDEAL: Describe the image on the page – put in alt  Provide alternatives to color discriminators: labels, tag “IMAGE TITLE. See text above/below for a symbols, line shapes, textures, etc. description.  ALTERNATIVE: Text Version – consult with Learning Designer Equations

 Use MathML for all math equations Tables Syllabus  Use column or row headers where appropriate  Use captions to display the table title  Every syllabus must include the “Accommodations  Use summary to describe the type of information in for Students with Disabilities” policy statement. You can find the statement on the “Syllabus the table and how the table will be read Requirements for EMS Courses” website

May, 2015 Dutton Institute: Accessibility Cheat Sheet (http://facdev.e- education.psu.edu/onlinesyllabus#Required_Policy)

May, 2015