{"id":9485,"date":"2020-03-16T20:45:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T00:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/citl\/?page_id=9485"},"modified":"2024-05-31T10:30:34","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T14:30:34","slug":"keeping-your-course-accessible","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/citl\/equity-and-inclusion\/keeping-your-course-accessible\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping Your Course Accessible"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessible and inclusive teaching<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CITL is committed to helping faculty create equitable and inclusive learning environments, and this includes creating and maintaining accessible courses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whether online, remote, hybrid, or face-to-face, it is important to remember that courses need to be accessible and inclusive. An accessible and inclusive course is a course that is:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Physically and digitally accessible: all students can show up<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Physically and digitally equitable: all students get access to equivalent contents and experience<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inclusive and E-Inclusive: all students get to contribute and demonstrate what they learned<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Faculty have an important role in providing course material, content and experience in their classes that meet accessibility standards.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9485_e09b86-56 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9485_e09b86-56 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-9485_e09b86-56\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advanced notifications<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Did you receive an advanced notification for a request for accommodations? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/citl\/instructional-design-2\/pedagogy-consultation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Schedule a consultation with an instructional designer to discuss accessibility in your course (opens a new window)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9485_d9c248-82 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9485_d9c248-82 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-9485_d9c248-82\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick start to accessible course materials and experiences<\/h2>\n\n\n<h3>Course accessibility checklists<\/h3>\n<p>All checklists open in a Google Docs. This allows our team to keep our documents and tutorials up-to-date. If this is not an accessible format to you, please contact <a href=\"mailto:citl@maine.edu\">citl@maine.edu<\/a> and we can provide you with an alternative format.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1uSlTiniRstZFqPsdjNGpMj3wuBIWzSIZidQlRqNZZfE\/edit\">8-point evaluation for course accessibility<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Considerations <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1FRjarC4dqEVXERznDbq3TKLakzZMdVE5_cJEMBQIoa8\/edit?usp=sharing\">before your class<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1sj2iPjhcBQlgMPqOp_5ogjH95Xcs4sZsEI3vZRRvEkU\/edit?usp=sharing\">during your class<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/10p4oz-rH8oqCfQfMe9MXsgLEbzf43lGvxF5s8ac07M4\/edit?usp=sharing\">after your class<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1VK8w5DTPiPckBbFq2NiDMIcbPh67L62J49lL7Pag7dg\/edit?usp=sharing\">Checklist of practical strategies for implementing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in your course<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9485_3a1c8e-91 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9485_3a1c8e-91 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-9485_3a1c8e-91\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Small changes for big impacts in your course material<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1TTXHWCGv61DJL6sfZKkieaW94cpX8wV9OYFNINryH9Q\/edit?usp=sharing\">Headings<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1q2uY3Dy29S4qY5pbSQM5iTRdLerS2UYLJ92o-eXle7I\/edit?usp=sharing\">Hyperlinks<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/10KqbbvK3WetUGeWkpBjGsR1HKY9cnCIEaSLCsTxfeTU\/edit?usp=sharing\">Images<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1s6wkNKor-GRpCzE5Dq17cQUvnQVxO_8dMWHCDwGG1HM\/edit?usp=sharing\">Closed captions<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9485_a9d404-d7 .kt-block-spacer{height:41px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9485_a9d404-d7 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-9485_a9d404-d7\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Universal Design for Learning (UDL): Examples from UMaine and UMM instructors<\/h2>\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/citl\/equity-and-inclusion\/keeping-your-course-accessible\/universal-design-for-learning-udl\/\">Learn about how UMaine\/UMM instructors are applying UDL<\/a>, a framework to rethink how we teach with the goal to eliminate environmental barriers to learning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/5xw9UWBXfdXk978Q8\">Share your success story with UDL with us.<\/a> We are looking for more examples of how UMaine and UMM instructors are lowering barriers to learning in their courses by adopting UDL practices and we want to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9485_ef0162-cc .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-9485_ef0162-cc .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-9485_ef0162-cc\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer 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