As part of best design and teaching practice, this course strives for fully-accessible, inclusive, universally-designed coursework.

Accessible platforms and considerations for this course

Materials and platforms used for this course support accessible and barrier-free learning (suggestions or accessibility corrections always appreciated):

• Blackboard, WordPress, and LinkedinLearning
• Closed captioned videos where possible (please request audio transcript if needed)
• Alt-text for images
• Detailed written instructions for all readings, assignments, and projects
• Tagged PDFs
• All course materials are provided on Blackboard for students to review at their own pace

Accessibility Considerations:

• (note that links open in new tab)
• Accessibility Toolkit for Open Educational Resources (OER) guide
• Introduction to Accessibility – A self-paced training module
• Universal design  for learning: http://udlforteachers.com/
  • Bringing together Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) – Visible Pedagogy
• Why Wellness Work Belongs In the Classroom – Visible Pedagogy

Guides and resources

(note that links open in new tab)

CUNY accessibility guide: https://guides.cuny.edu/accessibility

Accessibility module: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/accessibilitymodule/

Universal Design for Learning Guides: https://udlguidelines.cast.org/

http://udlforteachers.com

Video accessibility guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TNU_t-9w1A&t=154s

WAVE tool: accessibility check for websites https://wave.webaim.org/

Making tables accessible https://wave.webaim.org/

Disability statements

(note that links open in new tab)

https://anthrodendum.org/2018/08/13/check-your-syllabus-101-disability-access-statements/

https://vp.commons.gc.cuny.edu/tag/accessibility/