A11y Resources

• The Mason CARES guide offers instructors assistance with creating accessible instructional content. This resource provides guidance on making the learning platform more accessible, creating accessible instructional resources (i.e., documents, audio, video), making web conferencing sessions more user-friendly, and posting accessible social media content.

  Consider the following resources in your course development process:

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  Blackboard Resources

  Tips and resources to make your Blackboard courses more accessible.

  

  Blackboard Ally for Instructors

  Blackboard Ally is a tool that is built into Blackboard. It automatically checks your course for accessibility issues.

  

  Web Conferences (i.e., Zoom, Bb Collaborate)

  Tips and resources for making your Zoom and Bb Collaborate sessions more accessible

  

  Accessible Documents

  Learn how to make your Word, PPT, and PDF docs more accessible.

  

  Instructional Videos

  Learn how to make your video and audio content more accessible.

  

  Social Media Accessibility

  Learn how to make your social media posts more accessible.

  

  Web Accessibility Standards

  Learn how to make your websites and web-based apps more accessible.

  

  Canvas Resources

  Tips and resources to make your Canvas courses more accessible.

Request ATI Accessibility Support Services

Struggling to get started on your own? No worries.

To assist members of the George Mason community with creating accessible digital resources (i.e., websites, documents, and videos), ATI staff provide the following, no cost, support services:

• Document remediation (i.e., Word, PPT, PDF)
• Captions, transcripts, and audio description for audio and video content
• Consultation on how to ensure your websites and web-based apps are accessible to members of the campus community

Visit our Request Services page to get started!

Still have questions?

This is by no means an exhaustive resource. It is, however, a good start toward ensuring your instructional resources are as accessible as possible to everyone. If you still have questions, please contact the ATI.