Nov 20, 2025
Sherry Fest has been incredible, and now it’s time for the ultimate closing ceremony! Just like the dazzling fireworks marking the festival’s conclusion, Accessibility Checkers are your final, explosive step toward making sure your course materials...
Apr 23, 2025
Scanned text = image = unreadable…oh my! Did you know? Digital scans of physical text are encoded like images and are not readable by screen reading technology. OCR (optical character recognition) converts a scanned document into a format that allows people who...
Mar 17, 2025
Trying to make STEM content accessible can be a challenge, especially when it comes to complicated graphs, charts, diagrams, etc. Arizona State University has created a great tool to help with just that. You can upload your image (even if it is hand drawn) and...
Mar 11, 2025
When adding images to your materials, it is important to ensure that images that convey important information have appropriate text alternatives or descriptions. Having a description of an image will ensure that they are accessible to everyone. Alternative text (alt...
Feb 26, 2025
Descriptive links help all people, especially those using screen readers, understand where a link will take them without needing extra context. Instead of generic phrases like “click here” or “link” or “read more”, descriptive links...
