Design for accessibility and help every student succeed. Create visually clear and well-organized online courses that make learning more effective for all.
What should I do to ensure that I assist students with various needs?
The University of Iowa is working to meet the needs of learners as accessibility standards continue to improve. To support this, easy-to-use tools for accessibility remediation are now found in many programs, including Microsoft products and ICON. Learn to use these tools and incorporate them into your course design process to help normalize accessibility as a standard practice. Help every student succeed by taking time to infuse accessibility into your online courses.
“We can help lessen the anxiety of being a student and in turn, allow for more excitement in the online classroom for everyone, myself included.”
- Joanna Krajewski
What do Iowa students say?
Our 3-year study of online students at Iowa found a preference for the following:
- Use contrasting colors to aid with content readability (94%)
- Use easily readable font (100%)
- Make the course accessible on mobile phone and laptop (93%)
- Create lectures that provide related images with minimal text (86%)