LEARN

Objectives

After earning this stamp you will be able to:

  • Create a Canvas page with demonstrably accessible Heading structure, lists, images, and tables.
  • Explain the difference between accessibility and accommodation.
  • Identify the most relevant laws and policies requiring accessibility in UWT courses.
  • Explain what the WCAG is.
  • Share some reasons other than legal and policy requirements for creating accessible content.

Curriculum

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EARN

To complete these learning activities, you can use an existing course or a sandbox course, available upon request if needed.

Learning Activities

Create or modify a Canvas page so that it demonstrates the following:

  1. An accessible series of Headings four levels deep (Header 2 - Header 6) with at least one formatted using the text formatting controls.
  2. An accessible Canvas list
  3. An image with useful alt text
  4. A table with at least 4 rows and columns, with the first column and/or row tagged as Headers and formatted visually to emphasize them

Your page should show 100% and no errors in the top and bottom accessibility indicators, respectively.

Request Your Stamp

Use this stamp request form to:

  • Submit a link to a Canvas page that demonstrates the skills listed in the Learn section above.
  • Differentiate accessibility and accommodation.
  • Select accessibility-related laws and policies that apply to UW courses.
  • Explain what the WCAG is.
  • Share reasons for creating accessible content other than to meet legal demands.