Make Your Course Content Accessible
Why does accessibility matter?
Digital content, (e.g., an LMS course site or website) with accessibility issues creates barriers to students with disabilities. For example, images need alt text (aka, alternative text or image description). This will ensure that a blind student or a student accessing the course site with slow internet connection, has access to the information. Other common accessibility issues include pages with low contrast font color or inappropriate heading structure.
The following are resources that will help you improve content accessibility.
Additional Resources
- Accessible Websites by 2026: What State and Local Governments (and Public Libraries) Need to Know (7:41) (Lindsay O’Neill, MLIS, MEd, 2025)
- 7 Simple Steps for Creating Accessible Course Materials (Chapman University, 2024)
- 8 essential steps for digital accessibility (University of Missouri)
- CUNY Accessibility Toolkit for Open Educational Resources (OER)
- Ally for LMS Help for Instructors
- Instructor FAQs for Ally
- CUNY SPS Accessibility Toolkit
- WebAIM – Semantic Structure
- WebAIM – Alternative Text
- WebAIM – Creating Accessible Tables
- PCC – Create your D2L web page
- Choosing the Right Typeface for Accessibility (Apple, 2024)
- How to Make a PowerPoint Accessible | Microsoft 365 Tutorial (17:10) (Somo Experiences, 2024)
How CETLL Can Support You
Brightspace: Brightspace@qc.cuny.edu
General inquiries: CTLOnline@qc.cuny.edu
CETLL’s Virtual Drop-In Hours
Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., on Zoom
Accessibility-Focused Virtual Drop-In Hours
Fridays, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., on Zoom, starting March 13 through May 29