{"id":684,"date":"2011-11-29T15:13:09","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T20:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/?page_id=684"},"modified":"2019-09-09T13:42:19","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T17:42:19","slug":"universal-design-checklist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/all-org-meetings\/2011-resources\/universal-design-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal Design\/508 Compliance Checklist for Online Teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Associate Professor of Classical Languages and Literature Tina Passman, University of Maine.<\/em><\/p>\n

As you design your online course, please keep the following in mind. This will ensure both a smooth delivery to all learners and the minimal need for “retrofitting” your course AFTER you’ve put it together.<\/p>\n

Course design:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

____ fonts are simple, clear (Arial, Verdana, etc.) and 12-14 point whenever possible<\/p>\n

____ high contrast color scheme throughout<\/p>\n

____ avoids colors invisible to those who are colorblind<\/p>\n

____ uses simple, consistent iconography<\/p>\n

____ is easily navigated by all users<\/p>\n

____ is intuitively designed<\/p>\n

____ does not assume technological literacy beyond the beginners level, especially considering the demographic online instructor serves<\/p>\n

Technology and bandwidth:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

____ takes into account older computers with older operating systems (use .doc and .rtf when not using html)<\/p>\n

____ provide video assignments accessible through links, rather than viseostreaming. Many areas do not have bandwidth sufficient for continuous viewing via videostreaming. Alternatively, put videostreamed material on reserve on DVDs.<\/p>\n

____ videos, both lectures and clips, are captioned or a transcript is provided. If this is impossible or too costly, and alternate assignment is available for those who cannot access the material.<\/p>\n

____ audio material is accompanied by a script, for those with low hearing and for students who do not have good sound quality on their computers. This also reinforces learning for all learners.<\/p>\n

____ all images are provided with simple alt tags that can be easily understood by the learner with low vision. This includes charts and graphs.<\/p>\n

____ embedded slide shows are readable by a screen reader, i.e., are also provided with alt tags and descriptions, easily achieved through software such as LecSharePro.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Associate Professor of Classical Languages and Literature Tina Passman, University of Maine. As you design your online course, please keep the following in mind. This will ensure both a smooth delivery to all learners and the minimal need for “retrofitting” your course AFTER you’ve put it together. Course design: ____ fonts are simple, clear […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":138,"featured_media":0,"parent":678,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-684","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"Amanda Miles","author_link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/author\/amiles\/"},"comment_info":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/138"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=684"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10784,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/684\/revisions\/10784"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}