Download this Quick Guide to Accessibility for information on how to improve different types of resources.

Make Course Readings and Materials Accessible

• Include a statement in your syllabus inviting students to discuss access needs for your course. Faculty can then contact Student Disability Services (SDS) for assistance. 
• Documents shown via projector and/or online are easy to view and have proper color contrast. Handouts are available online in accessible formats for use with assistive technology such as text or screen readers, magnification tools. 
• Text should be standard serif and sans serif font. 
• How to check for accessibility issues with your documents with the Accessibility Checker.
• How to create accessible PowerPoint presentations.
• How to create accessible Word documents.
• How to create accessible PDF documents.

Make Canvas and Online Content Accessible

• Content is easy to navigate and comprehend - files, and modules are labeled appropriately and are informative, i.e.: “Week Two: Topic” instead of “files”. 
• Color themes are easy to read i.e.: contrasting text and background colors. 
• Alternative text appears with graphics and images to be accessed by screen readers. Such text describes the image so that important information reaches the learner (alt tags or longer descriptions). 
• Documents uploaded to Canvas (PDF, Word, PP) are accessible to students via screen and text readers. 

Make Video and Audio Content Accessible

• Video(s) created and used for instructional purposes should be properly captioned. 
• Student Disability Services provides captioning services for qualified students with disabilities at no cost. Contact SDS at sds_cu@cornell.edu if assistance is needed. 
• Videos automatically captioned by YouTube are not adequately captioned and need to be reviewed for accuracy before using. 
• Narrated PowerPoint presentations are not accessible. Consider recording presentations in Panopto and then having the lectures captioned. 
• Create a plan to provide equitable alternatives to inaccessible AV. 
• Cornell's Video on Demand service can help you caption your videos.