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Intro to Accessibility for Teachers
Intro to Accessibility for Teachers
For this project that I completed as an instructional designer at Stride, Inc., I was tasked to revise an internal course created for instructional designers and repurpose it as a course for K-12 educators to teach them the basics of accessibility. I served as both SME and Instructional Designer for this project. I ended up creating a two-part series, Intro to Accessibility and Enhanced Accessibility for Teachers. You may view the first course for free by creating an account at Stride Professional Development.
My roles in this eLearning Project
My roles in this eLearning Project
Subject Matter Expert
Instructional Designer
Graphic Design
Video recording and editing
Audio recording and editing
Voiceover artist
Accessibility, UX, and QA
Tools used
Tools used
dominKnow ONE Flow
Premiere Pro
Screen Pal
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Acrobat Pro
MS PowerPoint
Audacity
Adobe Express
Accessible features
Accessible features
accessible color contrast
audio transcripts
video captions
audio descriptions
alt-text
accessibility checkers (MS Office, Acrobat Pro)
screen reader-check
The Results
The Results
This was a unique project for me because I was both subject matter expert and instructional designer for the series. It took me a bit longer to develop this series because a lot of revision was needed to adjust the content and presentation for a different audience. When I brought the original course to technical review, the lead designer and I discussed splitting the course into a two-part series. This allowed me to add more interactive features into the second course, including a short interview in which I discussed my experience as an educator supporting the digital accessibility needs of a blind student. The second course also includes Meet the Learner cards, which provide audio narratives of learners who benefit from the different accessible features presented in the course.
Looking back, I wish I had originally envisioned a two-part series, because I would have allowed time to develop more interactive features for the Intro course as well. The Meet the Learner cards would have been beneficial to that course as well, adding a real-life connection to the content.
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