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Basics of Inclusive Design for Online Education

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Course Summary

Learn how to design products and services that are accessible and inclusive for everyone, regardless of their abilities or disabilities.

Key Learning Points

Understand the principles and best practices of inclusive design
Learn how to identify and remove barriers for people with disabilities
Create products and services that meet the needs of diverse users

Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have

Accessibility Specialist
- USA: $72,000 - $129,000
- India: ₹4,50,000 - ₹14,50,000
- Spain: €35,000 - €65,000
User Experience Designer
- USA: $63,000 - $122,000
- India: ₹3,50,000 - ₹16,00,000
- Spain: €27,000 - €50,000
Product Manager
- USA: $75,000 - $151,000
- India: ₹7,00,000 - ₹30,00,000
- Spain: €40,000 - €85,000

Learning Outcomes

Understand the importance of inclusive design
Identify and remove barriers for people with disabilities
Create products and services that meet the needs of diverse users

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

None, but some background in design or user experience is helpful
Access to a computer and the internet

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

Online
Self-paced

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Kat Holmes
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Description

This course provides instruction and strategies to support you in developing a course that is inclusive to students with a wide range of abilities, including students with disabilities. We cover effective practices to increase inclusion and avoid some of the common accessibility issues that can arise in an online course.

In particular, Basics of Inclusive Design Online covers course organization, the accessibility of Microsoft Office and PDF documents, making course instruction pages accessible, captioning of videos, making images accessible, and designing for learning differences. We also discuss how inclusive course materials can help all students, including students without disabilities. This course will appeal to those who want both a broad overview of the range of accessibility considerations and also a step-by-step guide of how to check documents for accessibility, caption a video, or prepare course content for non-visual users. Course logo credit: "web accessibility word cloud" by Jill Wright (https://goo.gl/xyUoeU). Copyright - some rights remain. See https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Outline

Week 1: Introduction to Course, Demographics, Universal Design
Introduction to Course
Introduction to Course Logistics
Three Factors of Course Accessibility
Demographics and Inclusive Design
Student Perspectives
Introduction to Universal Design with Sheryl Burgstahler

Week 2: Accessible Documents
A Review of Online Accessibility Issues
Creating Accessible Microsoft Word Documents
Creating Accessible Adobe PDF Documents from Word
Creating Accessible Microsoft Powerpoint Documents

Week 3: Complex Images, Tables, Graphs
Complex Images, Tables, Graphs
Alternate Text for Images & Tables
Describing Complex Images

Week 4: Captioning
Introduction to Captioning
UD Benefits of Captioning
DIY Captioning with Amara - part 1
DIY Captioning with Amara - part 2
Captioning with YouTube - part 1
Captioning with YouTube - part 2

Week 5: Uncovered Topics, Resources & Review
Keyboard Accessibility
Color Contrast
Lecture: Interview on Learning Management Systems with Hadi Rangin
Resources for Accessibility and Universal Design

Summary of User Reviews

The course on Inclusive Design has received great reviews from users. They have praised the course for its comprehensive content and practical approach.

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

The practical approach of the course has been highly appreciated by the users.

Pros from User Reviews

Comprehensive content
Practical approach
Engaging assignments
Expert instructors
Flexible schedule

Cons from User Reviews

Some users found the course to be too basic
The course may not be suitable for experienced professionals
The pace of the course may be slow for some users
Limited interaction with instructors
No certificate for auditing the course

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