Accessible digital content - ANU Learning and Teaching

Accessible files, apps and text styling

How to develop digital course content that accommodates all learners.

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What is accessible digital content?

Defining accessible digital content and some of the barriers that students may experience.

Assistive and inclusive technology

Examples of assistive and inclusive technology that ANU students use.

Accessible text

How to make your headings, fonts, spacing and formatting as accessible as possible.

Accessible images

Options for making your images accessible including alt text, long descriptions and considerations for screen readers.

Accessible tables

When to use tables and how to make cells, rows and captions more accessible.

Accessible colour

How and when to use colour in digital images, graphics and text in an accessible way.

Accessible links

Creating accessible and informative links in context.

Accessible content in action

Events, blogs and resources to spark discussion and inspiration around inclusion in learning and teaching.

“The Language You Speak Influences Where Your Attention Goes”

This finding from psycholinguistics led me to reflect on the language we use to describe teaching.

“Inclusion means different for different people” – A student’s perspective on inclusive education

Are you looking for student insights on inclusive education? After the recent Autism Research in Practice Conference, an ANU student told me that their favourite quote from the conference had been, “inclusion means different for different people/contexts/countries” by PhD Candidate Dawa Dukpa.

“Know that I’m always, always, doing my best to not be anxious, but most days I’ll fail.”

Anxiety disorders are a group of mental health problems that include generalised anxiety disorders, specific phobias and panic disorders.

A student with disabilities’ perspective on the benefits of remote learning

Whilst some benefits could have predicted in advance, what wasn’t predictable was the realisation that for them, the social model of disability was true…

Course learning outcomes

How to write effective course learning outcomes.

Inconsistent allies – why disabled people prefer action to words

I was reminded last month why it’s important to stress ANU values when employing staff to build a respectful and diverse team, and to act as role models to both staff and students.