Designing Accessible Learning Content: A Practical Guide to Applying best-practice Accessibility Standards to L&D Resources

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Making learning and development (L&D) content inclusive and accessible for everyone is not only a good thing to do, it's the right thing to do. Designing Accessible Learning Content provides evidence-based advice on designing digital learning content that ensures all learners are included and are therefore able to perform to their full potential. This is a practical guide on accessibility for anyone involved in the design, creation, development or testing of online learning content. It provides detailed guidance on how to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines making it essential reading for L&D professionals, instructional designers and course developers who need to comply with legal accessibility requirements. Using the author's 'eLearning Accessibility Framework', Designing Accessible Learning Content demystifies sometimes complex technical accessibility standards and provides an easy to follow contextual framework uniquely designed for learning content created using any authoring tool. This book also demonstrates how creating accessible learning content can improve usability and provide the best possible learning experience for everyone. In addition, it offers essential background information such as a focus on disability, an overview of assistive technology and an exploration of the case for digital accessibility. This guarantees that L&D professionals have the vital background knowledge they need to make sense of accessibility before they begin practically applying the principles. With online checklists, learner case studies, and industry perspectives, Designing Accessible Learning Content is an essential handbook for all L&D professionals seeking to harness the benefits of accessibility in order to improve their learning content for everyone. Praise for Designing Accessible Learning Content Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents List of Figures Foreword Preface Introduction Part One Accessibility fundamentals 01 How to use this book Introduction Part One: Accessibility fundamentals Part Two: Accessibility frameworks Part Three: WCAG 2.1 level A and AA accessibility standards Part Four: WCAG 2.1 level AAA and WCAG 2.2 draft accessibility standards Disclaimer Summary Endnote 02 Getting started Introduction Key terms The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Authoring tool considerations Accessibility testing Team and organizational accessibility strategy Summary Endnotes 03 Exploring disability Introduction Disability definitions Types of disability Disability facts and figures Temporary and situational impairments Disability personas Learner case studies Summary Endnotes 04 Designing for assistive technology and impairments Introduction What is assistive technology? Assistive technology users Visual impairments Hearing impairments Motor impairments Cognitive impairments Summary Endnotes 05 The case for digital accessibility Introduction The ethical case The legal case The business case The learning case Industry perspectives Summary Endnotes Part Two Accessibility frameworks 06 The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) framework Introduction Principle 1 – Perceivable Principle 2 – Operable Principle 3 – Understandable Principle 4 – Robust Endnotes 07 The eLa (eLearning accessibility) framework Introduction Step 1 – Resource design and tool settings Step 2 – Text, information and instructions, and images Step 3 – Interactive items and assessments Step 4 – Audio and video content, moving content and timing Step 5 – Keyboard and global content Step 6 – Mobile and code Endnotes Part Three WCAG 2.1 level A and AA accessibility standards 08 Perceivable 1.1.1 Non-Text Content – Level A 1.2.1 Audio-Only and Video-Only (Prerecorded) – Level A 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) – Level A 1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) – Level A 1.2.4 Captions (Live) – Level AA 1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) – Level AA 1.3.1 Info and Relationships – Level A 1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence – Level A 1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics – Level A 1.3.4 Orientation – Level AA 1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose – Level AA 1.4.1 Use of Color – Level A 1.4.2 Audio Control – Level A 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) – Level AA 1.4.4 Resize Text – Level AA 1.4.5 Images of Text – Level AA 1.4.10 Reflow – Level AA 1.4.11 Non-Text Contrast – Level AA 1.4.12 Text Spacing – Level AA 1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus – Level AA Endnotes 09 Operable 2.1.1 Keyboard – Level A 2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap – Level A 2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts – Level A 2.2.1 Timing Adjustable – Level A 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide – Level A 2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold – Level A 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks – Level A 2.4.2 Page Titled – Level A 2.4.3 Focus Order – Level A 2.4.4 Link Purpose (in Context) – Level A 2.4.5 Multiple Ways – Level AA 2.4.6 Headings and Labels – Level AA 2.4.7 Focus Visible – Level AA 2.5.1 Pointer Gestures – Level A 2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation – Level A 2.5.3 Label in Name – Level A 2.5.4 Motion Actuation – Level A Endnotes 10 Understandable 3.1.1 Language of Page – Level A 3.1.2 Language of Parts – Level AA 3.2.1 On Focus – Level A 3.2.2 On Input – Level A 3.2.3 Consistent Navigation – Level AA 3.2.4 Consistent Identification – Level AA 3.3.1 Error Identification – Level A 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions – Level A 3.3.3 Error Suggestion – Level A 3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) – Level AA Endnotes 11 Robust 4.1.1 Parsing – Level A 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value – Level A 4.1.3 Status Messages – Level AA Endnotes Part Four WCAG 2.1 level AAA and WCAG 2.2 draft accessibility standards 12 WCAG 2.1 level AAA accessibility standards Introduction Principle 1 – Perceivable Principle 2 – Operable Principle 3 – Understandable Endnotes 13 WCAG 2.2 draft accessibility standards Introduction Principle 2 – Operable Principle 3 – Understandable Endnotes Conclusion Acknowledgements Index