Resources

Blackboard

Ally is an accessibility tool that integrates seamlessly with Blackboard. It automatically checks course materials against WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards and provides guidance to instructors to improve the accessibility of their course content. It provides students with accessible alternative formats.

• Blackboard Ally Help for Students
• Blackboard Ally Help for Instructors

Captioning Videos

We currently recommend using YouTube for captioning videos for which LSCPA owns the rights. Generally, this is going to mean that LSCPA created the video. 

Use the YouTube Caption Editor to caption videos posted on YouTube. You can keep the URLs unlisted to avoid them showing up in search engines; however, they will be visible to anyone with the link. Captions will be automatically generated using speech recognition technology. You will need to check the captions for accuracy and edit where necessary. 

• Adding Subtitles and Captions
• Edit or Remove Captions

Creating Accessible Content

• Adobe Acrobat Accessibility Resources
• Microsoft
  • Outlook Emails
  • PowerPoint Presentations
  • Word Documents
• Web Content
  • Color Contrast Checker
  • Introduction to Web Accessibility
  • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
  • Writing for Web Accessibility

Accessibility Features in Operating Systems and Software

• Apple
  • iPad
  • iPhone
  • Mac
• Microsoft
  • Disability Answer Desk
  • Office 365
  • Teams 
  • Windows 10

State of Texas

• Texas Department of Information Resources: EIR Accessibility
• Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities