Web Accessibility &      Copyright Use

Accessibility If you are using Blackboard to post instructional materials, you should be aware of web accessibility policies and best practices.
What is Universal Design?
April 12, 2012 Workshop "Web Accessibility & Universal Design"
Quick tips for faculty creating course content-
What are Purdue's Web Accessibility policies?
View the archived webcast, "Human Issues and Technology"-
Check your webpage for accessibility compliance with WAVE-
Make your PDFs accessible to all.
Download "FANGS" to hear how a screenreader reads your pages-
Check your web colors for appropriate contrast
Accessible Web Design Quick Handout-
Web Accessibility Initiative Resource-
Web Accessibility FAQ's-
Copyright If you are sharing copyrighted materials with your students in the online environment, you should be aware of copyright policies.
What is the TEACH Act and how does it affect copyright?
Tips for use of copyrighted materials-
Purdue's Copyright Office-
Protect your intellectual property with the Creative Commons-

Closed Captioning- It is required that ALL video content shared online must be close captioned according to Purdue's policy.  Faculty members should be proactive and only select online text publishers that offer this service for their instructional video content.  In addition, they should selectively choose to share other videos with students (youtube, etc.) that are already close captioned. For faculty that create their OWN videos, they can use a simple process to close caption them by utilizing the 'edit captions' option in youtube:   Add captions to your videos! PDF Accessibility Purdue Training Session Video Recordings (scroll to bottom of page) Create Accessible PDFs Creating Accessible PDFs in Microsoft Office 2010 Additional Web Accessibility Resources- What does a screenreader sound like? (Video 1:22) Additional screenreader demo (video 3:04) Athen e-Journal Additional Copyright Resources- Presentation- TEACH Act, Fair Use, and DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) Georgia State copyright case If you have trouble accessing this page because of a disability, please contact us at webmaster@pnc.edu.