Brightspace Accessibility
Using accessible Brightspace course design will help ensure an inclusive and equitable experience for all learners. The tips in this chapter will refer to Brightspace, but the concepts apply to most online content.
To ensure the accessibility of your content, consider these key points:
- Use the Check Accessibility tool
- Ensure documents have titles
- Use accessible templates
- Write in plain language
- Use accessible font and colour
- Employ built-in styles
- Provide alternative text
- Use hyperlink text
- Use tools for tables and lists
- Caption or transcribe embedded media
- Consider the accessibility of external resources
Download a copy of the Brightspace Accessibility Checklist (PDF, 127KB) for a constant reference of these best practices. Move to the next pages for step-by-step guides to making Brightspace content accessible.
Attributions
- This page comes from “Accessibility Handbook for Teaching and Learning” by Briana Fraser and Luke McKnight, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
