Accessibility in Ecampus Courses

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Ecampus strives to use a universal design (UDL) approach, creating all course materials in accessible format during development so that little or no retrofitting of content is needed when students with disabilities enroll in an Ecampus course. Using a UDL approach benefits many students, even beyond those with documented or undocumented disabilities. A recent Ecampus Research Unit study, for example, showed how and why many students use closed-captioning.

Students in Ecampus courses can receive assistance from OSU's Disability Access Services but must register with DAS each term. You can help students by sharing this link: Getting started with DAS.

Check your course

As you develop your Ecampus course, your instructional designer will build your course accessibly; faculty course developers may need to assist with making sure externally-sourced learning materials are accessible. After the new or redeveloped course launches, teaching faculty should maintain the accessibility of their Ecampus course sites. If you would like to check your own course’s accessibility and identify possible areas for improvement, you can use the Ally tool or the UDOIT accessibility check tool.

Quick reference accessibility guides

Ecampus has created the following quick reference guides to help you create accessible course content:

• 5 Accessibility Tips
• Making images accessible