Dear teaching staff,
We have compiled some helpful information for you to support you in implementing the legal requirements for equal-opportunity teaching in online teaching. We are aware that the shift to online teaching formats already presents considerable challenges. However, if you take accessibility into account from the very beginning, you can avoid additional work later on.
One particularly useful resource is the guide to creating accessible documents developed by the Service Center at the University of Kassel. The guide is very comprehensive, and you most likely will not need all of its content. Nevertheless, we kindly ask you to at least read the introduction. It provides a helpful overview of how different assistive tools work and why accessible materials are essential for many people.
Thank you for your cooperation and support.
English-language guides
- Accessibility at UM Academic – drawn up by UM Olemiss
- Accessible Word Documents – A Beginners Tutorial – drawn up by UM Olemiss
- Accessible PDF Documents – A Beginners Tutorial – drawn up by UM Olemiss
- Accessible PowerPoint Presentations – drawn up by UM Olemiss
- YouTube Captioning – drawn up by UM Olemiss
- Adding Alt Text to Images – drawn up by UM Olemiss
- Social Media Accessibility – drawn up by UM Olemiss
