accessibility

Photo from above of a student using a laptop at Talley.

Apr 29, 2025

Optimize Student Performance with Universal Design for Learning Principles

Are there assessments or assignments in your course where student performance could be improved? Here’s where the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principle to provide multiple means of action and expression comes in.

Oct 23, 2024

November IDIG Session: Accessibility in the Classroom

Instructional Designer Elizabeth Shamblin will share her expertise in designing courses with accessibility in mind as the host of this month’s collaborative meeting. Join us to learn how you can foster student success by using the accessibility resources provided by NC State.

A computer keyboard with a glowing green "accessibility" button

Aug 21, 2024

New NC State Accessibility Collaborative Aims to Foster Campus Inclusivity

DELTA’s Accessibility Team is delighted to announce the establishment of the NC State Accessibility Collaborative (NCStAC) this fall. Created in partnership with several campus units, the group hopes to facilitate collaborative allyship and engagement with accessibility topics as part of a university-wide commitment to removing barriers to inclusion.

Students experience and use the Talley Student Union on main campus. Photo by Marc Hall

Jul 23, 2024

Course Accessibility Express Grants Remove Barriers to Student Success

The inaugural year of DELTA’s Course Accessibility Express Grant produced many successful projects. You can read more about how strategies were used to remove or significantly reduce barriers to access in online courses for NC State students.

Jun 5, 2024

Caitlin McKeown Recognized With Provost’s Award For Accessibility Efforts

The Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost honored Lead Instructional Designer for Digital Learning Caitlin McKeown with a 2024 Provost’s Unit Award for Excellence at a ceremony held in March at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library. McKeown was one of five staff members from across the university recognized with the award. McKeown…

Student shows his diverse color selection before adding his hand print to the Free Expression Tunnel during Respect The Pack.

Aug 21, 2023

Color Contrast Tools

Color contrast is an important aspect of accessible design, particularly for text and other important data. Color contrast means the difference in brightness between two colors, in this case the text and the background. Contrast is described using a ratio, ranging from 1:1 (white on white) to 21:1 (black on white). For accessibility purposes, 4.5:1…

Jul 18, 2023

Accessibility Tip: Brickfield

Did you know you have access to a toolkit in Moodle that can future-proof your course content for accessibility issues? It is called Brickfield and it helps remediate content along with sending you a notification if one of your students requires accommodations.

Jun 21, 2023

Accessibility Tip: WAVE Tool

Wish you had an automated tool to find accessibility and WCAG errors in your course content? The WAVE tool by WebAIM can help and is available at NC State. It offers a faster and easier way to find and correct errors allowing all students to access materials.

May 23, 2023

Summer: Relax, Rejuvenate then Reorganize with WolfSNAPS

Invest 30 minutes to learn an online course design foundational concept! DELTA staff created several short, self-paced, fully asynchronous training sessions called WolfSNAPS for all skill levels. Each session is an actionable introduction created to be quick and flexible.

Copper wolves at Wolf Plaza near the Free Expression tunnel. Photo by Becky Kirkland.

May 23, 2023

Self-Paced Learning Online this Summer!

Learn with YouTube and PlayPosit this summer and maybe even earn a tech tool exploration badge from DELTA!