accessibility

Nov 5, 2025

Spatial Contiguity in Moodle Quizzes

Spatial contiguity is a multimedia principle that recommends placing graphics and relevant text close together to indicate their relationship and reduce cognitive load.

Sep 9, 2025

Color Blindness Awareness Month: Ensuring Perceptually Supportive Experiences

September is Color Blindness Awareness Month! The National Eye Institute defines colorblindness as difficulty distinguishing between specific pairs of colors. Join the NC State Libraries on September 24th 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the DH Hill Jr. Library Lobby to learn more about colorblindness and try out the EnChroma Colorblind Glasses, plus enter to win…

This fall, DELTA is offering a new opportunity for instructors who want to ensure that all members of the Pack can access and engage with their course content.

Aug 17, 2025

Join the Journey: A Step-By-Step Approach to More Accessible Courses

At NC State, accessibility is not just a standard – it’s a shared value. This fall, DELTA is offering a new opportunity for instructors to ensure that all members of the Pack can access and engage with their course content. The Join the Journey to More Accessible Course Materials workshop series is a weekly, hands-on series…

Jul 3, 2025

Brickfield Accessibility+ Toolkit

All NC State instructors who use Moodle have access to the Brickfield Accessibility+ Toolkit, which can help check for accessibility issues in your Moodle projects and course spaces.

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…