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Choosing an Accessible Font

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Wolf Plaza in the spring. Photo by Becky Kirkland.

Jan 27, 2025

Using AI to get a jumpstart on image descriptions

Verbally describing images can be challenging, whether it’s historical paintings, photographs of plants, or scientific charts, but providing captions, descriptions, and alt text increases access to learning for all students. If you’re struggling with where to start, consider using a tool like Google Gemini to describe an uploaded image in different ways using the chat… 
Fall colors appear in October around the Hunt Library on Centennial Campus.

Dec 19, 2024

Formatting vs. Data Tables – Do You Know the Difference?

Ensuring that tables in your course materials are accessible is essential for all students. Understanding the difference between data tables and layout tables is key. By distinguishing between data and layout tables and applying appropriate design practices, you can create content that is accessible and user-friendly for everyone. Data Tables display structured information where the… 
Professor presenting in a lecture hall at NC State.

Nov 21, 2024

Accessible Lectures and Presentations

Lectures and presentations, whether delivered live or recorded or both, can be made more accessible with some easy adjustments that benefit all learners. Utilize high-contrast, large-font slides, keep text on slides minimal, and verbally describe visuals to create an inclusive experience. Captioning your multimedia, leveraging accessibility checkers, and maintaining thoughtful recording practices ensure your content… 
Blind person using screenreading

Oct 23, 2024

What is a Screen Reader?

Students who are blind or low-vision rely on screen readers to access your course content. Formatting and coding your documents and websites accurately clarifies this translation process into either speech or braille so the meaning of the material is easily understood. 
The Hunt library at dusk, on Centennial Campus. In the foreground is the Reds and Whites art installation. Photo by Marc Hall

Sep 22, 2024

Captioning Your Lectures with Panopto

Captions are auto generated using AI for videos hosted in Panopto for your convenience. However, the transcripts should be checked for accuracy — especially if you use technical or specialized terminology in your lectures. 
Decorative: Student looking at phone.

Aug 21, 2024

How to Make Accessible Lists in Documents and Moodle

Bulleted and numbered lists are a great way to summarize and organize important information, but when they are not formatted in an accessible way, screen reader users will miss out on the fact that your content is, in fact, a list. Manually adding numbers or letters to text is not the same thing as formatting… 
Man working on laptop with Brickfield Education Labs logo on the screen.

Jul 24, 2024

Brickfield: Check Course Content for Accessibility on Your Moodle Site

Interested in making your course content accessible to all your students? Brickfield can help by checking your assignments that were created in Moodle and its wizards suggest solutions that are easy to implement. 
Students collaborate on final projects for the spring 2023 semester in the Talley Student Union.

Jun 24, 2024

Is Online Material in Your Course Accessible?

DELTA can help you find areas of your course content that can be adapted to be more accessible by using the “Accessibility Checklist for Online Course Material.” You do not need to have accessibility expertise to use this checklist — it is designed to be user friendly! 
A student walks by spring flowers, and from Talley, with a bag of food on a spring day on main campus. Photo by Marc Hall

May 28, 2024

Effective Use of Bulleted Lists

Bulleted lists are highly effective for conveying important course content. This tip offers best practices for using bulleted lists to create more concise and accessible content.points? This tip can provide best practices on creating more accessible and focused content. 
A student walks by spring flowers, and from Talley, with a bag of food on a spring day on main campus. Photo by Marc Hall

Apr 25, 2024

Choosing an Accessible Font

Did you know that the most accessible typefaces are Tahoma, Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, and Times New Roman? If you prefer to use other fonts and want to ensure they are readable to all students, this tip is for you!