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Digital Accessibility Micro-Learning Video Series

Spring 2026

1. Orientation & Foundations

1.1: Practical Compliance & Deadlines

Video: Practical Compliance with ADA Title II & WCAG 2.1 AA

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Video: Timeline & Compliance Deadlines

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1.2: Universal Design & The POUR Mindset

Video: The 4 Pillars: POUR in the Classroom

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Video: The Student Experience: Assistive Tech in D2L

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Video: Designing for Diverse Abilities

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1.3: Navigational & Visual Foundations

Video: Headings: Word vs. D2L HTML

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Video: Hyperlinks & Lists: Best Practices

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Video: Alt Text & Color Contrast

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: The complete technical document.

: A customizable, filterable checklist of all success criteria (Highly recommended for developers).

: Detailed explanations of why each requirement exists and how to test for it.

: Widely considered the "Gold Standard" for a readable, simplified checklist.

: A plain-English summary of the 2024 ruling.

:The full, official text of the law as published in April 2024.

2. Multimedia & Complex Content

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3. Digital Tools & Document Remediation

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W3C official free resource list:

- PAC document checker; utilizes systemic checking and AI integration to verify a document and catch any errors

- quickstart guide + FAQ

- Web based version of the PAC document checker; upload PDF documents to quickly catch most surface level errors for PDF/UA and WCAG standards

- Similar to Check Axes; PUC web-based PDF document checker that highlights and explains errors to help users understand what needs changed and why

- Checks websites for WCAG standards for free; has paid options to search entire domains and/or fix the errors for you, but the free version is still good just for awareness of the errors.

- PDFix Lite; Catches PDF/UA and WCAG errors and allows users to jump right to problems to learn detailed explanations of how to fix them

- Web based docx. file verification tool that catches surface level errors, auto-fixes small issues, and gives an audit report for help with further remediation work

- Beta only access (need to put in email for invitation), but functions as a free PowerPoint remediation tool that catches most common errors and gives recommendations on how to fix them

4. Auditing and Continued Improvement

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