Moodle Accessibility
Many of the choices you make while building your Moodle course can determine its overall accessibility. Here are some recommendations to help guide you.
Course Content
Tips for the text editor
Using best practices for formatting when adding text can make content more accessible.
- Use headings/styles and follow a logical outline
- Make links descriptive
- Add alt text for images
- Consider including voice and video options when possible
- Text size and/or color should not be used for emphasis or to convey other information
- Choose embedding over linking
- Use bullets or numbering options
Use Moodle pages
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Better alternative to uploading a Word document or PDF
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More accessible for screen readers
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Responsive sizing for mobile devices
Captions, subtitles and transcripts
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When requesting course videos, always include subtitles/captions in your request.
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Transcripts and audio description are available on a per-case basis.
- Captions/subtitles and transcripts should be available in any videos used in the course.
Emojis
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Not all screen readers can read emojis.
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Do not use emojis for meaningful content.