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Course Syllabus

This PDF shows an example of an abbreviated syllabus that highlights relevant features of an accessible document. Descriptions, as well as best practices, on how and why it is important to incorporate these features into your syllabi are detailed in the rest of this KB article.

  • File Setup
    • Does the document file name聽not contain spaces and/or special characters?
    • Is the document file name concise,聽generally limited to 20-30 characters, and does it make the contents of the file clear?
    • Have the document properties for Title, Author, Subject (AKA Description), Keywords, Language, and Copyright Status been completed for your聽听补苍诲/辞谤听?
    • Have you set your聽听辞谤听聽language to English?
    • 贬补惫别听聽been accepted or rejected and turned off?
    • Have comments been removed from your聽听补苍诲/辞谤听听补苍诲听聽been turned off?
  • Text
    • Does the document utilize聽聽(i.e., Open Sans, Gentium Book, Times New Roman, Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, or Calibri)?
    • Are heading styles organized in a聽聽fashion, with consecutive headings (i.e., no missing heading levels)?
    • Is the聽聽being used, as opposed to manually typed characters (e.g. Hyphens, numbers, or graphics)?
    • Is content聽?
    • Is all text logical in the聽?
    • Do all URLs contain聽聽(i.e., avoid generic phrases like "click here"; instead, use phrases that let users know about the content of the linked page prior to selecting it)?
    • Is the聽聽between foreground text and background color sufficient?
    • Does your syllabus have an聽accessibility statement聽of support for students with disabilities?
    • Are you using the Faculty Senate聽美高梅官网 Syllabus Template?
  • Images
    • Do all聽, grouped images, and聽聽that convey information have meaningful聽?
    • Do complex images (i.e., charts and graphs) have聽聽near the image (perhaps as a caption or long description)?
    • Is the document free of聽聽(i.e., avoid text content contained in images that disappear when images are not available)?
    • If color is used to emphasize important text, is there is an聽聽used as well?
    • Have you provided alternatives for or avoided use of聽聽(e.g., shape, size, color, visual location, orientation, sound, etc.)?
  • Tables
    • Do all data tables in the document have designated聽聽in table properties?
    • Does the聽聽at the top of the table as it goes from one page to another?
    • Are data cells set so they do not聽?
  • Accessibility Check
    • Has a separate聽聽been provided when there is no other way to make the content accessible?
    • Did you use the built-in聽, has that been run and does it pass?
    • Did you contact the聽Accessibility Network聽if you are having trouble?