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Checklist · Education

Prepare a course learners can access

Review materials, media, activities, and assessments before a course or module opens.

Starter draft for review. Use as a conversation or planning aid.

Choose a manageable release

Use one course, module, or unit. Name the author, release date, reviewer, and escalation contact. This readiness conversation helps coordinate work; use qualified accessibility review for the content and systems in scope.

Walk the actual learner task

1. Find and navigate: use consistent course structure, descriptive headings and links, and clear instructions about what to do next.
2. Read and adapt: check headings, lists, tables, reading order, meaningful image alternatives, contrast, text resizing, and usable source formats. Replace image-only scans with reviewed accessible material.
3. Hear and see: review captions for accuracy, provide text access to audio, and describe important visual information that the audio does not convey.
4. Interact: check navigation and activities by keyboard and with appropriate assistive technology. Include embedded content, discussion tools, and external readings.
5. Demonstrate learning: check assessment instructions, response controls, feedback, timing, and any proctoring or authentication workflow. Coordinate approved individual arrangements through the institution's process.
6. Get help: publish a usable support route, name a response owner, and explain how a blocking barrier will be escalated.

Use a release record

Record item or URL; learning task; author; review scope and method; observed barrier; affected participation; repair owner; due date; recheck evidence; unresolved decision. Check the published result after export or upload.

When a barrier remains

Route the issue promptly to the course owner and accessibility partners. Arrange effective access for affected learners while addressing the source barrier. A second format needs review for equivalent information, interactions, and timely availability.

Carry the lesson forward

Update the source template, media handoff, or adoption practice so the next course does not inherit the same issue. Review what happened with educators and learners at the next preparation meeting.

ACLT connection: accessible learning becomes part of preparation and release decisions, supported by time, expertise, and feedback.

Technical references: W3C WAI tutorials and W3C guidance on accessible audio and video.