About accessibility

Web accessibility refers to how easily people with disabilities can navigate and interact with websites. Disabilities may be physical (such as blindness, low vision, deafness, or fine motor skills difficulty), or cognitive (such as dyslexia or attention deficit disorder). People with disabilities often use assistive technologies to help them navigate the web. An assistive technology is any device that helps a person with a disability. Common web assistive technologies include modified mice and keyboards, screen readers and screen magnifiers.

Web accessibility occurs when websites support web accessibility standards, are compatible with assistive technologies, and are easy for people to navigate and understand.

At Desire2Learn we follow web accessibility standards closely and work with interested clients to test the usability of our products for people with disabilities. We believe that instructional practices should focus on helping people learn, and should not be limited by the learning management system the material is delivered in.

Disability Support Services

If you use assistive software or need videos captioned, please contact Disability Support Services as soon as possible.

Trudy Carey, DSS Director
tcarey@msubillings.edu
(406) 657-2283 (voice)
(406) 545-2518 (video)

Accessibility help topics

Learning

• Screen reader tips
• Screen reader accessibility features
• Keyboard-only navigation tips
• Keyboard-only navigation accessibility features
• Screen magnifiers, zooming and color contrast tips
• Screen magnifiers, zooming and color contrast accessibility features

Teaching

• Accessible course design
• Organizing your course accessibly
• Setting release conditions and special access to support students with different needs
• Meeting web content accessibility standards
• Accessible HTML templates
• Referring students to accessibility resources

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