Are you confused about the difference between captions and transcripts? Do you understand if or when you should be using them for accessibility best practices?
In today’s post, we discuss clear definitions, digital accessibility standards, and questions to consider when adding captions and/or transcripts to your online public health content.
Read MoreI’m happy to share my new interview on The Public Health Joy Podcast: How to Make Online Learning Accessible.
Read MoreI’m happy to share my next installment of “Hot Off The Press”, a blog feature where I share emerging research, publications, and standards that are relevant to making effective and accessible public health courses.
This month, I am highlighting a new article from the journal Pedagogy in Health Promotion called “Is Public Health Education and Training Adequately Responding (or Not) to Emerging Priorities?” (Kemper Seeley, Robinson, Severinsen, and Coombe, 2024).
I discuss the highlights and my key takeaways.
Read MoreIt can be overwhelming to go back and review your own webpages, online courses, toolkits, and handouts. The more we learn and get better, the more we realize our mistakes in previous learning products.
But it’s important to model, “Know Better, Do Better.”
I want that for myself and I want that for my clients. No judgement. Just improvement.
Today, I’m sharing the process I used to audit and improve a graphic on my website that compares the roles and responsibilities of e-learning instructional designers and developers.
Read MoreEarlier this year, I conducted an accessibility audit on my own instructional design portfolio. I initially created the online content a few years ago, and like many people, I thought the inclusion of Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)s would be fun and engaging for visitors.
However, when I revisited the portfolio with an accessibility lens, I had multiple concerns about the GIFs and removed them. Visit today’s post to learn why!
Read MoreI recently completed an instructional design accessibility audit for one of my clients. This type of audit assesses how well online educational resources line up with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, which makes content more accessible to a wider range of people with disabilities.
As I dove into the project, I laughed at the growing pile of reference tools and documents on my desk. So, I thought it would be fun to share my “Go To” resources!
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