LDT 508: Looking back on Accessibility Practices Across Learning Design
In my final semester of my graduate studies, I participated in a course, LDT 508, that focused on designing for accessibility when developing online courses, media, and curriculum. When I started this class, I would say I had a heightened idea of accessibility needs across an online learning environment due to ongoing learning design and digital audience strategies focused education. Afterall, converting or educating audience groups requires one to be cognizant of the diverse populations that are being engaged with. Although I had some formal accessibility knowledge and training, the inclusive design approaches and strategies taught across this class really refined my understanding of this practice. For example, while I considered contrasting colors and alternate text to be essential when designing an inclusive website, I did not previously utilize tools like accessibility checkers that can scan content on the page being visited. I found the W3C resources our instruc...
