Liverpool John Moores University is committed to making its online content and material accessible to as many people as possible.
We have attempted to follow relevant standards and good practice for accessibility and usability.
What is accessibility?
The Web is fundamentally designed to work for all people, whatever their hardware, software, language, location, or ability. When the Web meets this goal, it is accessible to people with a diverse range of hearing, movement, sight, and cognitive ability.
W3.org
Ally
Ally - a revolutionary tool designed to take accessibility to new heights in your Canvas courses. Ally goes beyond the ordinary by providing guidance on how you can fix the accessibility issues in your digital course content.
Accessibility in Digital Education Design (AiDED) Project
The Teaching and Learning Academy’s AiDED vision is to use the digital learning environment to help all our students improve their life chances.
Accessibility Statements
- LJMU Digital Accessibility: Staff and Student Guide
- Learning Technology Tools - Accessibility Statement
- Canvas Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT)
- Canvas Student App and Canvas Teacher App Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT)
- Panopto Accessibility Conformance Report
- Vevox Accessibility Statement
Canvas Accessibility Guides
- Canvas Immersive Reader
- Facilities, Software and support Available for Disabled Users
- What are the Canvas accessibility standards?
Web Accessibility Guides
Resources
ALT Text
ALT text provides a text equivalent for images. The following resources may be useful when exploring ALT text for images, shapes, charts, SmartArt graphics, graphs or other objects.
Introductory Guides
- Blog Post: Accessibility - Just do one thing [2. Alt Text]
- What is alternative text? How do I write it for images, charts, and graphs? (Youtube Video)
- Making Course Images Accessible
- POET Training Tool
Describing Complex Images
Accessibility Checkers
Learn how to create an accessible Powerpoint.
Powerpoint
Learn how to create an accessible Powerpoint.
Accessible Home Pages
Learn how to create an accessible homepage, or use our in house template.
Headings
Use headings in your content to help structure your content and allow people using screen readers to quickly browse by topic.