IUP provides reasonable accommodations for online classes to allow equal access to meet the needs of enrolled students with disabilities as indicated by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title II, 1990, and the ADA amendments of 2008. The goal of the university is to provide the education necessary for qualified students with disabilities to function as self-sustaining individuals.
At IUP, we are committed to making learning accessible to all. This section provides guidance and best practices for faculty when designing accessible courses and instructional materials.Providing Accommodations for Students with Disabilities and Building Access into your Courses
- Overview of Accessibility and Usability
- Principles of Universal Design for Learning
- Section 508What You Need to Know
- Barriers to Access- Examples of access challenges faced persons with disabilities in typical distance learning courses, and some ways they are mitigated.
- Building Accessibility into Your Course
IUP Provides Accessibility Software that Converts Text to Speech and More
IUP offers Read&Write software for both students and employees that make documents, files, and web pages more accessible. Read&Write offers tools that include: text to speech (read out loud), hard-copy text to digital text conversion, voice to text (dictation), and many others. You can review short "how to" videos for Read&Write on YouTube.
Creating Video Captions and Transcripts
Brightspace Accessibility
- Screen Reader Accessible Brightspace Navbar
- Brightspace Account Settings Help with Accessibility
- Brightspace Accessibility Features for Screen Readers
- Brightspace Accessibility Features for Low-vision Users
- Using Magnifier and zoom functionality withBrightspace
- Using keyboard navigation with Brightspace
- Using browser access keys with Brightspace
- Navigating the HTML Editor with a keyboard in Brightspace