Building Inclusion through Digital Accessibility
Welcome to the Center for Transformative Teaching's (CTT) Building Inclusion through Digital Accessibility (BIDA) page. On this page, you will find digital accessibility related programing from the CTT. Our digital accessibility programing is designed to help you meet new federal Title II guidelines.
- For general digital accessibility information, checklists, and resources, visit the CTT's Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning resource page.
- Accessibility at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
BIDA Programing
AMP Summer 2025
Starting this summer, the Center for Transformative Teaching is offering AMP — a low-pressure, virtual community to help UNL instructors make their course content accessible and meet new federal Title II accessibility guidelines. Join us in Microsoft Teams for weekly tips, goal setting, office hours, and a supportive space to ask questions, and celebrate progress. Office hours begin June 4.
Let’s get your courses ready for the 2025–26 academic year — together.
Get AMP'D!
Get your courses ready for Title II with the Accessibility Motivation Plan (AMP)!
Why
In response to updated federal Title II guidelines, all digital content—including materials in Canvas courses—must meet new accessibility standards by April 24, 2026. That may sound like a long way off, but the work involved in remediating existing content can be substantial. Instructors are being asked to have their course materials in compliance by the start of the 2025–26 academic year, so now is the time to get started.
What
To help you prepare, the Center for Transformative Teaching (CTT) is offering the Accessibility Motivation Plan (AMP), a virtual community for instructors of all experience levels. We know summer can be busy, and sometimes it’s hard to stay on track with big projects, so AMP will provide a light, fun, and flexible accountability structure hosted in Microsoft Teams. Participants will be able to pose questions, discuss challenges, and get advice when they need it. In addition to this virtual community, the CTT will also be hosting virtual office hours weekly to get questions answered in real time. Whether you're just beginning or already on your way, this program will equip you with tools, guidance, and best practices for making your digital content more inclusive.
Who
Anyone with teaching duties can sign up and be added to a dedicated Teams channel alongside members of the CTT Accessibility team.
When
"Monday Motivator” thread to set your goals for the week
Wednesday Office hours from 1 – 2 pm (open to all)
Friday “Reporting Thread” to reflect on your progress, share any roadblocks, and celebrate your wins!
Ongoing Participants are welcome to post in the channel anytime they are working and have a question—someone from the CTT (or a peer) can help out quickly.
Hit a snag?
No worries, a member of the CTT accessibility team can hop into a zoom session for help. If no one is immediately available, we’ll get a meeting on the books within a day or two.
Need support?
As a participant, you will be part of a supportive community where others are working on the same things, facing similar challenges, and cheering each other on.
Going on vacation?
Not a problem! There’s no expectation that you engage every single week. Just turn off Teams notifications while you’re gone and turn them back on when you’re ready to get back to work.
Still, not sure?
AMP is low-pressure, fun, and easy to join throughout the summer! If you sign up and don’t find the experience useful, you can leave the Teams channel whenever you’d like.
Key Details:
- Participation: This community is open to any instructor at UNL ready to take on accessibility.
- Format: All participants will be added to a Team Channel for asynchronous work.
- Resources: All learning materials such as program specific videos and checklists are available on the Center for Transformative Teaching Website.
- Scheduled Office Hours: Wednesdays beginning June 4th, 1-2pm via Zoom
This webpage has more information about Title II and the federal guidelines.
Digital Accessibility Series
Join the Center for Transformative Teaching for an engaging series of digital accessibility workshops designed to build practical skills and in-depth understanding of accessibility best practices. This series includes a blend of tutorial workshops and practice sessions, offering participants hands-on learning opportunities to make their digital course content more inclusive and accessible.
- Workshops: These workshops provide step-by-step guidance on key accessibility principles, covering topics like document structure, color contrast, alternative text, and more.
- Practice Sessions: In these interactive sessions, participants will work on making their own course documents accessible. These guided practice sessions offer a collaborative environment to troubleshoot challenges and receive personalized feedback from instructional designers.
Individuals who participate in at least 5 out of the 7 workshops and at least 3 out of the 5 practice sessions will earn a certificate of completion.
Whether you've been working to make your courses more accessible or are completely new to implementing digital accessibility, this series will equip you with practical skills to make a meaningful impact. Join us to learn, practice, and advocate for digital accessibility!
Workshop Resources
The following resources are from the Spring 2025 Building Inclusion through Digital Accessibility workshop series. Participants learned what it means to implement digital accessibility and how enhancing digital accessibility in your courses positively impacts all students. We introduced participants to the most common types of accessibility features that tend to show up across commonly used programs. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework that moves beyond accessibility to provide options and flexibility that enhance learning for all students. In the final recording, the basic principles of UDL were shared and participants learned how to implement UDL in their courses.
| Workshop Title | Video Link | PowerPoint Slides |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Accessibility | Intro to Accessibility Recording | Intro to Accessibility Slides |
| Microsoft Word Accessibility | Microsoft Word Recording | Microsoft Word Slides |
| Canvas Accessibility | Canvas Recording | Canvas Slides |
| PowerPoint Accessibility | PowerPoint Recording | PowerPoint Slides |
| Audio & Video Accessibility | Audio & Video Recording | Audio & Video Slides |
| PDF Accessibility | PDF Recording | PDF Slides |
| Universal Design for Learning (UDL) | UDL Recording | UDL Slides |