Watch a faculty discussion about Digital Accessibility
Dear Faculty Colleagues,
Thanks to the almost 60 of you who attended our Faculty Forum on Friday, February 20th on digital accessibility and our plans for making our classes fully accessible for all our students starting in spring of 2026. We appreciate everyone who brought their questions for Brad Starkey-Owens and our instructional design team. If you watch the video, you may discover that some of your questions have been answered during the conversation.
Enjoy this short preview video before you review the full recording of our Faculty Forum.
We aim to make our content (including video content) accessible to all. If you encounter an accessibility issue, or wish to request content in an alternate format, please email us at [email protected].
Please plan to join us every first and third Friday of the month at noon (via Zoom) for forums like this one, including our next DOLCE on March 3, 2026. We will all learn more if you can join us.
Dr. Andy Jones
Academic Director, Academic Technology Services
Editor in Chief, The Wheel
University of California, Davis
Access the Zoom chat from the event.
Selected resources / links shared during the event
- UC Davis Digital Accessibility
- Information about weekly Digital Accessibility Q&A
- Upcoming trainings for digital accessibility (and recordings of past ones)
- Sample accessibility statements
- Recommended PDF Workflow | Accessibility
- “Quick Access” blog series on The Wheel about digital accessibility under ADA Title II
- Need ideas on where to start? Start with this short list.
- Upgrades to built-in Canvas Accessibility Checker coming Wednesday, February 25
- Student Affairs color contrast checker
- Guidance on PowerPoint’s built-in accessibility checker
- Digital Accessibility Foundations
- 5 steps toward digital accessibility from Student Affairs
- Canvas Course Accessibility Checklist
- If you prefer the satisfaction of checking off actual checkboxes :) here is another version of a Canvas Course Accessibility Checklist