Student Accessibility Services (SAS) at Tufts is available to students needing accessibility support. Any student who has given their instructor an approved accommodation letter can expect their accommodation to continue throughout the semester, whether classes are in-person, online, or hybrid.
It is the role of faculty members to ensure that students have equal access to the course curriculum. Access Tufts has excellent resources for faculty to use when designing and uploading course material to Canvas.
Learn more about accessibility in each of the the educational technology tools we support.
Here are four recommended practices for supporting students with accessibility needs:
- Transcripts / Captions: When recording lectures and other course content, include a transcript / captions along with the finished recording. Automatic captioning is available in Canvas with My Media / Media Gallery as well as in Zoom and Echo360.
- Use Styles and Headings when creating any text document. See: Supporting Student Success with Document Headings
- Use “alt” text on pictures, graphs, and charts. In the app you’re using to create content write a short caption and place it in the image’s alt text field or as a caption just below the image in the text.
- Enable Closed Captions when showing any movie or video clip. See: How to Manage Subtitle Settings
If you have specific access concerns, please contact SAS at: accessibility@tufts.edu.