Resources

The Design for All Learners authors have provided additional resources to share with the community. Many of these didn't make it into the book or are useful to have in an electronic format. If you experience issues accessing a resource, please contact us.

Book Club Questions

In what ways is this book a demonstration of Design for All?
Some contributors chose to share a personal experience and others didn’t. Do you feel that it is more important to share lived experiences rather than example stories?
Was there a particular story or example that was surprising or that you hadn’t anticipated?
This book explains the concept of Design for All from many different perspectives: accessibility (both in terms of general access and accessibility for those with disabilities), inclusion, diversity, equity, and Universal Design. Was this approach useful to how you think about designing learning experiences? Why or why not?
What does Design for All mean to you?
Was there something missing from this book that you really wish had been included?
There was a focus on inclusive mindset across an organization. Do you think that is possible to achieve? Why or why not?
Of all the strategies, recommendations, processes, and tools mentioned in this book, what do you think will be the easiest to implement? What will be most difficult? Why?
Was there anything in the book that made you feel uneasy or uncomfortable?
Do you have a story to share? What did you learn from your own experience and what do you do differently now?
How does corporate culture play a role in Design for All? Do you believe that your organization's culture can support a Design for All mindset?

Designing Inclusive Digital Content

Build Capable Accessibility Primer is a quick start guide for designing accessible, inclusive elearning.

Designing Accessible Learning Content Programme is an on-demand, self-access course that teaches you how to apply the most up to date accessibility standards to learning content.

Apply Accessibility Guidelines in Word (download) is a step-by-step guide to creating more accessible documents.

Creating an Inclusive Virtual Classroom

Resources coming soon!

A Primer on Accessibility Standards

The eLa1000 Accessibility Assessment is 60 targeted questions to benchmark the accessibility of the L&D industry and transform the accessibility of your learning content.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG) explains how to make web content accessible to individuals with disabilities.

The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Guidelines help you improve and optimize teaching and learning based on scientific insights into how humans learn.

Adopting an Inclusive Mindset in Your Organization

Accessibility Specialist Job Description with a bonus Accessibility Audit Report and Inaccessibility Log example from Haley (Shust) Penrod.

Barrier Busting is a learning design card game to play with your team.