Accessibility

Lessons From the Pandemic: Creating Accessible Learning Experiences

Dec. 8, 2023
Teaching Center Staff
Accessibility, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Since the rapid and massive shift to online learning in March 2020, online instruction has frequently (and sometimes unfairly) been criticized as a less effective method of teaching and learning. Originally published in the University Times.

Educational Equity and Accessibility

Sep. 3, 2021
Teaching Center Staff
Accessibility, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Links and information to University of Pittsburgh, external and other resources for Educational Equity and Accessibility.

Creating Accessible Courses for Remote Learning

With the move to remote learning, the need for accessible course materials and the demand on time and resources have increased. View a recording of a session where we explore principles of accessibility and how they impact people with disabilities in remote learning environments.

University of Pittsburgh SensusAccess Page

SensusAccess is a free file converter tool available to all Pitt faculty, staff, students, and alumni that makes inaccessible documents (such as Word or PDF files) into more accessible media (such as searchable PDFs, audio MP3 files, Braille, or e-text). Please note that the quality of the converted document depends on the quality of the original document, and all conversion files will be delivered via email.

University Center for Teaching and Learning

Lessons From the Pandemic: Creating Accessible Learning Experiences

Educational Equity and Accessibility

Creating Accessible Courses for Remote Learning

University of Pittsburgh SensusAccess Page

Using the Panopto Focus Recorder

Accessibility in PowerPoint Slide Design

How to Add Captions to your Panopto Video

Captioning for Video

Accessible Document Design Requirements

Accessibility and PDFs

University Center for Teaching and Learning