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Improving accessibility of course materials

On February 29th, 2024, IDT participated in a faculty Lunch & Learn event sponsored by the Office of the Provost, focused on inclusive teaching for students with disabilities. Several resources and strategies for improving course accessibility were discussed, including quick tips on how to:

  • Convert scanned PDFs to machine-readable text
  • Edit Kaltura captions
  • Use Ally to evaluate files in Canvas
  • Use accessibility checker in Word and PowerPoint

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Adobe Stock for high-quality course images

Looking for high-quality, royalty-free images to use in your course presentations or Canvas course sites? Try Adobe Stock. Rutgers offers Adobe Creative Cloud licenses for all faculty, staff and students. Our license includes access to Adobe Stock, which is available via web interface and does not require downloading or installing additional software. Follow our easy instructions for for accessing Adobe Stock images and ensuring accessibility of the images you select.

Collecting a water sample from a stream of water to measure any contaminants that may have run off from the agriculture crop farming in the form of pesticides or fertilizers.


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