Accessibility First: Top Tools & Strategies for Inclusive eLearning Design

Despite the increasing awareness in the eLearning industry, many digital learning materials still fall short of meeting accessibility standards, which excludes a significant portion of the audience from the educational process. Learners with special needs and disabilities often struggle with fully accessing or engaging with the content.

Additionally, failure to build inclusive content can lead to legal liabilities for instructional designers and educational organizations.

Non-compliance with accessibility standards may result not only in reputational damage but also in costly lawsuits and penalties under laws like the ADA, WCAG, and Section 508.

Providing content creators with the right tools and methods for integrating accessibility into their workflows is crucial. This way, accessibility can become a core design principle rather than an afterthought.

In this session, you'll learn how to apply key principles of accessibility to eLearning content design to foster a culture of proactive educational inclusivity. First, you'll get familiar with key standards and laws that promote accessibility in digital learning environments.

Then, you'll discover how iSpring Suite, a comprehensive authoring tool with a focus on inclusive content, can help you simplify the process of creating accessible content from the outset.

Through practical demonstrations and actionable tips, you'll explore the best strategies to:

• Improve course navigation
• Adapt and diversify interactive elements to increase engagement
• Provide alternative content formats, such as subtitles and audio narrations, for learners with various impairments
• Implement the Accessibility Mode in your course player
• Structure your eLearning for better comprehension

You'll see samples of real courses with implemented accessibility features and learn how to audit your existing content for accessibility gaps.

By the end of the session, you'll have a comprehensive, easy-to-use toolkit for designing and delivering eLearning that is accessible to all learners.