What to Expect from this Training
- Length: Approximately 1 hour. The video content is optional.
- Taking breaks: Save your questions as you go. Stop whenever you want and return later. (No time limit)
- Format: The training consists of eleven pages built within the quiz tool. The pages begin with instructional content at the top and contains application questions at the bottom.
- Success: You must achieve a score of 80% or higher to pass. You will receive a coupon for a piece of fruit at Summerfield’s Café, Wellness Pays credit, and a certificate from Continuing Medical Education.
- Help: You may repeat the training as often as you need to in order to pass. Please use the hints and feedback to assist you. Contact accessibility@dmu.edu if you have any questions or concerns.
What will I learn?
Learning objectives:
- You will be able to list the top 10 Universal Accessibility Principles for DMU.
- You will use practical analysis techniques to identify accessibility problems within digital content.
The 10 Universal Accessibility Principles for DMU:
The following principles apply across most technologies and provide a solid foundation in accessibility. Making content accessible using specific software is beyond the scope of this training.
- Flexibility
- Color contrast
- Avoid solitary sensory characteristics
- Consistent structure
- Meaningful hyperlink text
- Alternative text
- Avoid images containing text
- Captions and transcripts for multimedia
- Readable and understandable
- Document names and properties
Why is this training a quiz?
The basic accessibility training is built within the D2L quiz tool to allow you to test out your knowledge on realistic scenarios, work at your own pace, receive feedback about your performance.
How do I navigate this training quiz?
Note: For full-screen video, click
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Use the “next page” and “previous page” buttons at the bottom of the page to move page-by-page. You can use the questions pane to skip to items anywhere within the training. Printable instructions for D2L quizzes (PDF)
How do I know where I am in the training?
Each of the ten principles is numbered, so you can tell which section you are in from the number. Each section contains a page explaining the principle followed by a page of questions.
How do I see the hint?
Some questions have a hint which can help you answer the question correctly. Locate the words “View hint for Question [X]” at the bottom of the page. Click on those words to reveal the hint.
How do I see the feedback?
After submitting your quiz, the submission view will appear. You will see the entire quiz along with your answers. Locate the words “View Feedback” under the question. Click on those words to reveal the feedback.
What does ⧉ mean?
The symbol ⧉ behind some links warns users that the link will open in a new tab.
How do I open videos full-screen?
The full screen mode does not work within a D2L quiz. To open the videos full-screen, open the video within YouTube.com then make the video full screen.
- Click button to activate the video
- Click within the video player console.
- Within YouTube.com click the “Full screen” button in the video player console.
How do I enter the training?
Click on the Start Quiz! button at the bottom of the screen to start the training.
