{"id":15174,"date":"2024-05-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/online-education-accessibility-policy-building\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T16:21:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T16:21:52","slug":"online-education-accessibility-policy-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/online-education-accessibility-policy-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Recommended Resources to Support Invisible Disabilities in Higher Education and eLearning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-dark alignfull p-post-header has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background is-style-dark--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);background-image:url(&#039;\/wp-content\/themes\/core\/assets\/media\/backgrounds\/hero-wave-blog.svg&#039;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ghost is-style-reversed is-style-ghost--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/blog\">Blog<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity aligngrid\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-008400e6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;\" class=\"is-style-category wp-block-tribe-terms\"><ul class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__list\"><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><span class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Accessibility<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">Recommended Resources to Support Invisible Disabilities in Higher Education and eLearning<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9116416d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/author\/3playmedia\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">3Play Media<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2022<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-date has-10-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2024-05-21T00:00:00+00:00\">May 21, 2024<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"alignfull alignfull wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/invisible-disabilities-elearning.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-radius:1rem;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/invisible-disabilities-elearning.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/invisible-disabilities-elearning-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/invisible-disabilities-elearning-1024x366.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/invisible-disabilities-elearning-768x274.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n                                                <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Not all disabilities are visible \u2013\u00a0any physical, mental, or neurological disability that is not apparent from the outside is known as an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nea.org\/nea-today\/all-news-articles\/what-know-about-invisible-disabilities\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>invisible disability<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. In higher education and eLearning environments, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/doit\/statistics\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>most commonly reported<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> invisible disabilities include attention deficit disorders, hearing or sight impairment, and learning disabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Accessibility aides like <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/studies-find-captions-improve-engagement\/\">captions and transcripts are proven to benefit students<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with <em>and<\/em> without disabilities by improving focus and reinforcing retention, but a comprehensive, campus-wide accessibility policy encompasses <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">much<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> more than just captions. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here, we\u2019ve compiled an industry resource guide on accessibility policy implementation and best practices for higher education and eLearning to best support your students with invisible or visible disabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The basics<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Invisible disabilities can often fly under the radar, but that doesn&#8217;t eclipse the need for accommodation. Check out some of these top resources to better understand the spectrum of invisible disabilities and how they could manifest in an academic environment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.harvard.edu\/diseases-and-conditions\/invisible-illness-more-than-meets-the-eye\">Invisible illness: More than meets the eye<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Harvard Health Publishing<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/doit\/resources\/popular-resource-collections\/invisible-disabilities\">Invisible Disabilities resource collection<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 DO-IT Center at the University of Washington<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umass.edu\/studentlife\/faculty-staff\/crisis-support-resources\">Invisible Disabilities List and Information<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 UMass Student Life Resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Legal requirements 101<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A good portion of educational institutions and eLearning environments are subject to legal requirements regarding accessibility, which often form the foundation of further institutional policy development.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-box su-box-style-default\" id=\"\" style=\"border-color:#b3003c;border-radius:3px\"><div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#E6006F;color:#FFFFFF;border-top-left-radius:1px;border-top-right-radius:1px\">Recommended reading:<\/div><div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:1px;border-bottom-right-radius:1px\">\n<h3>Sections 504 and 508<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/go.3playmedia.com\/wp-section-508\">Sections 504 and 508<\/a> <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">make up two parts of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a federal anti-discrimination law that implicates federal and federally-funded programs in their treatment of individuals with disabilities. This act originally emphasized equal employment practices, reasonable accommodations, and federally subsidized programming \u2013 with the advent of the Internet in 1998, Sections 504 and 508 were added to include equal access to electronic and information technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Signed into law in 1990, the ADA is a civil rights statute created to limit discriminatory practices toward disabled individuals. <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/go.3playmedia.com\/wp-ada\">Our ADA brief<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> dives deeper into the law, including how it impacts large-scale online video and the implications for educational institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>WCAG 2.0 Guidelines<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are considered the industry standard on best practices for online accessibility, and are constantly being updated by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). While valuable, these guidelines can be quite dense and technical \u2013 for a more approachable breakdown,\u00a0we recommend checking out <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/understanding-wcag-guidelines\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>3Play\u2019s comprehensive WCAG resources<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/accessibility.psu.edu\/guidelines\/wcaglist\/\">Penn State University\u2019s simplified guide to WCAG<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>.<\/strong> These guides provide practical breakdowns of all things WCAG. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>WebAIM Resource Library<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Web Accessibility In Mind (WebAIM) is a non-profit organization that offers accessibility training, consulting, evaluation, and certification. The <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/resources\/\">WebAIM resource library<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> contains quick-reference checklists, tools, and more to cross-reference your web accessibility efforts.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"su-highlight\" style=\"background:#DEEFF5;color:#000000\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/us-laws-video-accessibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Learn more about video accessibility laws<\/u><\/a> \ud83d\udcdd&nbsp;<\/span>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Policy and procurement aides<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the most useful resources for writing and implementing accessibility policies in eLearning and higher education is\u2026 other existing policies! Many large universities have already undergone the process of scaling accessibility, and documentation is often made publicly available to ensure campus-wide consistency and adherence to best practices when creating accessible online classes and course materials. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34079 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/person-looking-at-messages.jpg\" alt=\"person looking at messages and their computer \" width=\"349\" height=\"286\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Below are just a few examples of well-documented accessibility policies in higher education. We recommend searching for similar resources from educational institutions local to your state, province, or region! For education professionals interested in accessibility, we also recommend the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.section508.gov\/tools\/\">Section 508 Tools and Training<\/a><\/strong> website for more technical resources like evaluation tools and training playbooks.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Michigan State University<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/webaccess.msu.edu\/Tutorials\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>MSU offers a collection of tutorials<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that provide guidance and resources for creating accessible courses, documents, videos, and websites. Additionally, they provide an evaluation protocol to ensure accessibility is maintained on a continuing basis as new classes are created and existing courses evolve.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>George Mason University<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition to policy documentation, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/accessibility.gmu.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>GMU\u2019s Accessibility @ Mason<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> page links to services for students <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> employees with disabilities, campus access resources (like route\/path planning and parking information), and checklists for planning accessible events of all kinds \u2013\u00a0from the stadium to the auditorium.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>San Francisco State University<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/access.sfsu.edu\/ati\/webaccess\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Web Accessibility at SFSU<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> gives a brief overview of the need for accessibility, which also serves as a great reminder of the diverse needs of an end user \u2013\u00a0particularly those with invisible disabilities! On top of the regular documentation for asset accessibility and school standards, they offer FAQs and more beginner-friendly info! <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>California Community Colleges<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To make accessibility more attainable for such a wide school system, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cccaccessibility.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>CCC Accessibility Center<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> developed the Accessibility Capability Maturity Model (ACMM). This model breaks down the concept of accessibility into achievable milestones and documented goals within a manageable timeline based on campus and district resources. They also offer further training and resources on alternative media workflows, as well as ongoing proactive assessment of accessibility across the organization. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 25px\"><strong>Universal design tools\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Universal design is the best way to ensure that online classes and course materials are accessible from the outset. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><div class=\"su-box su-box-style-default\" id=\"\" style=\"border-color:#b3003c;border-radius:3px\"><div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#E6006F;color:#FFFFFF;border-top-left-radius:1px;border-top-right-radius:1px\">What is universal design?<\/div><div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:1px;border-bottom-right-radius:1px\"><strong>Universal design<\/strong> is the concept of designing buildings, environments, products, and services that are accessible to everyone \u2013\u00a0regardless of age or ability. When applied to an educational environment, it\u2019s referred to as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/alliedpodcast\/universal-design-for-learning-with-thomas-tobin\/\">Universal Design for Learning<\/a><\/strong> (UDL). Similarly, the goal of UDL is to create a flexible and accessible educational framework in a variety of learning environments, regardless of individual ability or learning differences.<\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mentioned previously, the W3C is an international community of experts developing web accessibility standards known as WCAG. While their website is packed with helpful information and resources, we recommend their guide on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/fundamentals\/accessibility-usability-inclusion\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Accessibility, Usability, and Inclusion<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to learn more about infusing the design process with these concepts. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Quick Accessibility Checklist<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once again, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/accessibility.psu.edu\/checklist\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Penn State University simplifies accessibility recommendations<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for creating and editing accessible course material \u2013 including specifications for text, multimedia, and HTML elements. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Principles and applications of UDL<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/doit\/universal-design-education-principles-and-applications\">University of Washington\u2019s DO-IT Center<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) outlines practical applications of universal design, particularly as it relates to formal and informal aspects of the educational experience \u2013 including universal design for instruction, student services, and physical spaces.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 25px\"><strong>More from 3Play <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-34080 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/webinar.jpg\" alt=\"computer with person presenting\" width=\"317\" height=\"220\" \/><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Our robust webinar program is designed to make accessibility approachable. Below, we&#8217;ve compiled a selection you&#8217;ll find useful \u2013 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/learn\/recorded-webinars\/\">browse our complete library of recorded webinars<\/a><\/strong> on our website.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/resources\/recorded-webinars\/wbnr-05-16-2024-gaad\/\"><strong>A Practical Introduction to Disability Awareness<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 presented by Catarina Rivera<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/resources\/recorded-webinars\/wbnr-09-21-2023-advancing-equity\/\"><strong>Advancing Equity and Inclusion for Deaf Students in Higher Education<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 presented by the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/resources\/recorded-webinars\/wbnr-07-06-2023-usu\/\"><strong>Developing a Centrally Supported Captioning System<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 spotlight chat with Utah State University<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/resources\/recorded-webinars\/wbnr-07-28-2022-wis\/\"><strong>How to be an Accessibility Advocate for Yourself (and Others)<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 presented with World in Sign<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34159\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/beginners-guide-to-captioning.jpg\" alt=\"beginner's guide to captioning download the guide\" width=\"1000\" height=\"286\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>This post was originally published on February 6, 2013 by Shannon Murphy &amp; 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