Faculty Resources
This page brings together essential tools, services, and guidance to support Oakland University faculty in creating digitally accessible content across teaching, research, and service. Resources are organized by topic and developed in partnership with campus units to ensure the information remains current, accessible, and aligned with university standards.
Teaching with Technology
Overview
- ADA Title II Compliance QuickStart eSpace (Start Here!)
- Digital Accessibility Overview (Video - Approx. 4 min)
- e-LIS Instructional Design (ID) Team Services
- 1-on-1 meetings
- Course reviews
- IDs can bring the digital accessibility discussion to your department or school in a flexible in-person, online, or HyFlex format, from 15-90 minutes.
Creating Accessible Content
- Digital Accessibility in Moodle Quick Guide
- Accessible Text Formatting
- Accessible Documents
- Accessible Document Formatting Demonstration (Video - Approx. 2 min)
- Color Contrast and Accessibility
- PDF Accessibility Guide
- Creating Permalinks to OU Library Resources
- Video Captioning and Transcription
- Creating Accessible Videos with Zoom and YouTube (Video- Approx. 7 min)
- Accessible Images
Accessible Templates
- Google Slides Presentation Template
- Powerpoint Cover Slide Templates
- Powerpoint Ending Slide Templates
- Powerpoint Internal Slide Templates
Checking Accessibility
- Digital Accessibility Checklist -You will be prompted to make a copy of the file
- Google Drive (Docs, Sheets, Slides) - Grackle - details can be found in the document accessibility tab
- Google Doc Accessibility using Grackle (Video - Approx. 8 min)
- Microsoft (Office) 365 Document Accessibility
- PDF Accessibility using Adobe Acrobat Pro
Website and Mobile Applications
- ADA ComplianceADA Compliance Web page
- ADA Compliance Help Videos - Each video is approx. 4 min
- Contact Your Account Manager - If you have questions about accessibility or need tailored guidance, your assigned account manager is available to help.
Software and IT Applications
- Application and software review process - required for all applications and software
- IT Review Request
- University enterprise IT applications that are administered by UTS will be reviewed on a periodic basis for accessibility compliance including all on-campus and cloud applications. Please contact the OU Support portal for any questions regarding these applications. For all other departmental applications, please contact your administrators.
