Blog/Website Assignment 10

 What are some issues for accessibility online? 

- The most common issues that can occur for accessibility online are:

* Not enough information to discuss a topic, gets off topic.

* Gets off topic by being over descriptive.

* No text provided to describe a image, resulting in the photo being read to the patient. 

* Improper labels or no provided labels.

* Link areas are too small making it easy to overlook the link.

* Poor color contrast.

* Provided documents are not accessible (PDFs) 

(TBGi, 2022).

 What are some resources for teachers on accessibility? 

-  Teach access offers teaching resources teachers can use for courses, curriculum development grants, and study away programs in Silicon Valley for faculty and students to learn about accessibility skills and career opportunities (Teach access, 2023).  

Teach Stone provides resources and keeping up the professionalism by taking different courses to improve on teaching (Teach Stone, n.d). 

Teachers pay teachers is a website where teachers sell their PDFs, curriculum, worksheets, supplies, etc. for teachers to use in classroom and in their lessons to purchase or sell TPT, n.d). 

References: 

Teach Access. (2023). Why teach accessibility. Retrieved from: Why Teach Accessibility? Fact Sheet – Teach Access

Teach Stone. (n.d). Teacher tips and resources. Retrieved from: Teacher tips and resources - CLASS | Teachstone 

TPT. (n.d). Teaching resources and lesson plans. Retrieved from: Teaching Resources & Lesson Plans | TPT (teacherspayteachers.com) 

TPGi. (2022). Top ten most common web accessibility issues. Retrieved from: Top Ten Most Common Web Accessibility Issues - TPGi 

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