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Provide text descriptions of images and transcripts of videos in your course to ensure that all students can access class materials.

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  • Text descriptions of graphics are necessary for screen reader software and speech synthesizers to understand graphics.
    • Students who use these devices can only gain access to the material when text descriptions of the graphics are provided.

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“What considerations should be made in order to develop accessible web-based distance learning courses?” by AccessComputing.
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