This Level 2 Experimenting lesson builds on the Level 1 Accessibility & Inclusion content by moving from “awareness” to practical design and troubleshooting. You will explore how to select digital teaching strategies that adapt to learners’ contexts (device type, operating system, limited usage time) and how to identify and respond to common accessibility issues in everyday resources.
The lesson walks through concrete techniques such as checking colour contrast, using heading styles, crafting and applying alt text, structuring hyperlinks, managing file formats and PDFs, setting tab order and form fields, and using captions, speech to text, translation and pictorial apps.
Through realistic learner scenarios (e.g. Julius, Milena, Todd, Bailey), you’ll see how these design decisions impact real people and how to use mainstream tools and apps to make your resources more inclusive for everyone.
Supports compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, Disability Standards for Education 2005 and the Standards for RTOs 2025 by showing how to make training and assessment materials more accessible in practice.
Applying WCAG informed strategies (e.g. headings, alt text, contrast, captions, file types, keyboard navigation) helps ensure reasonable adjustment, supports diverse cohorts (including remote and online learners) and strengthens the defensibility of your delivery and assessment.
Who Should Take This Course
This course is ideal for:
- VET
trainers, assessors and instructional designers creating digital learning
materials, assessments, forms or presentations for online or blended
delivery
- School
teachers, support teachers and eLearning coordinators responsible for
ensuring classroom and LMS resources are accessible and inclusive
- Education
leaders and digital learning leads who want a practical, non‑technical way
to embed accessibility expectations (e.g. WCAG 2.1 AA) into everyday
practice
- Any
educator who wants concrete, tool‑level strategies to make documents,
slides, videos and online activities more usable for all learners
By the end of this
lesson, you will be able to:
- Identify common accessibility barriers in
your current digital resources.
- Apply key WCAG‑informed practices such as
headings, alt text, captions and colour contrast.
- Choose file types, layouts and tools that
support screen readers and other assistive technologies.
- Design forms, quizzes and interactive
activities that are easier for all learners to use.
- Use built‑in accessibility checkers and
simple checklists to review and improve your content.
Note: Access is granted for 3 months from the date of enrolment.
