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<span style="font-size:24px"><b>5 Easy Fixes for Course Accessibility:<br>
Introducing Easy Fix 2024</b></span></h1>
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Want to improve accessibility in your courses?<br>
The Office of Distance Learning is here to help!</h2>
<p>We are pleased to announce the second iteration of the Easy Fix campaign, an initiative designed to improve course accessibility with a series of small, simple changes.
<strong>This Spring 2024 semester, <a data-linkto="https://" href="https://click.message.fsu.edu/?qs=18a67060bc18b1846c24a80386f2f184a263e6536c23f490130a1ef47d36161c8821bbff5226f4b011ad93f8a9a7586b3d7833ea7bf8d34414395a0a13531934" title="" style="color:#782F40; text-decoration:none">
<img align="right" alt="Accessibility is attainable! Register for our workshops to learn about document accessibility and Universal Design for Learning. With Read More link" data-file-id="2606957" height="225" hspace="0" vspace="10" width="225" src="https://odl.fsu.edu/sites/g/files/upcbnu2391/files/media/Important%20Announcements/Easy%20Fix%20Campaign%202024/Easy%20Fix%202024%20-%20Intro%20Email/EasyFixIntroductionEmail-CalloutImage-2.png"></a>we
will distribute instructions for five quick fixes you can make to ensure that your teaching materials are as accessible as possible.</strong> Everyone benefits when educational resources are accessible, not just those with disabilities. We hope these tips
are helpful as you work to improve course accessibility for all learners.</p>
<span style="font-size:18px"><b>Where did Easy Fix come from? </b></span>
<p>The Office of Distance Learning (ODL) launched the first Easy Fix campaign in 2021, when FSU was operating primarily online. For many instructors, online teaching was an entirely new experience. This unfamiliar landscape required significant adjustments,
especially in ensuring the accessibility of course content. To help, ODL created the Easy Fix campaign. Easy Fix 2021 offered the following five accessibility tips:</p>
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<p>Before we begin Easy Fix 2024, take a look at the tips from Easy Fix 2021 to see if there are any changes you can make to improve accessibility in your courses. Also, head to our
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<u>Ally Resource Guide</u></a> for more information on how to use Ally, a Canvas accessibility tool.</p>
<p>Easy Fix 2024 will be efficient, effective, and easy to undertake. If you spend some time implementing the five simple tips, your course accessibility ratings should improve in no time.</p>
<p>Your first Easy Fix will be coming soon, so stay tuned! We look forward to sharing our accessibility tips with you.</p>
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