This Postsecondary Course Accessibility Guide was created to prepare for the arrival of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Postsecondary Education Standards. The Guide’s accessibility criteria are drawn from the following sources:
- Standards,
- Recommendations proposed by the AODA Development Committee,
- The , and
- Level AA guidelines from the (WCAG) 2.0.
This Guide aims to help Queen's postsecondary instructors and instructional support specialists identify how a course already meets accessibility requirements, where accessibility gaps can be addressed, and where institutional support or change is needed.
How to Use the Guide
Step 1: Choose your preferred method of navigating the Guide (Web-based, PDF or Word)
Step 2: Use your chosen Guide to review accessibility in your course.
- Use the checkboxes to identify how a course already meets accessibility criteria and where gaps exist. For each of the criteria, select from the response options:
- Yes: This criterion is met
- No: This criterion is not met
- Unsure: I’m unsure if this criterion is met
- N/A: Not Applicable to this course
- If you need clarification on an accessibility criterion, click the Criterion Help link below the criterion for more information (i.e., definitions, rationale, examples of impact, sources for the criteria).
PDF Version
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Acknowledgement
This guide has been adapted from The University of Waterloo's Postsecondary Course Accessibility Guide. The original guide developed with funding from eCampus Ontario, underwent peer review and user experience testing between January and March 2024. Review participants included instructors, instructional support staff, students, and accessibility subject matter experts from various Ontario universities and colleges, representing both STEM and non-STEM disciplines. Individuals with and without disabilities contributed to the testing process.
This guide was adapted from the University of Waterloo's Guide for Postsecondary Course Accessibility Guide through a Creative Commons license. This guide has been developed for Ñý¼§Ö±²¥.
Bigras, E., Brothers, K., Burtch, A., Shannon, L., Sweetman, R., 2025. Postsecondary Accessibility Guide for Ñý¼§Ö±²¥. Adapted from Zaza, C. (2024). Postsecondary Course Accessibility Guide. University of Waterloo. Licensed under . All pages were joined into a single template. The guide was converted to a web form. The styling of the guide was modified to meet Ñý¼§Ö±²¥'s visual identity guidelines.