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Disability Support Services

Questions?

  • Disability Support Services
    202- 885-3315
    Fax: 202-885-1160
    dss@american.edu
    Mary Graydon Center, Room 206

    9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday- Friday

Mailing Address

Supporting Students with Disabilities: Accessibility Tips for Faculty

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Accessible Power Point Presentations

Accessible Powerpoint Presentations

Contact Faculty Corner


Accessible Articles Using Adobe Acrobat

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  • If you are scanning articles using Adobe Professional to PDF to be posted on your Blackboard site, you will need to complete a few simple steps to ensure accessibility
  • After scanning the document(s) or opening up a scanned document, do the following: Document > Recognize Text using OCR > Start, then choose All Pages or Current Page or Page Ranges
  • After OCR process is completed, then select File > Save
  • We have provided a demo to assist you further | View demo
  • If you need any further assistance, we are here to help

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Accessible Videos

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  • If you post a list of videos for students to watch outside of class, make sure they are at least open and/or closed captioned
  • If you need any further assistance, we are here to help

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Web Resource for Faculty

DSS - Faculty Room
  • This is a great resource for faculty who want to learn more about accessibility and universal design for students.

Visit the Faculty Room