Mizzou Online Fall Digital Accessibility Challenge

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  • Date: Mon, Oct 19, 2026 08:00 AM - Thu, Oct 29, 2026 05:00 PM

  • Presenter:
    Laura Foley
  • Registration required: Yes
  • Seats available: Yes

Description

Join Mizzou Online for a 10-day email challenge designed to strengthen your digital accessibility skills, one small, achievable step at a time. Each day, you'll receive a short "mission" focused on a key area of accessibility in Canvas and common teaching materials. 

Over the course of the challenge, you'll learn how to:

  • Streamline your course materials and set accessibility priorities.
  • Use plain language, headings, and lists to support all learners. 
  • Add descriptive links and alternative text to images. 
  • Ensure color contrast, captions, and tables meet accessibility standards. 
  • Check accessibility using built-in tools and improve your Ally course score. 

How it works:

You'll receive one mission per day for 10 days. Each mission includes clear steps and links to quick tutorials. 

Earn your badge:

Participants who complete all 10 challenges and share a screenshot of their Ally score before starting and after finishing to teachingonline@missouri.edu will earn the Digital Accessibility Challenge Badge from Mizzou Online. 

Why join:

Accessibility isn't just a compliance requirement; it's a civil right and a cornerstone of quality course design. This challenge helps you take practical, meaningful action to make your online teaching more learner centered.

Meet the presenter

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Laura Foley

Instructional Designer III

Laura Foley got her start in instructional design as an editor for online courses, and she tends to approach instructional design with the eye of a writer and editor—she will look for logical structure and flow and engaging "storytelling". She served on the UM System Digital Accessibility Task Force and strives to find ways to make accessibility less daunting for faculty. In addition to giving presentations and workshops on accessibility, she's presented on online problem-based learning, universal design for learning (UDL), and accessible online teaching.

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