Join Our Self-Paced Course to Make Your Courses More Accessible

Posted October 29, 2025 in Featured News, Instructional Design News, JMU Libraries News

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Learn how to apply the fundamental principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in this self-paced, award-winning Canvas course. Engaging with the course should take approximately 2-4 hours. Instructional designers will be ready to meet with you for additional support.

You will be equipped to create:

a syllabus that uses inclusive language and works with screen readers

an image-rich course in Canvas that is still screen-reader friendly and meaningful to people with diverse needs

instructional videos with captions, and more!

Sign up now: You can enroll yourself at any time! (Log in with your JMU credentials then select “Enroll in Course.”)

Questions? Learn more or contact Dr. Juhong Christie Liu (liujc@jmu.edu) with questions.