ADA FAQs
How Do I Handle an Accommodation Request?
Students who need accommodations should be registered with their school’s disabilities office. Accommodations are negotiated on the student’s behalf by this office. Accommodation details are provided to the instructor, who must meet the requirements ...
What’s the Difference? Transcripts, Captions, Subtitles, & Audio Description
Transcripts, captions, subtitles, and audio description meet different needs. For our work here at Orbis, we use transcripts or captions to meet most of the ADA compliance requirements for our digital assets. When to use one or both depends on the ...
When Do I Use the ADA Asset Log?
What is the ADA Asset Log? Each partner has its own ADA Asset Log in Smartsheet in the [DEPT] Instructional Technology workspace under the ADA Asset Logs folder. These logs are used to track all items, or assets, included in the courses that are not ...
What Are the Best Practices for Digital Assets?
If you are submitting a request for captions, transcripts, or a media alternative, the digital asset must meet these ADA Compliance Checklist and Orbis Best Practices items: Recorded material is accompanied by a transcript or script of the audio ...
Does the Asset Need Captions, a Transcript, or Neither? (Decision Tree)
Unsure what to tell your SME or faculty member about making the content they created accessible? Use this decision tree to determine the most appropriate advice or action to take regarding accessibility. Captions and Transcript Decision Tree format ...
Is It a Video or Video Format: Are Captions Required?
Video Video is defined as a visual presentation with moving images. These can be live action or animation. If a digital asset includes a moving image accompanied by an audio track that conveys content, it must be captioned. These may include a ...
What Is a Media Alternative?
A media alternative refers to an alternate and equivalent representation of content. This may include a different file format, media type, or content representation. Providing media alternatives to content meets both ADA compliance and universal ...
What Is Our Policy?
Accessibility Statement The Orbis Education Accessibility Policy for Digital Course Assets contains our standards based on guidelines for web-delivered content. This policy covers all Orbis produced and maintained digital course assets uploaded to ...