Accessible Resources and Guides

The Studio for Teaching and Learning at Saint Mary's University is a resource center dedicated to supporting students, faculty and staff in enhancing teaching and learning experiences. Offering resources in course development, accessibility, professional learning and more, The Studio offers a wide range of excellent support for the Saint Mary’s community. Visit The Studio for Teaching and Learning’s website.

Compiled by The Studio for Teaching and Learning, the Digital Access Tips resource provides essential information aimed at helping faculty and staff make their digital content more accessible. It offers short, 20-minute sessions covering topics such as creating accessible Word documents, PDFs, and PowerPoint presentations, as well as using alternative text in Brightspace and Office 365. Visit the Digital Access Tips page.

The Nova Scotia Post-Secondary Accessibility Working Group's guide advocates for inclusive learning spaces, highlighting students with disabilities as active partners. It covers accessibility laws, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and practical teaching strategies, with resources like videos and checklists to help educators make gradual improvements. Read the Accessible Teaching and Learning Guide.  

A useful article for faculty and staff that This article provides five practical ways to support accessibility at Saint Mary's University. Read Five Ways to Support Institutional Accessibility.