The UWaterloo Course Accessibility Guide (UWCAG) includes accessibility criteria based on provincial requirements and recommendations. Use this fillable Guide along with its Reference Manual to review and improve accessibility in your courses.
Download the Guide
How to Use This Guide
Step 1: Download and save the fillable Guide
Step 2: Use the Guide to review accessibility in a course, and follow the links in the Guide as needed
- In the space provided at the beginning of page 2, enter the name of the course you are reviewing.
- Use the checkboxes to identify how a course already meets accessibility criteria and where gaps exist. For each of the criteria, select from the response options:
- Yes: This criterion is met
- No: This criterion is not met
- Unsure: I’m unsure if this criterion is met
- NA: Not Applicable to this course
- If you need clarification on an accessibility criterion, follow the criterion’s link to the Reference Manual for more information (i.e., definitions, rationale, examples of impact, sources for the criteria).
- If you responded 'no' or 'unsure' to any criteria, refer to the Reference Manual to learn how to meet those criteria.
- For further information on accessibility, refer to the following additional resources:
Step 3: Save your responses
How can I request support for course accessibility?
Submit a support requestto CEL's Agile Development Team.
Ramping Up - Quick Access
For quick access to additional ways to increase accessibility in your teaching, visit any of the following Ramping Up pages: