D2L Academy

How to access the D2L Academy: 

D2L Academy is available to all TU Dublin staff Brightspace users.
You must have an active account associated with your school or organization in the Brightspace Community.
Please register for D2L Community Single Sign On.

View the Complete Directory of D2L Academy Offerings - Brightspace.

Tools and Courses for Accessibility in Brightspace  

Brightspace Toolkit for Accessibility in UDL 

In D2L Academy, you can also find a course “Brightspace Toolkit for Accessibility in UDL”, which has a lot of guidance on making Brightspace content accessible. This includes the “Brightspace toolkit”, showing how each tool supports Accessibility. 

Accessibility Gateway 

We have an “Accessibility Gateway” page, which links out to any public resources we have on Accessibility: Accessibility Gateway 

Accessibility Library 

The “Accessibility Library” has quite a few articles on Accessibility best practice. 

D2L Community Courses 

Supporting Screen Reader Users 

This short course is intended to assist instructors in supporting students who use a screen reader due to blindness. It introduces Brightspace features and other design tips that help create course content accessible to screen reader users. Anyone interested in designing accessible online courses might find the course useful. 

Available to all Brightspace Clients, this free resource offers knowledge and tools to support screen reader users.  

Link: Supporting Screen Reader Users 

Brightspace Toolkit for Accessibility in UDL 

This course is for people who want to be mindful of accessibility practices when they adopt Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in their learning context. It will help you apply the principles and guidelines of UDL in ways that are accessible to learners with disabilities. You'll also learn about the tools in Brightspace that will help you make learning accessible. 

Link: Homepage - Brightspace Toolkit for Accessibility in UDL