Considering Accessibility In How We Present Information

The most accessible way to present information in a syllabus would be to create the document using a program like Adobe Acrobat Pro. If you do not have access to a program like Adobe Acrobat Pro you could copy and paste a Word document into the rich text editor in the Lessons tool, clear all previous formatting and then format the information using the rich text editor's tools.  Formatting that comes from Word applications does not always translate well into Sakai which is why we do not recommend a simple "copy and paste".  If you need help in learning how to clear formatting and invisible code that sometimes comes over when copying from Word please visit our Help Page for this topic.
 
A second option is to embed a PDF file into a Lessons page that has been renamed "Syllabus", as we have in this page example. This may not be legible by a screen reader (which is why an accessible PDF  is the better option), but it allows users with low-vision to make the text as large as they need in order to read the information presented.

A Syllabus tool does exist within Sakai but it is not the most accessible way to present your syllabus.

For more information on Accessibility please visit the Rutgers Accessibility website.

(Syllabus credit)