Made this thread out of frustration earlier but wanted to vent in a little more actionable way. I can only really speak for myself and my own needs, but here's how to make your online lectures accessible to me and people with disabilities like mine (thread): https://twitter.com/bigbootygothboi/status/1309589142884487168

1. Do a video recording, such as youtube, or another video format, so that your students can pause rewind, and change the playback speed as needed. This is useful for students who may struggle with auditory processing, as well as those who may struggle with focus and attention

2. Have text on your slides, even if that's just very brief notes on what you're speaking about for that slide. This gives something for students to focus on visually, as well as gives them a starting point to begin their own more fleshed-out notes. I have a better time knowing

what I need to go back and listen to when there is an outline of what is being said, so I know at least a little bit about what I missed.

3. Try to pace your speech, and try to make sure you're not speaking extremely quickly. Speaking too fast can cause big problems for those with auditory processing and/or focus/attention issues.

4. If you're doing a synchronous lecture, record it for people to look back on. Most video meeting softwares being used have some way to record the session.
"What if a student didn't come to the synchronous time?" You don't know why they couldn't attend. Record it.

Big final note and something I think about often:
"Zedd, why should I put in extra work to make my lectures accessible? / Don't disabled students have help from the accessibility office/because of their IEP?"
There is NO detriment to having your lectures and content be accessible

FROM THE GET GO. Able bodied students can still benefit from the tips I put above. You also may have students who may not know they have a disability or who may not be connected with accessibility offices. Also, the accommodations your students do have may not be enough to make

up for the inaccessibility of your lectures (the issue I'm having today).

We live in a BS society that hates disabled people, and that's why there's so much aversion to having a completely accessible design from the start. We think people should be willing to work harder to keep

up, and don't care about those who get shoved through the cracks because of it.

I think this is the end of this thread but I might tack some more on later, idk.