ABSTRACT
Among instructional designers (IDs) at University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), accessibility was a regular conversation from the early 2000s, when periodic efforts were made to address it. This chapter discusses the details of the pilot, how it informed the accessibility work, and the current state of digital course content creation at UAA. UAA leadership was aware that accessible digital course content was an essential goal and undertaking for UAA, as mandated by federal legislation and indicated by national best practices for course design. Leaders were committed in principle but needed to find and implement a workable, scalable solution. A major barrier that required resolution at the outset of the pilot was inconsistent messaging from IDs. Each ID made different recommendations, used different resources, and preferred different tools. If a faculty member talked to more than one ID, they could be sent in multiple and conflicting directions.
