Color Contrast & Readability

What Is It

Color contrast refers to the difference between text (or important visual elements) and the background behind them. Readability is how easily users can see and understand text and visual content. In digital course materials, sufficient contrast and clear text formatting ensure that content is legible across devices and learning environments. 

Why It Matters

Alternative Text for Images

What Is It

Alternative text (alt text) is a brief written description added to images, charts, graphs, and other visual elements in digital course materials. Alt text is read aloud by screen readers and displayed when images do not load, allowing students who cannot see the image to understand its purpose and content. 

Why It Matters

Discover the vibrant, creative and inclusive community we have here at the School of Theatre and Dance! You’ll start with a tour of our Center for the Performing Arts, followed by program sessions and specialized classes that give you a hands-on experience. We’ll take a break for lunch, then dive back in with workshops and extended learning options. The day wraps up with a Q&A session where you can get your questions answered by our faculty and student ambassadors.

First and second year rad tech students from the Kent State Salem Campus during National Radiologic Technology Week.

Rad tech students on the Salem Campus recently celebrated National Radiologic Technology Week with a full slate of activities.   This annual observation involved faculty, staff, clinical preceptors and advisory board members, as well as first- and second-year students, and provided opportunities to share, exchange and discuss programmatic information. A highlight of the day was the quiz bowl/academic challenge competition between students.  Placing first was the team representing Summa Barberton Hospital and Aultman Alliance Community Hospital that included students Ho...

Brianna Benson, assistant director of Community Engaged Learning, is one of the many unsung heroes at Kent State.

Perhaps the best word to sum up Brianna Benson’s role at Kent State University is “caretaker.” Benson is the assistant director of Community Engaged Learning in University College and oversees the CommUNITY Lab, where students in various scholarship programs, many of whom are first-generation, can find a responsive living-learning community that provides the support they need to succeed at Kent State.“We’re with them from start to finish,” Benson said. “We’re with you the whole four years.”  Because many students in the CommUNITY Lab are the first in their families to attend col...

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