Initiation of a nursing education curriculum with accessibility to all learners

Over the last few decades, a surge in academic programs developed and offered through distance education has occurred. Educators have embraced course work and programs delivered through asynchronous online formats. The University of South Carolina College of Nursing designed a plan to assure online courses and course components would meet all federal, state and university mandates for materials to be accessible to all students, including those with disabilities. This effort assured that all courses met the Quality Matters standards for online excellence. The authors identified challenges involved, technologies that could facilitate this process, and a step-by-step plan and process which provided the positive outcome.