Video script — TheAccessibleWorksheet walkthrough
- Product: TheAccessibleWorksheet — https://worksheet.theaccessible.org
- Goal: show an advisor build a degree-planning worksheet and export it as a tagged, accessible, institution-branded PDF.
- Length: ~90 seconds
- Audience: academic advisors and student-success staff who hand out degree-plan worksheets and need them to be accessible.
- Embeds on:
worksheet/getting-started
Read the accessibility requirements. Use a synthetic student and a demo institution — no real student names or IDs.
Shot list
| # | Dur | Visual / on-screen action | Voiceover | On-screen text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0:00–0:09 | A hand-drawn/printed degree plan with a red “not accessible” marker. | ”Advisors hand out degree plans as PDFs no screen reader can read. Let’s build one that’s accessible from the first click.” | Degree plans · WCAG 2.1 AA |
| 2 | 0:09–0:20 | Sign-in, then the Stripe subscribe screen; then the “Start building now” catalog-prep note. | ”Sign in and subscribe — a hundred ninety-nine dollars a year. Your institution’s course catalog loads in the background, and you can start building right away.” | Subscribe · $199/year |
| 3 | 0:20–0:30 | The Get-started wizard’s four options; “Scan an existing course map” is chosen and a photo is uploaded. | ”Start blank, from a template, from a saved worksheet — or photograph an existing plan and let it extract the terms and courses for you.” | Blank · Template · Scan · Open |
| 4 | 0:30–0:40 | The masthead student-info fields are filled (name, ID, major, catalog year, advisor). | ”Add the student’s details and catalog year — that drives the course lookups.” | Student info + catalog year |
| 5 | 0:40–0:56 | The term grid; typing MATH 1 triggers the catalog typeahead, which autofills a course; a status is set to “Planned”. | ”Build term by term. Start typing a course code and the catalog suggests matches and fills in the title and units — set each as completed, in progress, or planned.” | Term grid · Catalog typeahead |
| 6 | 0:56–1:06 | Settings: a school is selected; colors, logo, and name apply to the worksheet. | ”Pick your school and it brands the worksheet — your colors, logo, and term system.” | Institution branding |
| 7 | 1:06–1:20 | The Export dialog: orientation, a low-vision extra-large type size, and high-contrast are set; Download produces a tagged PDF (show the PDF tag tree briefly). | ”Export a fully tagged, WCAG 2.1 AA PDF — with a low-vision large-type and high-contrast option built in — so every student can read their plan.” | Tagged PDF · Low-vision + high-contrast |
| 8 | 1:20–1:30 | End card: logo, “$199/year per advisor”, URL. | ”Give every advisee a plan they can actually use.” | TheAccessibleWorksheet · worksheet.theaccessible.org |
Voiceover transcript
Advisors hand out degree plans as PDFs no screen reader can read. Let’s build one that’s accessible from the first click.
Sign in and subscribe — a hundred ninety-nine dollars a year. Your institution’s course catalog loads in the background, and you can start building right away.
Start blank, from a template, from a saved worksheet — or photograph an existing plan and let it extract the terms and courses for you.
Add the student’s details and catalog year — that drives the course lookups.
Build term by term. Start typing a course code and the catalog suggests matches and fills in the title and units — set each as completed, in progress, or planned.
Pick your school and it brands the worksheet — your colors, logo, and term system.
Export a fully tagged, WCAG 2.1 AA PDF — with a low-vision large-type and high-contrast option built in — so every student can read their plan.
Give every advisee a plan they can actually use.
Accuracy notes
- Paid: $199/year per user (Stripe). App lives at /app; marketing at
/. - Catalog ingest can take up to 24 hours; a “Start building now” path unblocks the user, and the course typeahead switches on once the catalog is ready.
- Wizard entry points: Start blank / Use a template / Scan an existing course map / Open a saved worksheet (.json).
- Export is a tagged WCAG 2.1 AA PDF with orientation, low-vision large type, and high-contrast options; Print → Save as PDF is the documented fallback.