Events

When creating or revising your course materials and content, are you using the built-in features of Word, PowerPoint, and Brightspace to ensure that your course materials and content are accessible?... Continue Reading →

Topic: DIY Digital Accessibility: Building the Foundation for Accessible Course Content at the University of Maryland Recorded Presenter: Sue Johnson, Instructional Designer UMD’s commitment to creating and maintaining a welcoming and inclusive educational environment for people of all abilities means that creators of web-based information must have the skills and abilities necessary to ensure it... Continue Reading →

Topic: We Don’t Have Enough Staff Assigned to Making IT (Digital/Web Information) Accessible! Recorded Presenter: Sheryl Burgstahler, Director, Accessible Technology Services, University of Washington In this session the speaker will engage with attendees on promising practices for making the most of limited resources toward a more accessible campus environment. Topics will include such things as... Continue Reading →

Topic: Evaluating and Repairing Word and PowerPoint Files – Part 1 Recorded Presenter: Jonathan Whiting, Director of Training & Evaluation, WebAIM In this hands-on workshop, learn to evaluate and repair common accessibility issues in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Additional information available at the Evaluating and Repairing Word and Power Point Files – Part 1 breakout... Continue Reading →

Topic: Evaluating and Repairing Word and PowerPoint Files – Part 2 Recorded Presenter: Jonathan Whiting, Director of Training & Evaluation, WebAIM It is recommended, but not required, that you previously attended  “Evaluating and Repairing Word and PowerPoint Files – Part 1” as this is a continuation of that workshop. In this hands-on workshop, learn to... Continue Reading →

RSVP for Part 2 on February 12, 2020! >>> Topic: Making Websites Usable, Not Just Accessible Part 1 Recorded Presenter: Karen Hawkins, Senior Experience Designer, Publicis.Sapient Almost anyone today can make a website accessible. But that doesn't mean that people using assistive technologies can USE them! I aim to change that. As a user experience... Continue Reading →

Topic: Zoom: Striving for Functional Accessibility Recorded Presenter: Karen Hawkins, Senior Experience Designer, Publicis.Sapient Almost anyone today can make a website accessible. But that doesn't mean that people using assistive technologies can USE them! I aim to change that. As a user experience professional, I will walk the audience through more accessible AND usable implementations... Continue Reading →

Topic: Building a Campus-Wide Universal Design framework from the Ground Up Recorded Presenter: Sheryl Burgstahler, Director, Accessible Technology Services, University of Washington UD (Universal Design) has emerged as framework for addressing diversity issues in the design of software, instruction, and student services. Engage with speaker and other participants about how promoting the UD paradigm to... Continue Reading →

Topic: Creating Accessible Excel Spreadsheets Recorded Presenter: Melissa Green, University of Arizona, Technology Accessibility This recorded webinar covers how to create Microsoft Excel spreadsheets that are accessible to people with disabilities: finding and using accessible Excel templates; using the Accessibility Checker to identify and fix potential accessibility issues; accessible formatting and labeling of tables, charts,... Continue Reading →

Topic: Including People with Disabilities in Your Project Design, Development, and Testing Process Recorded Presenter: Robert Jolly, Technology Director, Knowbility, Inc. Understand the benefits of, as well as different approaches to, including people with disabilities in your process to build and refine your digital offerings. Get practical advice that will allow you to learn directly... Continue Reading →