Introduction to Accessibility and Universal Design (Hybrid)
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 - 11:00am to 12:15pm
In this introductory session, you will learn about the accessibility and universal design strategies and principles necessary to create inclusive learning environments that support all students, faculty and staff alike. Read more about Accessibility & Universal Design
Introduction to Accessibility and Universal Design (In Person)
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 - 2:00pm to 3:15pm
In this introductory session, you will learn about the accessibility and universal design strategies and principles necessary to create inclusive learning environments that support all students, faculty and staff alike. Read more about Accessibility & Universal Design
Canvas Ally (canceled)
Thursday, November 2, 2023 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Ally is a service in Canvas that helps faculty make their digital course content more accessible. It provides guidance on how to improve the accessibility of content, and automatically provides students with alternate formats. Read more about Canvas Ally
Canva vs PowerPoint Infographics
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 - 10:00am to 11:30am
This session demonstrates the difference between Canva vs. Microsoft PowerPoint on creating accessible flyers and infographics content. Attendees are encouraged to take an introduction Flyers & Infographics prior to this session to understand the best practices when designing an infographic. Read more about Canva vs PowerPoint Infographics
Screen Readers & Accessibility Testing Tools
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - 10:00am to 11:15am
In this training, attendees will learn about accessibility testing tools and methods to ensure websites meet web accessibility requirements and standards. Also, an introduction to text to speech or screen reader technology and how screen readers are essential to allow users who are blind or visually impaired to access information. Read more about Screen Readers & Accessibility Testing Tools
Flyers & Infographics
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 - 10:00am to 11:30am
This session is an introduction of the best practices for creating accessible flyers and infographics content. Read more about Flyers & Infographics
Email Accessibility
Thursday, October 12, 2023 - 10:00am to 11:00am
This session is the best practices for making email content that is accessible, usable and readable so that the email can reach the greatest amount of readers. Participants will learn why accessibility needs to be considered when creating emails step-by-step to ensure they are accessible. Read more about Email Accessibility
Social Media Accessibility
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - 10:00am to 11:15am
The more people use social media to connect, the bigger of importance accessibility in social media becomes. Read more about Social Media Accessibility
Panopto Audio Descriptions (Canceled)
Thursday, October 5, 2023 - 10:00am to 11:00am
This session demonstrates how to upload and create audio descriptions to your Panopto videos in the Panopto Editor. Audio descriptions provide all students with visual context of what is being presented in a Panopto video. These descriptions will be read out loud during the video's playback. Read more
Video Accessibility (Canceled)
Tuesday, October 3, 2023 - 10:00am to 11:30am
Creating accessible videos ensure that all students, regardless of their abilities can access the content includes captions, a transcript, and audio description. Panopto is a new solution, integrated with Canvas and Zoom, that provides lecture recording, screencasting, video streaming, automated captioning, and video content management software. Read more about Video Accessibility