The ITS Accessibility Team offers a number of workshops designed to provide training and information for creating and maintaining an accessible technology environment at SU. Register to attend a workshop in person, or learn at your own pace with the online version.
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Information Technology Services (ITS) offers an ongoing series of workshops and webinars to build faculty and staff awareness of, sensitivity to, and proficiency in ensuring the accessibility of information communications and technologies. The sessions will help participants understand accessibility, put it into practice on the job, and support the University’s efforts to ensure accessibility of documents, systems, and communications across campus. Importantly, the skills learned in these workshops will help you realize in your work the University’s commitment to creating a more accessible, inclusive campus.
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| Forms: Creating Accessible Forms | This workshop will cover the basics of how to design forms for maximum accessibility. Topics include:
Note: This is not a class on how to create forms, but how to make your forms accessible. It is expected that participants already know how to use the applicable forms creation tools. | No sessions scheduled at this time | Add yourself to the waitlist for Evaluating Your Website for Accessibility | Creating Accessible Documents in Microsoft Word | |||||
Mobile Accessibility: Applying WCAG Standards to Mobile Apps | In this session we will look at how WCAG guidelines are applied to mobile applications, and explore testing techniques for iOS and Android devices. Note: It is expected that participants have already attended one of our Web Accessibility Testing sessions or are already familiar with WCAG guidelines and web accessibility testing techniques. | No sessions scheduled at this time | |||||||
| Accessible Documents: PDFs: Evaluating and Repairing PDFswith Adobe Acrobat DC | This workshop will focus on incorporating accessibility features into existing PDF documents. It is always better to build as much accessibility into the source document (.docx, .pptx or .indd) as possible before converting to PDF. In situations where you don’t have the source document, you can build accessibility into an existing PDF using Adobe Acrobat DC. Techniques include: session will cover the basics of PDF remediation in Adobe Acrobat DC including:
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| Video Captioning | This workshop is designed for anyone who manages, creates or maintains video content. Part 1: Captioning basics and third party services
Part 2: DIY captioning
| No sessions scheduled at this time | Add yourself to the waitlist for Video Captioning | ||||||
| PowerPoint: Creating and Delivering Accessible Presentations in PowerPoint | Presentations2016 | This workshop is designed for anyone who creates presentation materials using Microsoft PowerPoint. It covers not only making the PowerPoint slide set accessible, but also accessibility considerations when presenting and distributing or posting presentation materials. Major topics covered include:
| No sessions scheduled at this time | Creating Accessible Forms | This workshop will cover the basics of how to design forms for maximum accessibility. Topics include:
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| Screen Reader Essential Training for Web Accessibility Testers | The WCAG 2.x A and AA Manual Evaluation form used by Syracuse University staff for testing web sites and web applications includes a number of checkpoints that are best tested using a screen reader. | This presentation will These lessons cover the relevant checkpoints as well as a recommended testing technique with the corresponding JAWS/NVDA/VoiceOver keystrokes. Note: | This session is These lessons are not intended to be a comprehensive introduction to the JAWS, NVDA, or VoiceOver screen readers. | Recordings only, no in-person sessions offered. | View online presentation materialsSelf-paced | View Recordings: JAWS Basics for Web Accessibility Testers | |||
| Social Media and Email Accessibility | This session will cover the accessibility issues encountered by users of social media and strategies for creating social media content that is as accessible as possible to people with disabilities. We will touch on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other popular platforms. We will also discuss email accessibility and techniques for optimizing your email for maximum accessibility. | No sessions scheduled at this time | |||||||
| Video Captioning | This session will cover captioning basics including:
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Web Accessibility Testing | This session will cover techniques for testing websites for accessibility. Topics include:
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| Word: Creating Accessible Documents in Microsoft Word 2016 | This session will cover the process of creating accessible documents in Microsoft Word. Topics include:
Note: Although MS Word 2016 is used for demonstration in this session, the concepts can be applied to any version of Word. | No sessions scheduled at this time | |||||||
| Accessibility in the Procurement Process | (Two Parts)These training sessions are designed for IT Directors and their staff who will be involved in the accessibility assessment of products during the procurement process. The training will include presentation and hands-on exercises, and will be presented in two parts: Part A: Standards and Tools (3 -hours) and Part B: Evaluation Procedure - Techniques (3-hours). | No sessions scheduled at this time | Register for Accessibility in the Procurement Process|||||||