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Note: All sessions will be conducted online in Microsoft Teams. No registration is required. Attend any or all of these sessions by joining the Group-ITS-Accessibility Workshops and Webinars team. No webcam or microphone is required, Q&A will be conducted via the chat window in Microsoft Teams. Sessions will begin promptly at 1:30.
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9/11/2019
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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This session will cover captioning basics including:
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9/18/2019
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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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.
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9/25/2019
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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Web Accessibility Testing
This session will cover techniques for testing websites for accessibility. Topics include:
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10/2/2019
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Recordings of past sessions
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| Adobe InDesign: Creating Accessible PDFs from Adobe InDesign | Learn what features are required for a PDF to be considered accessible, and how to ensure that your Adobe InDesign document has these features built-in and mapped correctly for export to an accessible PDF. Note: It is expected that participants are already familiar with InDesign. | View Accessible PDFs from Adobe InDesign Recording |
| Accessible Documents | This session is a basic introduction to document accessibility, covering accessibility topics such as recognizable text, good color contrast, descriptive links, and considerations for images and other graphical content. The session also includes a screen reader demonstration and quick tips for Word, PowerPoint, InDesign, and PDFs. | View Accessible Documents Recording |
| Blackboard Ally | Learn how Blackboard Ally can help ensure that course content is accessible. Topics include how to interpret your accessibility score, how to fix accessibility issues, and how students can take advantage of the alternative formats provided by Ally. | |
| ICT Accessibility Policy Overview and Resources | This session provides background on the Syracuse University ICT Accessibility Policy, the legal landscape and local impact, defines accessible IT, and provides an introduction to the various types of disabilities and assistive technologies in use on campus. It also provides five IT accessibility tips that participants can start doing immediately to make their content more accessible. | View ICT Accessibility Policy Overview and Resources Recording |
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. |
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This session covers how to create accessible documents using Microsoft Word 2016. We will cover the use of styles, alternative text, descriptive hyperlinks, and accessible tables and charts. We will also cover how to use the MS Word Accessibility Checker and how to export to an accessible PDF.
Note: although Word 2016 is used for the demonstrations during this session, concepts can be applied to other versions of Word.
| PDFs: Evaluating and Repairing with Adobe Acrobat DC | This session will cover the basics of PDF remediation in Adobe Acrobat DC including: |
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Note: although PowerPoint 2016 is used for the demonstrations during this session, techniques can be applied to other versions.
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This session will cover the basics of how to design forms for maximum accessibility. Topics include: What makes a form accessible, how to test keyboard navigation, accessible Word and PDF forms, tips for various web form types including: Frevvo, HTML, Qualtrics, WordPress.
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.
Also available are the following self-paced tutorials
workshop is designed for anyone who creates presentation materials using Microsoft PowerPoint. Major topics covered include:
| Creating Accessible PowerPoint Presentations | |
| 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. These lessons cover the relevant checkpoints as well as a recommended testing technique with the corresponding JAWS/NVDA/VoiceOver keystrokes. Note: These lessons are not intended to be a comprehensive introduction to the JAWS, NVDA, or VoiceOver screen readers. | View Recordings: JAWS Basics for Web Accessibility Testers |
| Social Media and Email Accessibility | This session will cover the |
- Using the accessibility checker
- Fixing missing titles,
- Creating headings,
- Adding alternative text to graphics
- Adding table headers
- Checking and correcting reading order
- Strategies for working with scanned PDFs
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. | ||
| Stories of Inclusive Technology | These videos from Colorado State University address the growing need to make electronic content inclusive and usable for all users, including students who use assistive technology, students without disabilities who prefer to access content in alternative ways (like text-to-speech or an audio recording), and instructors who discover that inclusively designed documents are more useful, and easier to build and update. In each video, speakers tell their stories of inclusion and exclusion, helping viewers understand their specific challenges. Students and faculty recount their experiences living with disabilities, using assistive technology, and building inclusive design solutions. | View Stories of Inclusive Technology Playlist |
| Video Captioning Basics | This session will cover video captioning terminology, guidelines, and tips for do-it-yourself captions as well as options for outsourcing. | View Video Captioning Basics Recording |
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 |
This session will cover the process of creating accessible documents in Microsoft Word. Topics include:
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Office 365 Win/Mac is used |
in this session, the concepts can be applied to any version of Word. |
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| Accessible |
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:
- Using slide layouts
- Adding meaningful descriptions to images
- Creating handouts in multiple accessible formats
- Tips for presenting to inclusive audiences
- Creating alternate formats of PowerPoint files for posting on the web or distributing via email
| Documents in MS Word |