A biweekly email with the latest updates on Digital Accessibility and additional information and training relevant to digital accessibility.
Resources
These are external resources you might find beneficial
Guides
- Foundations: lists
Summary: A list is generally agreed to be a series of words or phrases that are grouped together for a reason. That reason might be to remember the items we want from the store, to share our top five favorite movies, or to write down the steps needed to complete a task.
Source: Tetra Logical - Accessibility and QR codes
Summary: Quick Response (QR) codes are graphics that can be scanned to direct people online to complete an action or find content. This blog post explores considerations and provides guidance for creating accessible experiences with QR codes.
Source: Terta Logical - Alternative text in the wild: 5 alternative text examples
Summary: Writing alternative text seems straightforward – just add a description to an image. In this article, we’ll go through 5 alternative text examples found on real websites. We’ll explain why the example is right or could be better to help you make the best alternative text choices for your own images.
Source: Pope Tech - What alternative text is, when to use it, and how to write great alt text
Summary: Alternative text describes an image for users with visual disabilities. Every image needs an HTML alt attribute even if it’s empty, but not every image needs alternative text.
Source: Pope Tech - How to create accessible Canvas courses
Summary: Using accessibility design strategies when creating or updating Canvas courses means all your students have equal access to learning materials and resources. It removes barriers and frustration for students with disabilities letting them navigate and use your course.
Source: Pope Tech
Trainings
Trainings from around the web that may be of interest. These trainings are free unless noted. See the event’s information page about registration, changes, or cancelation.
- Executive Overview of Accessibility
Details: During this two-hour webinar, AFixt CEO Karl Groves will provide in-depth information on the laws, standards, and business case for accessibility. He’ll discover how to understand your company’s specific risk profile for accessibility and how to plan for and manage making the shift toward becoming an accessibility-conscious organization.
Time: April 24 at 8:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.
Source: AFixt - Easing the Transition to STEM Higher Education for Students with Disabilities
Details: The transition from high school to higher education can be turbulent for all students, and especially challenging for students with disabilities. Navigating different legal frameworks protecting students with disabilities and changing communities of support can cause hardship and confusion. Beyond these issues common across higher education settings, STEM disciplines pose unique accessibility challenges. This presentation will highlight some of the efforts being conducted at the Colorado School of Mines to understand these problems from student and high school educator perspectives and ease the transition to STEM higher education.
Time: May 1 at 12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M.
Source: NWHeat - Quick Accessibility Audits (WordPress Accessibility Meetup)
Details: This session will cover how we use a quick audit to answer these common questions and move forward on solving accessibility issues. How accessible or inaccessible is a given website? How do you determine your major pain points? How do you identify which parts of your site are causing the most accessibility issues? How do you use this information to choose what direction to take in remediating the site?
Time: May 2 at 8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.
Source: Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker - WSU Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Details: We will be offering 30-minute to 1-hour presentations on alternative text for images, accessible social media, accessibility checker, ADA Regulations, policies, and digital accessibility.
Time: May 16
Source: Digital Accessibility - Building Empathy with Stakeholders to Drive Accessibility (WordPress Accessibility Meetup)
Details: In this session, we will discuss proven methods for building support with stakeholders for your accessibility program. We’ll explore tools like the Site Unseen browser extension that you can use to foster appreciation for the challenges disabled users may face on your organization’s websites.
Time: May 20 at 5:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Source: Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker - How to Produce a Livestreaming Event (that is Accessible, Green, and Open Source)
Details: During this webinar you’ll learn about: What resources (staff, equipment, software) you need to organize a livestream event. How to plan and provide for accessibility features such as sign language and human-written live captions for your livestreams. Low carbon producing and open source software.
Time: May 21 at 8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.
Source: International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP)