A monthly email with the latest updates on Digital Accessibility and additional information and training relevant to digital accessibility.
Resources & Trainings
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Resources
- When to Use Lists for Better Accessibility: Using lists appropriately is crucial for accessibility, especially for screen reader users. Here’s a breakdown of when to use different types of lists and why.
Source: Scott Vinkle - Standards and Requirements for Quality Audio Description: Providing a verbal description of on-screen elements and visual details in media, audio description gives individuals with low vision the context they need to understand and enjoy video content. Think of it as the equivalent of captions, but for those who are blind or have low vision.
Source: 3PlayMedia - Top 10 Common Accessibility Issues in Websites: But despite good intentions, many websites fall short of compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and laws like Section 508.
Source: AFixt
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.
- Series: NWHeat Document Accessibility Workshop Series
Details: This practical workshop series will help participants design, validate, and remediate accessible documents using word processing (Microsoft Word, Google Docs), presentation slides (PowerPoint, Google Slides), and PDFs (Adobe Acrobat Pro).
Source: NWHEAT- Word Processing Accessibility in Practice (NWHeat Session 2 of 6)
Time: April 17 at 10:00 am – 11:00 am - Getting Started with Presentation Accessibility (NWHeat Session 3 of 6)
Time: May 1 at 10:00 am – 11:00 am - Presentation Accessibility in Practice (NWHeat Session 4 of 6)
Time: May 15 at 10:00 am – 11:00 am - Getting Started with PDF Accessibility (NWHeat Session 5 of 6)
Time: June 5 at 10:00 am – 11:00 am - PDF Accessibility in Practice (NWHeat Session 6 of 6)
Time: June 18 at 10:00 am – 11:00 am
- Word Processing Accessibility in Practice (NWHeat Session 2 of 6)