A monthly email with the latest updates on Digital Accessibility and additional information and training relevant to digital accessibility.
What’s New at Digital Accessibility
Core Concepts
From the Content Inventory, Audit & Accessibility Deadline Trainings
- Tables and Accessibility: From layout to data tables, understand the accessible way to use tables, headers, caption, and scope.
Resources & Trainings
These are external resources you might find beneficial.
New Resources
- Getting tables right: Clear, accessible, and effective: A video with an overview of tables from the user perspective and some practical tips.
Source: Funka Foundation - How to make charts and graphs more accessible: Learn how to make charts and graphs more accessible.
Source: Pope Tech - How to make complex data accessible for users with disabilities: Use these three steps to make sure you use the right data display for your goals, while considering the needs of your users.
Source: Pope Tech - Make complex data accessible for users with disabilities (video): Learn two design strategies for making your data more accessible.
Source: Pope Tech - Mobile accessibility: testing mobile sites and native apps for accessibility: Gian Wild takes you through the new Mobile Accessibility Testing Guidelines, developed by a worldwide bipartisan group of accessibility specialists. Learn how to test mobile sites and native apps, and what assistive technologies / mobile features you should include in your testing.
Source: A11y Bytes
Trainings
Trainings from around the web that may be of interest. These trainings are free unless noted.
Refer to the event’s information page for details on registration, changes, and cancellation policies.
- Web Accessibility Open Lab January 2026 | WSU Web Communication
Details: WSU Web Communication’s January Open Lab focusing on Web Accessibility. All are welcome to attend. Bring your web accessibility questions, problems, or glitches, and share what you’ve been working on.
Date: January 15 at 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Source: WSU Web Communication - Building Better Documents; Usable to All
Details: This session walks through how to design, test, and remediate digital documents so they’re usable with assistive technology and aligned with the new ADA Title II technical standard, WCAG 2.1 AA.
Date: January 15 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Source: Great Lakes ADA Center - Designing Accessible PowerPoint Presentations
Details: This session explores key accessibility practices such as reading order, alternative text, and slide structure to ensure every person can engage with your visual content. Participants will learn to identify accessibility tools in Microsoft PowerPoint and how to use them.
Date: January 21 at 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Source: South Carolina Assistive Technology Program (SCATP)