This demonstration will walk you through some simple JAWS accessibility tests that can be run quickly even by novice accessibility testers and provide a good indicator of accessibility levels as well as an introduction to the challenges assistive technology users face. Event information and registration

Are you adding graphs or charts to your documents? It is crucial to ensure that your charts, such as bar charts, line graphs, and pie charts, meet the necessary Color Contrast Requirements. This includes meeting the requirements for the use of color (WCAG 1.4.1), text contrast (WCAG 1.4.3), and non-text contrast (WCAG 1.4.11). All images […]

Hosted by UW Professional & Continuing Education, Sheryl Burgstahler will share insights regarding challenges some people with disabilities face when trying to access computers and digital content, why making web and mobile content and tools accessible is essential to ensure benefits for everyone and 10 tips for getting started with digital accessibility.

Learn important steps to developing, implementing, and sustaining an institution-wide accessibility strategy that meets the needs of all learners.

This talk will present ways of systematically evaluating and creating ADA-accessible complex digital spatial diagrams and maps. Whether you are working with city GIS, campuses, buildings, or anatomical diagrams, these techniques will be useful. Alternate text, keyboard accessibility, and non-text contrast are a few areas that will be covered.

In this session, you will learn screen reader accessibility best practices from two of the University of Minnesota’s experts: Academic Technologist DM Lavoie (they/them) and Senior Digital Accessibility Analyst Luke Kudryashov (he/they). They will explain common issues and demonstrate what to check for and how to test content with these applications: VoiceOver on MacOS, JAWS […]

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are a shared standard for meeting web content accessibility requirements. There are now three versions: WCAG 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2. Join Michael Parker in our upcoming webinar where we will present the various WCAG requirements and how they impact organizations.