Updates to Federal Disability Rights Law in the Digital Space

Webinar

Join Mary Lou Mobley, National Disability Expert in the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, to hear a discussion regarding the changing legal landscape in the field of technology accessibility to people with disabilities, and hear some practical steps educational institutions and their vendors should take now, and to prepare for the future.

ADA Title II Regulations Exemptions and Questions

Webinar

Judy Risch, J.D., Ph.D., brings over two decades of invaluable experience from her tenure at the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the U.S. Department of Education. Judy regularly advises and presents to educational institutions and business leaders throughout the country about how to effectively comply with federal civil rights laws, especially those that relate to disability discrimination, access, and technology.

Word Processing Accessibility in Practice (NWHeat Session 2 of 6)

Webinar

Bring your own document (or use a sample) and apply accessible design, validation, and remediation best practices in real time! We’ll cover practical steps for making your documents more readable, navigable, and inclusive using both built-in accessibility checkers and manual evaluation.

Getting Started with Presentation Accessibility (NWHeat Session 3 of 6)

Webinar

This session will introduce accessibility principles for Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint, including conscientious theme choices, accessible slide structure, appropriate use of color, readable fonts, and best practices for incorporating images, charts, and links.

Presentation Accessibility in Practice (NWHeat Session 4 of 6)

Webinar

Bring your own presentation (or use a sample) and apply accessible design, validation, and remediation best practices in real time! This session will introduce accessibility principles for Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint, including conscientious theme choices, accessible slide structure, appropriate use of color, readable fonts, and best practices for incorporating images, charts, and links.

Getting Started with PDF Accessibility (NWHeat Session 5 of 6)

Webinar

This session will walk you through the essentials of creating and converting PDFs with accessibility in mind. Learn about tagging for screen readers, using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for scanned documents, and the best ways to export accessible PDFs from Word, Google Docs, and other tools.

PDF Accessibility in Practice (NWHeat Session 6 of 6)

Webinar

Bring your own document (or use a sample) and apply accessible design, validation, and remediation best practices in real time! We’ll cover practical steps for converting accessible documents to PDFs and  likewise remediating inaccessible PDFs in situations where the original document is unavailable.

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