{"id":2293,"date":"2024-08-09T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/digital-accessibility\/?p=2293"},"modified":"2024-08-09T06:52:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T13:52:06","slug":"august-9-2024-digital-accessibility-updates-trainings-and-guides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/digital-accessibility\/announcements\/2024\/08\/09\/august-9-2024-digital-accessibility-updates-trainings-and-guides\/","title":{"rendered":"August 9, 2024: Digital Accessibility Updates, Trainings, and Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A biweekly email with the latest updates on Digital Accessibility and additional information and training relevant to digital accessibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Resources &amp; Trainings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These are external resources you might find beneficial<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/digital-accessibility\/guides\/resources\/\">Resources<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mangrove-web.com\/blog\/services\/digital-accessibility\/b-corp-digital-agency-explores-the-accessibility-fundamentals-of-pour\/\">Tapping into the POUR Principles<\/a>: Explore each of the POUR principles<br><strong>Source<\/strong>: Mangrove<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.pope.tech\/2024\/07\/29\/accessible-heading-structure-for-home-pages\/\">Accessible heading structures for home pages<\/a>: Home pages usually differ from the typical content page. Their language uses more marketing copy to showcase a product\u2019s or service\u2019s benefits.<br><strong>Source<\/strong>: Pope Tech<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/adrianroselli.com\/2024\/08\/at-is-more-than-screen-readers.html\">AT Is More Than Screen Readers<\/a>: A screen reader is a single element of the overall set of assistive technologies. In practice, however, each is often used as a metonym for the other.<br><strong>Source<\/strong>: Adrian Roselli<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/digital-accessibility\/events\/\">Trainings<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Trainings from around the web that may be of interest. These trainings are free unless noted. See the event\u2019s information page about registration, changes, or cancelation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/digital-accessibility\/event\/understanding-accessibility\/\">Understanding Accessibility<\/a><br><strong>Details<\/strong>: \u201cUnderstanding Accessibility: Learning from People with Disabilities,\u201d will provide you with valuable insights and practical knowledge to enhance your knowledge and implementation of accessibility.<br><strong>Time<\/strong>: August 15, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.\u00a0&#8211;\u00a010:00 a.m.<br><strong>Source<\/strong>: AccessibilityFirst Solutions<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/digital-accessibility\/event\/how-you-can-prepare-for-the-new-ada-title-ii-deadline\/\">How you can prepare for the new ADA Title II deadline<\/a><br><strong>Details<\/strong>: This one-hour webinar focuses on: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II basics, who is required to comply, and when, the implications of non-compliance, and key exceptions. The U.S. Department of Justice\u2019s new mandate requires all state and local governments, along with their third-party contractors and software vendors, to comply with the digital accessibility standard WCAG 2.1 A\/AA standards in as little as two years.<br><strong>Time<\/strong>: August 21, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.<br><strong>Source<\/strong>: Deque<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/digital-accessibility\/event\/inclusive-design-patterns-for-2025\/\">Inclusive Design Patterns For 2025<\/a><br><strong>Details<\/strong>: When we think of accessibility, we often think about the usual suspects \u2014 colour contrast, legible font sizes, and mobile tap targets. However, accessible and inclusive design reaches far beyond that.<br><strong>Time<\/strong>: September 24, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. &#8211; 12:30 p.m.<br><strong>Source<\/strong>: Smashing Magazine<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A biweekly email with the latest updates on Digital Accessibility and additional information and training relevant to digital accessibility. 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