{"id":3592,"date":"2025-11-07T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/digital-accessibility\/?p=3592"},"modified":"2025-11-17T10:58:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T18:58:27","slug":"november-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/digital-accessibility\/announcements\/2025\/11\/07\/november-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"November 2025 Digital Accessibility Updates, Trainings, and Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A monthly 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>New Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-content-list wsu-list--style-arrow wsu-list--columns-1 \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"wsu-content-list__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalentry.com\/got-data-now-what-storytelling-through-accessible-design\/\" class=\"wsu-content-list__item-title\">Got Data, Now What? Storytelling Through Accessible Design<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Source:<\/strong> Equal Entry\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Accessible data design is more than compliance. It\u2019s a strategy for clarity, equity, and trust. When organizations build accessibility into every chart, caption, and narrative, they turn information into insight and ensure that every voice can participate in decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Categories:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tData Visualization, Documents &amp; Presentations, Resource\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"wsu-content-list__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/2024.wpaccessibility.day\/sessions\/how-to-read-a-vpat-and-acr\/\" class=\"wsu-content-list__item-title\">How to Read a VPAT and ACR<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Source:<\/strong> WordPRess Accessibility Day 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Gian Wild talks through the layout of a VPAT and how to properly interpret the associated ACR.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Categories:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tARC &amp; VPAT, Procurement, Resource\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"wsu-content-list__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stiftelsenfunka.org\/whats-up\/free-friday-webinars\/no-barriers-just-bar-charts-chart-accessibility-made-easy\/\" class=\"wsu-content-list__item-title\">No barriers, just bar charts: Chart accessibility made easy<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Source:<\/strong> Funka Foundation\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Get practical tips for charts on readability, contrast, legends, colours, and layout \u2013 all based on real user testing, audits, and accessibility standards.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Categories:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tData Visualization, Documents &amp; Presentations, Resource\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"wsu-content-list__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalaccesstraining.com\/pages\/articles?p=the-microsoft-365-features-for-creating-accessible-content\" class=\"wsu-content-list__item-title\">The Microsoft 365 Features for Creating Accessible Content<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Source:<\/strong> Vision Australia\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>This article explores the built-in accessibility features in Microsoft 365 that enable content creators to produce accessible workplace communications.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Categories:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDocuments &amp; Presentations, Presentations, Resource, Spreadsheet, Word Processor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"wsu-content-list__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/blog\/word-and-powerpoint-alt-text-roundup\/\" class=\"wsu-content-list__item-title\">Word and PowerPoint Alt Text Roundup<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Source:<\/strong> WebAIM\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>In MS Word and PowerPoint, many types of non-text content can be given alternative text. With over 100 test cases tested first in Word and PowerPoint and then in three different PDFs (over 400 checks), here are the main takeaways.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Categories:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDocuments &amp; Presentations, Portable Document Format (PDF), Presentations, Resource, Word Processor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Refer to the event\u2019s information page for details on registration, changes, and cancellation policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"js-wsu-events-list wsu-events-list \">\n        <li>\n                <div class=\"wsu-events-list__container\">\n                    <div class=\"wsu-events-list__date\">\n                        <div class=\"wsu-events-list__date-month\">Nov<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wsu-events-list__date-day\">12<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"wsu-events-list__content\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/digital-accessibility\/event\/part-3-web-accessibility-basics-manual-mobile-testing\/\">Part 3: Web Accessibility Basics \u2013 Manual Mobile Testing<\/a>\n                        <div class=\"wsu-events-list__meta\">\n                          \n                          <div class=\"wsu-events-list__meta-time\">10:00 AM<\/div>\n                          <div class=\"wsu-events-list__meta-location\">Webinar<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                       <p>We will demonstrate how to enable and use VoiceOver, and TalkBack on Android, covering essential gestures, commands, and navigation patterns specific to mobile devices.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/li><li>\n                <div class=\"wsu-events-list__container\">\n                    <div class=\"wsu-events-list__date\">\n                        <div class=\"wsu-events-list__date-month\">Nov<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wsu-events-list__date-day\">12<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"wsu-events-list__content\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/digital-accessibility\/event\/title-ii-video-accessibility-compliance-101-what-you-need-to-know\/\">Title II Video Accessibility Compliance 101: What You Need to Know<\/a>\n                        <div class=\"wsu-events-list__meta\">\n                          \n                          <div class=\"wsu-events-list__meta-time\">11:00 AM<\/div>\n                          <div class=\"wsu-events-list__meta-location\">Webinar<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                       <p>3PlayMedia will unpack the core components of the ruling and what it means for video accessibility. They\u2019ll translate the legal language into clear, actionable guidance so you will have clarity on what\u2019s required.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/li><li>\n                <div class=\"wsu-events-list__container\">\n                    <div class=\"wsu-events-list__date\">\n                        <div class=\"wsu-events-list__date-month\">Nov<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wsu-events-list__date-day\">13<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"wsu-events-list__content\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/digital-accessibility\/event\/in-their-own-words-how-students-use-ai-to-make-learning-more-accessible\/\">In Their Own Words: How Students Use AI to Make Learning More Accessible<\/a>\n                        <div class=\"wsu-events-list__meta\">\n                          \n                          <div class=\"wsu-events-list__meta-time\">11:00 AM<\/div>\n                          <div class=\"wsu-events-list__meta-location\">Webinar<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                       <p>This webinar invites faculty, librarians, and support staff to hear from students about the ways they\u2019re using generative AI to navigate learning challenges, adapt inaccessible content, and advocating for others.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/li><li>\n                <div class=\"wsu-events-list__container\">\n                    <div class=\"wsu-events-list__date\">\n                        <div class=\"wsu-events-list__date-month\">Nov<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wsu-events-list__date-day\">19<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"wsu-events-list__content\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/digital-accessibility\/event\/creating-accessible-documents-the-basics-part-1\/\">Creating Accessible Documents \u2013 The Basics (Part 1)<\/a>\n                        <div class=\"wsu-events-list__meta\">\n                          \n                          <div class=\"wsu-events-list__meta-time\">10:00 AM<\/div>\n                          <div class=\"wsu-events-list__meta-location\">Webinar<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                       <p>Ensure your information reaches the largest number of people by creating an accessible document. 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