{"id":3976,"date":"2026-04-03T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/digital-accessibility\/?p=3976"},"modified":"2026-04-02T20:20:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T03:20:38","slug":"april-2026-digital-accessibility-updates-trainings-and-guides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/digital-accessibility\/announcements\/2026\/04\/03\/april-2026-digital-accessibility-updates-trainings-and-guides\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2026 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\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwheat.org\/event\/stem-accessibility-accessible-design-for-complex-digital-resources-part-1\/\">STEM Accessibility \u2014 Accessible Design for Complex Digital Resources, Part 1<\/a><br>The best practices, considerations, and tools for generating accessible digital resources that feature math, music, and science content.<br><strong>Source<\/strong>: NWHeat<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwheat.org\/event\/stem-accessibility-accessible-design-for-complex-digital-resources-part-2\/\">STEM Accessibility \u2014 Accessible Design for Complex Digital Resources, Part 2<\/a><br>Practical steps for making your documents more readable, navigable, and inclusive using both built-in accessibility checkers and manual evaluation.<br><strong>Source<\/strong>: NWHeat<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ozewai.org\/blog\/technical-articles\/part-two-why-pdfs-are-not-a-suitable-solution\/\">Why PDFs are not always a suitable solution<\/a><br>If you are providing content via PDF, you should seriously consider the issues in this article.<br><strong>Source<\/strong>: OZeWAI<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/events\/wbnr-03-11-2026-audio-description\/\">How to Build an Audio Description Strategy That Actually Works<\/a><br>In this video, we will dive deep into audio description requirements, workflows, and publishing options.<br><strong>Source<\/strong>: 3PlayMedia<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/equalizedigital.com\/making-digital-documents-accessible-practical-steps-for-inclusive-design-samantha-merrett\/\">Making Digital Documents Accessible: Practical Steps for Inclusive Design<\/a><br>Samantha Merrett walked everyone through what it really takes to create digital documents that are accessible in the real world, not just in theory.<br><strong>Source<\/strong>: Equalize Digital<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tetralogical.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/03\/designing-for-people-with-disabilities\/\">Designing for people with disabilities<\/a><br>At the heart of inclusive design are people. Not technology, and not standards.<br><strong>Source<\/strong>: TetraLogical<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sitepoint.com\/accessibility-testing-with-keyboard-navigation\/\">A Beginner\u2019s Guide to Manual Accessibility Testing with Keyboard Navigation<\/a><br>Keyboard-based testing provides a simple and effective way to simulate how many users interact with assistive technologies.<br><strong>Source<\/strong>: Sitepoint<br><\/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. <\/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><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/digital-accessibility\/event\/web-accessibility-open-lab-april-2026-wsu-web-communication\/\">Web Accessibility Open Lab April 2026 | WSU Web Communication<\/a><br><strong>Details<\/strong>: A once-a-month open lab focused on web accessibility by WSU Web Communication.<br><strong>Time<\/strong>: April 9 at 9:30 am to 11:00 am<br><strong>Source<\/strong>: WSU Web Communication<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/digital-accessibility\/event\/training-support-staff-on-accessibility\/\">Training Support Staff on Accessibility<\/a><br><strong>Details<\/strong>: This session will discuss drafting an internal Accessibility Support Policy, including what the Policy should state and how to communicate it to your staff.<br><strong>Time<\/strong>: April 21 at 8:00 am\u00a0to\u00a09:00 am<br><strong>Source<\/strong>: Equalize Digital<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/digital-accessibility\/event\/keep-calm-and-make-it-accessible-a-conversation-about-pdfs\/\">Keep Calm and Make It Accessible: A Conversation about PDFs<\/a><br><strong>Details<\/strong>: This webinar will focus on practical, faculty\u2011friendly approaches to digital accessibility.<br><strong>Time<\/strong>: April 21 at 10:00 am\u00a0to\u00a011:00 am<br><strong>Source<\/strong>: NWHeat<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/digital-accessibility\/event\/elevating-the-web-an-adventure-in-web-accessibility\/\">Elevating the Web: An Adventure in Web Accessibility<\/a><br><strong>Details<\/strong>: In this engaging presentation, Nora L. 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