Accessibility in a Flash
Need a refresher or bite-sized training on key digital accessibility elements? Grab your lunch and join us for a quick tutorial and best practices discussion. Each session counts as 0.5 hr Beyond Compliance (BC) credit.
Adding Alternative Text to Images
Presented by:
Doug Flower, Digital Accessibility Specialist, Division of Information Technology.
The phrase 鈥渁lt text鈥 stands for alternative text 鈥 text that is an alternative to and explains a picture or graphic. Remove accessibility barriers by learning how to write alt text correctly according to context and how to insert it in common programs like Microsoft Word.
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Creating Accessible Presentations
Presented by:
Doug Flower, Digital Accessibility Specialist, Division of Information Technology
Alison Haynes, Assistant Director, Division of Information Technology
Creating accessible Power Point and other slide presentations are easier than you think- Microsoft does most of the accessibility work for you! Come learn which buttons to click and how to export an accessible version.
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Accessibility in a Flash: Quick Start Your Own Accessibility Testing
Presented by:
Doug Flower, Digital Accessibility Specialist, Division of Information Technology
All digital accessibility testing starts with a few easily learned checks. Master these and you'll be able to independently discover the general accessibility level of your team鈥檚 content and technology.
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Screen Reader Demo
Presented by:
Doug Flower, Digital Accessibility Specialist, Division of Information Technology
As soon as you learn the phrase 鈥渄igital accessibility鈥, you hear people mentioning screen readers. Reading about them or asking someone to explain takes many times longer than just seeing one in action. Afterwards, you realize the very least we can do is make sure people who rely on them can actually interact with our content.
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Captioning Live or Recorded Events/Videos
Presented by:
Doug Flower, Digital Accessibility Specialist, Division of Information Technology
Eileen Mlachak, Speech-to-Text Transcriber, Student Accessibility Services
Learn your legal responsibilities around providing a text alternative to sound. Podcasts, live video events, and recorded video all require their own combination of captions, transcript, and/or audio descriptions.
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Headings and Links
Presented by:
Doug Flower, Digital Accessibility Specialist, Division of Information Technology
Adding true (not just differently styled) headings is barely harder than creating a document outline. Naming links in an accessible way is barely more than common sense. Come learn best practices for documents and links.
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