Building Inclusion Through Digital Accessibility Workshop Series
Digital Accessibility Series
Join the Center for Transformative Teaching for an engaging series of digital accessibility workshops designed to build practical skills and in-depth understanding of accessibility best practices. This series includes a blend of tutorial workshops and practice sessions, offering participants hands-on learning opportunities to make their digital course content more inclusive and accessible.
- Workshops: These workshops provide step-by-step guidance on key accessibility principles, covering topics like document structure, color contrast, alternative text, and more.
- Practice Sessions: In these interactive sessions, participants will work on making their own course documents accessible. These guided practice sessions offer a collaborative environment to troubleshoot challenges and receive personalized feedback from instructional designers.
Individuals who participate in at least 5 out of the 7 workshops and at least 3 out of the 5 practice sessions will earn a certificate of completion.
Whether you've been working to make your courses more accessible or are completely new to implementing digital accessibility, this series will equip you with practical skills to make a meaningful impact. Join us to learn, practice, and advocate for digital accessibility!
All workshops will take place from 1:30 – 3:00 pm on Zoom. All sessions will be hands-on and you should bring a laptop. For sessions on a specific program, you should have the desktop application of the program installed (for example, in the Word session you will need to use the desktop Word application, not the browser version).
To view recordings or slides for past workshops, simply click on the workshop name below. *Practice sessions do not have recordings or slideshows.
Workshops List
January 29: Introduction to Accessibility Workshop
[Workshop Recording] [Workshop Slides] In this workshop, you will learn what it means to implement digital accessibility and how enhancing digital accessibility in your courses positively impacts all students. We will also introduce you to the most common types of accessibility features that tend to show up across content types.
February 5: Microsoft Word Accessibility Workshop
[Workshop Recording] [Workshop Slides] In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to make Microsoft Word documents accessible. Participants will follow along on their own computers as the facilitator explains different accessibility features and strategies.
February 12: Microsoft Word Practice Session
In this practice session, participants will be given time to make Word documents from their own courses accessible. Instructional designers will be available to answer questions as well as to check documents for errors once participants have worked to make them accessible.
February 19: Canvas Accessibility Workshop
[Workshop Recording] [Workshop Slides] In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to make pages in Canvas accessible. Participants will follow along on their own computers as the facilitator explains different accessibility features and strategies.
February 26: Canvas Practice Session
In this practice session, participants will be given time to make Canvas pages from their own courses accessible. Instructional designers will be available to answer questions as well as to check pages for errors once participants have worked to make them accessible.
March 5: PowerPoint Accessibility Workshop
[Recording] [Workshop Slides] In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to make Microsoft PowerPoint files accessible. Participants will follow along on their own computers as the facilitator explains different accessibility features and strategies.
March 12: PowerPoint Practice Session
In this practice session, participants will be given time to make PowerPoint files from their own courses accessible. Instructional designers will be available to answer questions as well as to check files for errors once participants have worked to make them accessible.
March 26: Audio & Video Accessibility Workshop
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to make audio and video files accessible. Participants will follow along on their own computers as the facilitator explains different accessibility features and strategies. [Recording]
April 2: Audio & Video Practice Session
In this practice session, participants will be given time to make audio and video files from their own courses accessible. Instructional designers will be available to answer questions as well as to check files for errors once participants have worked to make them accessible.
April 9: PDF Accessibility Workshop
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to make PDF files accessible. Participants will follow along on their own computers as the facilitator explains different accessibility features and strategies.
April 16: PDF Practice Session
In this practice session, participants will be given time to make PDF files from their own courses accessible. Instructional designers will be available to answer questions as well as to check files for errors once participants have worked to make them accessible.
April 23: Universal Design for Learning Workshop
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework that moves beyond accessibility to provide options and flexibility that enhance learning for all students. In this session, you will learn the basic principles of UDL and how you can make small changes to begin implementing UDL in your courses.