It’s been a little while since my last update here. The good news is that a lot of exciting updates have been taking place behind the scenes in that time, including some improvements to the rice.edu website. More on that in a future post.
There are some exciting accessibility learning opportunities lined up for the month of May, including an interactive workshop on Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD).
There are multiple repeated sessions covering the basic principles of accessible design, so take your pick. There are also sessions on favorite topics like Adobe Acrobat, PDF forms, Microsfoft Word and PowerPoint, and video captions. You’ve also been asking us to add workshops on Adobe Indesign. We listened and we’ve scheduled two!
Check out the full schedule below. Register for each session by clicking the link title.
| Date | Title/Registration Link | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wed. 5/05 | Basic Accessible Design Principles | Learn the basic principles and how to apply them to your own digital designs. |
| Thu. 5/06 | Microsoft Word Accessibility Essentials | Learn how to apply the basic design principles to your Word Documents. |
| Fri. 5/07 | Acrobat & PDF Accessibility Essentials | Learn the basics of creating, cleaning up, and remediating accessible PDFs in Adobe Acrobat. |
| Mon. 5/10 | Basic Accessible Design Principles | Learn the basic principles and how to apply them to your own digital designs. |
| Wed. 5/12 | InDesign Accessibility Essentials | Learn how to apply basic accessible design principles to your InDesign layouts and export options for best result to PDF. |
| Thu. 5/13 | Accessible PDF Forms | Learn to design fillable forms for PDF format with emphasis on tags, form field labels, descriptions, and tab order. |
| Fri. 5/14 | Microsoft PowerPoint Accessibility Essentials | We will discuss slide layouts, reading order, slide titles, alternative text, font sizes, and more. |
| Mon. 5/17 | Basic Accessible Design Principles | Learn the basic principles and how to apply them to your own digital designs. |
| Tue. 5/18 | InDesign Accessibility Essentials | Learn how to apply basic accessible design principles to your InDesign layouts and export options for best result to PDF. |
| Thu. 5/20 | Fix Your Web Content with the Pros (GAAD 2021) | Learn how to scan your webpages and documents, identify issues, and remove common accessibility barriers. Think of it like a guided hackathon to improve access for all. |
| Mon. 5/24 | Basic Accessible Design Principles | Learn the basic principles and how to apply them to your own digital designs. |
| Wed. 5/26 | Better Captions for Everyone | An overview of options for live (synchronous) and recorded (asynchronous) closed captions including Zoom, Kaltura, and other options. |
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