As the Fall term begins, the importance of digital accessibility is being highlighted to ensure that all students, faculty, and staff can fully engage in our programs and services. In line with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), upcoming training opportunities are available for UA faculty, staff, and student employees. These workshops will offer practical guidance on improving digital content accessibility. Participation is encouraged to help promote digital accessibility across campus, and sharing this information with colleagues will support broad involvement in these valuable sessions. Leadership and support in these efforts are essential for our continued progress.
Digital Accessibility Workshops and Webinars August-September 2025
Register via UA LMS (login to myBama > Employee tab > enter UA LMS)
Is your course accessible?
Friday, September 12, 11AM-12PM – online via Teams
- Learn basic accessibility best practices
- Recognize how to check accessibility status for syllabi and course content
- Explore ways to teach with accessibility in mind
- Discover ways to select accessible digital resources
Is your website accessible?
Friday, September 5, 9-10AM in-person – Employee Resource Center
Tuesday, September 16, 10-11AM – online via Teams
- Review web accessibility requirements and reasoning
- Explore basic manual testing steps
- Scan a webpage using WAVE and examine results
- Discover resources to help with web site accessibility
Are your documents accessible? Office and PDFs
Thursday, September 4, 2-3PM in person – Employee Resource Center
Friday, September 19, 9-10AM – online via Teams
- Review document accessibility best practices and remediation process
- Word
- PowerPoint
- Excel
- Learn PDF accessibility options and review processes
- Examine reasons to use certain document formats
Are your social media accessible?
Monday, September 8, 1-2PM – in person – Employee Resource Center
Friday, September 19, 10-11AM – online via Teams
- Review basic accessibility best practices
- Explore accessibility-related features and settings in popular social media tools
- Examine ways to maintain access when the tools do not
Are your images and videos accessible?
Tuesday, September 9, 9-10AM- in person – Employee Resource Center
Monday, September 22, 2-3PM, online via Teams
- Examine what makes an appropriate image description and the mechanisms to provide it
- Explore the features of audio descriptions and how to create your own
- Review self-service tools for captioning and transcripts
- Practice using third-party captioning tools and services