Summer 2018 Technology Accessibility Workshops

Emerging Technology and Accessibility invites you to enhance your technology accessibility skills by participating in these workshops during the Summer 2018 term:

  • Creating Accessible Documents with Adobe InDesign CC
    Learn how to generate an accessible PDF from InDesign and use Adobe Acrobat to touch up the exported file.
    Thursday, July 26, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
  • Creating Accessible Documents with Adobe InDesign CC (webinar)
    Learn how to generate an accessible PDF from InDesign and use Adobe Acrobat to touch up the exported file.
    Tuesday, July 31, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
  • Creating Accessible Emails (webinar)
    Learn how to create accessible emails with Microsoft Outlook, learning practices you can also apply to other email programs and marketing tools such as MailChimp.
    Tuesday, June 12, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
  • Creating Accessible Excel Spreadsheets (webinar)
    Learn how to create Microsoft Excel spreadsheets that are accessible to people with disabilities.
    Wednesday, June 20, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  • Creating Accessible PDFs with Adobe Acrobat DC
    Learn how to use Adobe Acrobat DC to create PDFs that are accessible to people with disabilities.
    Wednesday, July 25, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  • Creating Accessible PDFs with Adobe Acrobat DC (webinar)
    Learn how to use Adobe Acrobat DC to create PDFs that are accessible to people with disabilities.
    Monday, July 30, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
  • Creating Accessible PowerPoint Presentations (webinar)
    Learn how to create Microsoft PowerPoint presentations that are accessible to people with disabilities.
    Thursday, July 12, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
  • Creating Accessible Word Documents (webinar)
    Learn how to create Microsoft Word documents that are accessible to people with disabilities.
    Wednesday, June 13, 10:00-11:00 a.m.
  • How People with Disabilities Access Digital Content
    Gain a fuller appreciation of technology accessibility by exploring technologies and methods people with disabilities use to access websites, documents, audio, video, and other digital content.
    Monday, July 2, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  • How People with Disabilities Access Digital Content (webinar)
    Gain a fuller appreciation of technology accessibility by exploring technologies and methods people with disabilities use to access websites, documents, audio, video, and other digital content.
    Wednesday, June 27, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
  • Introduction to Web Accessibility
    Learn about laws and standards regarding accessibility in higher education, the University’s web accessibility guidelines, common accessibility challenges and solutions, and resources and strategies for creating accessible documents, images, audio, video, and web content.
    Wednesday, July 11, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  • Introduction to Web Accessibility (webinar)
    Learn about laws and standards regarding accessibility in higher education, the University’s web accessibility guidelines, common accessibility challenges and solutions, and resources and strategies for creating accessible documents, images, audio, video, and web content.
    Tuesday, July 24, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
  • Understanding the New AMP Interface
    Accessibility Management Platform (AMP) is a comprehensive accessibility testing and reporting tool freely available to all members of the UA community.
    Tuesday, June 26, 10:00-11:00 a.m.

All classroom workshops are held in A232 Gordon Palmer. Registration is requested but not required.

We are also happy to offer private training sessions on these and other accessibility-related topics to members of the University community. Please contact us if we can help with your technology accessibility needs.