Summer 2020 Technology Accessibility Webinars

• May 29th, 2020
• in Training, UA11y News

The Technology Accessibility team invites you to enhance your technology accessibility skills by participating in these webinars. We are proud to partner with HR Learning and Development to offer webinar registration via UA LMS, the online learning system for faculty and staff. Register for webinars via the links here, or view the entire Accessibility instructor-led training catalog in UA LMS: UA LMS Instructor-Led Training: Accessibility Students unable to register via UA LMS are also welcome to attend and may register by emailing accessibility@ua.edu.

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.

Spring 2020 Technology Accessibility Workshops

• February 2nd, 2020
• in Training, UA11y News

The Technology Accessibility team invites you to enhance your technology accessibility skills by participating in these workshops and webinars. We are proud to partner with HR Learning and Development to offer workshop/webinar registration via UA LMS, the online learning system for faculty and staff. Register for workshops/webinars via the links here, or view the entire Accessibility instructor-led training catalog in UA LMS: UA LMS Instructor-Led Training: Accessibility Students unable to register via UA LMS are also welcome to attend and may register by emailing accessibility@ua.edu.

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.

Spring 2019 Technology Accessibility Workshops

• December 14th, 2018
• in Training, UA11y News

Emerging Technology and Accessibility invites you to enhance your technology accessibility skills by participating in these workshops during the Spring 2019 term:

• Accessibility Testing with NVDA
  Learn how to use the free NVDA screen reader to test the accessibility of digital content.
  Wednesday, Feb. 27, 11:00 a.m.
• Accessibility Testing with VoiceOver
  Learn how to use the VoiceOver macOS and iOS screen reader program to test the accessibility of digital content.
  Thursday, Mar. 21, 2:00 p.m.
• Creating Accessible Content with Microsoft Office
  Learn how to create Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, Excel spreadsheets, and Outlook emails accessible to users with disabilities.
  Wednesday, Jan. 16, 11:00 a.m.
• Creating Accessible Content with Microsoft Office (webinar)
  Learn how to create Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, Excel spreadsheets, and Outlook emails accessible to users with disabilities.
  Thursday, Apr. 4, 2:00 p.m.
• Creating Accessible PDFs with Adobe Acrobat Pro DC
  Learn to create PDFs accessible to people with disabilities using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC .
  Thursday, Jan. 17, 2:00 p.m.
• Creating Accessible PDFs with Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (webinar)
  Learn to create PDFs accessible to people with disabilities using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC .
  Thursday, Apr. 11, 2:00 p.m.
• Creating Accessible Social Media Content
  Learn how to create social media content accessible to users with disabilities.
  Wednesday, Mar. 6, 11:00 a.m.
• Creating Accessible Social Media Content (webinar)
  Learn how to create social media content accessible to users with disabilities.
  Thursday, Apr. 25, 2:00 p.m.
• Introduction to Read&Write 
  A comprehensive introduction to Read&Write, a literacy support solution with tools for reading, writing, research and studying.
  • Introduction to Read&Write for Google Chrome, Wednesday, February 13, 9:00-11:00 a.m.
  • Introduction to Read&Write for Google Chrome, Wednesday, February 13, 12:00-2:00 p.m.
  • Introduction to Read&Write for Windows, Wednesday, February 13, 2:15-4:15 p.m.
• Introduction to Web Accessibility
  Learn about the University’s web accessibility guidelines, common accessibility challenges and solutions, and strategies for creating accessible digital content.
  Wednesday, Jan. 30, 11:00 a.m.
• Introduction to Web Accessibility (webinar)
  Learn about the University’s web accessibility guidelines, common accessibility challenges and solutions, and strategies for creating accessible digital content.
  Thursday, Apr. 18, 2:00 p.m.
• Universal Design for Learning and Accessibility
  Learn how to create inclusive, accessible learning opportunities by utilizing Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a set of curriculum development principles that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn.
  Wednesday, Feb. 6, 11:00 a.m.
• Universal Design for Learning and Accessibility (webinar)
  Learn how to create inclusive, accessible learning opportunities by utilizing Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a set of curriculum development principles that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn.
  Wednesday, Mar. 27, 11:00 a.m.
• WCAG in a Nutshell
  Learn about Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 requirements and techniques and resources you can use to meet these guidelines.
  Monday, Jan. 28, 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.

Fall 2018 Technology Accessibility Workshops

• July 19th, 2018
• in Training, UA11y News

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

• AMP Office Hours
  Get assistance with your Accessibility Management Platform (AMP) questions in this open help session.
  Monday, Oct. 1, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
• Creating Accessible Content with Microsoft Office
  Learn how to create Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, Excel spreadsheets, and Outlook emails accessible to users with disabilities.
  Friday, Sept. 21, 10:00-11:00 a.m.
• Creating Accessible Content with Microsoft Office (webinar)
  Learn how to create Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, Excel spreadsheets, and Outlook emails accessible to users with disabilities.
  Thursday, Sept. 27, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
• Creating Accessible PDFs with Adobe Acrobat DC
  Learn how to use Adobe Acrobat DC to create PDFs accessible to users with disabilities.
  Friday, Oct. 12, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
• Creating Accessible Social Media Content
  Learn how to create social media content accessible to users with disabilities.
  Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
• Creating Accessible Social Media Content (webinar)
  Learn how to create social media content accessible to users with disabilities.
  Tuesday, Nov. 6, 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.
  Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
• Introduction to AMP
  Learn about UA’s Accessibility Management Platform (AMP), a comprehensive accessibility testing and reporting tool freely available to members of the UA community.
  Friday, Sept. 14, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
• Introduction to EquatIO (onsite webinar)
  A comprehensive introduction to EquatIO and EquatIO mathspace, applications that let everyone create mathematical equations, formulas, graphs, and more on their computer or Chromebook.
  Monday, Sept. 10, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
• Introduction to Read&Write for Google Chrome
  A comprehensive introduction to Read&Write for Google Chrome, a literacy support solution with tools for reading, writing, research and studying.
  Wednesday, Oct. 17, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
• Introduction to Read&Write for Windows
  A comprehensive introduction to Read&Write for Windows, a literacy support solution with tools for reading, writing, research and studying.
  Wednesday, Oct. 17, 1:00-4:00 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, Sept. 19, 2:00-3:00 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.
  Friday, Sept. 28, 10:00-11:00 a.m.
• Testing Web Content for Accessibility
  Learn basic web accessibility evaluation techniques: using the WAVE accessibility evaluation tool; testing keyboard accessibility and content scaling; and manual checks for other common accessibility issues.
  Wednesday, Oct. 10, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
• Testing Web Content for Accessibility (webinar)
  Learn basic web accessibility evaluation techniques: using the WAVE accessibility evaluation tool; testing keyboard accessibility and content scaling; and manual checks for other common accessibility issues.
  Thursday, Nov. 1, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
• Universal Design for Learning and Accessibility
  Learn how to create inclusive, accessible learning opportunities by utilizing Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a set of curriculum development principles that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn.
  Friday, Nov. 9, 10:00-11:00 a.m.
• Universal Design for Learning and Accessibility (webinar)
  Learn how to create inclusive, accessible learning opportunities by utilizing Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a set of curriculum development principles that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn.
  Wednesday, Oct. 30, 3:00-4:00 p.m.
• WCAG in a Nutshell
  Learn about Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 requirements (success criteria) and techniques, along with resources UA web professionals can use to meet these guidelines.
  Friday, Oct. 26, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.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.

Summer 2018 Technology Accessibility Workshops

• May 22nd, 2018
• in Training, UA11y News

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.

Spring 2018 Technology Accessibility Workshops

• March 20th, 2018
• in Training, UA11y News

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

• Texthelp Tools for Reading, Writing, Language Learning, and STEM
  This hands-on workshop offers an introduction to the Texthelp tools freely available to all UA students, faculty, and staff: Read&Write, a literacy support solution with tools for reading, writing, research, and studying; EquatIO, an application that lets everyone create mathematical equations, formulas, Desmos graphs, and more on their computer or Chromebook; and Snapverter, a Google Chrome app that converts printed documents and inaccessible digital files into readable PDF files for easy sharing and reading aloud.
  Wednesday, March 28, 2:00-3:00 p.m. in Gordon Palmer Room A232
• Introduction to Accessibility Management Platform (AMP)
  For all UA users, learn about UA’s Accessibility Management Platform and how it can help evaluate web sites for accessibility.
  Friday, March 30, 2:00-3:00 p.m. in Gordon Palmer Room A232
• Accessible Content and Inclusive Learning with Microsoft Office
  This demonstration session introduces general principles for creating accessible content with Microsoft Office products and free Microsoft Learning Tools that provide support for reading and writing Office documents.
  Tuesday, April 3, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in Gordon Palmer Room A232
• Accessibility Management Platform (AMP) Office Hours
  This open help session is an opportunity to get assistance with your Accessibility Management Platform (AMP) questions.
  Friday, April 6, 10:00-11 a.m. in Gordon Palmer Room A232
• Creating Accessible Emails
  Whether you’re sending a note to just a few contacts or crafting a campaign for broad distribution, it’s important to make sure your email messages are accessible to people with disabilities. This hands-on workshop will cover how to create accessible emails: composing messages, improving image accessibility, and adding accessible tables and lists. Participants will use Microsoft Outlook to create accessible messages, learning practices they can also apply to other email programs and marketing tools such as MailChimp.
  Tuesday, April 10, 2:00-3:00 p.m. in Gordon Palmer Room A232
• How People with Disabilities Access Digital Content
  Participants in this session will gain a fuller appreciation of technology accessibility by exploring the user perspective: technologies and methods people with disabilities use to access websites, documents, audio, video, and other digital content, and barriers created by inaccessible design. This session includes demonstrations of assistive technology such as screen readers and magnifiers, alternate input devices, and the accessibility features built into the Mac and Windows operating systems.
  Friday, April 13, 10:00-11:00 a.m. in Gordon Palmer Room A232
• Introduction to Web Accessibility
  The University of Alabama is committed to providing our technology users, including those with disabilities, a functional and accessible technology experience with our web presence and our instructional and emerging technologies. This session will provide an introduction to web accessibility: 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, April 18, 2:00-3:00 p.m. in Gordon Palmer Room A232
• Accessibility Management Platform (AMP) Office Hours
  This open help session is an opportunity to get assistance with your Accessibility Management Platform (AMP) questions.
  Friday, April 20, 2:00-3:00 p.m. in Gordon Palmer Room A232
• Creating Accessible Digital Stories with Microsoft Sway
  Microsoft Sway is a digital storytelling app that helps you quickly create professional, interactive designs for your images, text, videos and other media; it is also a more accessible alternative than Adobe Spark. This hands-on workshop offers an introduction to Sway with a focus on accessibility. Participants will learn best practices to make their Sways accessible; use the Accessibility Checker to identify and fix potential accessibility issues; and play their finished creations in Accessibility view.
  Tuesday, April 24, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in Gordon Palmer Room A232

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.