Digital Accessibility Series
Choose from three sessions in this introductory series developed for professionals wishing to learn the essentials of digital accessibility compliance under Title II and Title III of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
The Data: according to the Social Security Administration, one in four Americans will become disabled before reaching age 67 and NIH estimates the size of the accommodation-sensitive population to be nearly 23 percent of all working adults.
Business and educational institutions are becoming keenly aware of the need to make their digital resources readily accessible to all community members who desire or need access. Existing and forthcoming regulations require that digital resources including websites, documents, and mobile applications meet WCAG standards. This three-workshop series is designed to help you understand the compliance requirements, learn the skills to meet them, and gain the knowledge to be an informed collaborator or supervisor of internal or contracted accessibility services. Take a single training or complete the series for full overview of the digital accessibility landscape and best practices.
Agenda
Series Part 1—Digital Accessibility Principles
This Digital Accessibility training will cover foundational knowledge about legal requirements for digital accessibility, including current and upcoming regulations impacting public and private entities.
This Training will cover:
- Current requirements for digital accessibility
- Upcoming regulatory requirements
- Foundational principles of current WCAG and other digital accessibility standards.
Series Part 2—Creating Accessible Documents
We will practice key skills to meet accessibility standards for essential documents including informational flyers, word processing documents, spreadsheets, PDF’s presentations, etc.
This Training will cover:
- Creating and editing a document accessibly
- Word and Excel documents, including PDF conversion
- Presentation softwares such as PowerPoint.
Series Part 3—Website Testing
This will be a introductory session on how to evaluate the accessibility of a website. No technical skill or special software is needed. We will assess and test a website together and share practical skills for evaluating the accessibility of your own web pages.
This Training will cover:
- Non-technical skills for testing a website
- Concrete skills that can be applied to evaluate all types of websites used by businesses, nonprofits, and education.
Intended Audience
- Title IX Coordinators
- ADA/504 Coordinators
- Student Affairs Support Services
- Compliance Office
- HR Employee Relations Office
Book the Series for a Package Discount
Purchase Individual Classes
Discount Options*
Two or More—Two or more attendees from the same institution receive 10% off registration.
Teams of Five and More—Contact us to receive a special discount.
Collective Member—You may receive 20% off each registration if you are a member of a Grand River Solutions collective.
Contact Training@grandriversolutions.com to receive your discount code.
*Cannot combine discounts.
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