Classes

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Accessible Online Meetings and Events

Wed, Nov 17, 2021, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Learn how to plan and present inclusive online meetings and events. This course provides best practices to help ensure that everyone, including people with disabilities, who participates has less fatigue and can comfortably engage in your meetings and events.

Introduction to Digital Accessibility

Wed, Dec 8, 2021, 9:00 am to 11:00 am

Digital accessibility is the ability of a website, app, electronic document, or event to be easily navigated and understood by a wide range of people, including those who have disabilities. This two-hour class provides an introduction to digital accessibility and associated standards, practices, and resources. Topics include:

Regularly Scheduled Classes

Introduction to Digital Accessibility

Offered several times a year, this class provides an introduction to digital accessibility and associated standards, practices, and resources. Topics include:

Overview of disability and digital accessibility
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Creating accessible content on the Web
Creating accessible documents
University resources for content creators
Assistive device demonstrations by members of the NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired

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DIY Accessibility Testing: Content & Visual Design

This class is under development; much of the material will be presented at the Summer Accessibility Workshop, and we expect to start offering it regularly in fall 2020.

Topics include:

Effective strategies for checking site content and organization
Checking responsive designs for phones and screen magnification
Using automated tools to reveal hidden text and formatting, validate forms and tables, and check color contrast
Keyboard testing for focus indication and skip links
Planning and tools for ongoing quality assurance

DIY Accessibility Testing: Content & Visual Design

This class is under development; much of the material will be presented at the Summer Accessibility Workshop, and we expect to start offering it regularly in fall 2020.

Topics include:

Effective strategies for checking site content and organization
Checking responsive designs for phones and screen magnification
Using automated tools to reveal hidden text and formatting, validate forms and tables, and check color contrast
Keyboard testing for focus indication and skip links
Planning and tools for ongoing quality assurance

Advanced Accessibility Testing

This class is under development; much of the material will be presented at the Summer Accessibility Workshop, and we expect to start offering it regularly in fall 2020.

Topics include:

Relevant Web standards beyond WCAG: ATAG and WAI-ARIA
Advanced automated tools
Comprehensive keyboard testing, including considerations for custom interactive elements
Testing on mobile and desktop screen readers

Recorded Classes

Writing for the Web: Clear and effective writing is an essential component of universal design and ensuring that what you communicate is accessible to people with disabilities. This training course introduces a 6-step method for writing for the web, based on cognitive psychology and writing best practices, for getting your message across.
Accessible Online Meetings and Events: Learn how to plan and present inclusive meetings and events. This course includes an overview of accessibility and provides best practices to help ensure that everyone who participates has less videoconferencing fatigue and more engagement with the session.