Accessibility Training Opportunities

• Date: August 4, 2:00 - 3:00 PM
• Facilitator: Marc Thompson
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the August 4 Workshop, Make Your Math Accessible

Workshop Description:

This hands-on workshop will cover the nuts and bolts of what makes digital math accessible for all learners, including:

• major accessible math formats
• accessible math tools like EquatIO, MathPix, MathType, Desmos, and equation editors in Canvas, Coursera, and MS Office Documents
• best practices for structuring workflows to deliver accessible math
• how different math formats interact with different platforms like Canvas and Coursera, Jupyter Notebook, MS Office documents (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote), and webpages

By the end of this workshop, you’ll have a better idea of how to create accessible math for your specific teaching or professional workflows.

Important: To participate actively in this workshop, you will need to have EquatIO installed. EquatIO is free for UIUC faculty, staff, and students from the University Webstore, Other tools used are free, web-based, and require no installation.

• Date: August 5, 1:00 - 2:00 PM
• Facilitator: Lindsey Sharp
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the August 5 Workshop, Make Your Canvas Courses Accessible

Workshop Description:

Canvas websites must be accessible for all students, but don't panic! This hands-on workshop will cover what to look for and several tools to help you find and fix issues.

In this training session, you'll learn how to:

• Use the text editor to create a navigable page structure
• Write effective alt text for images and charts
• Ensure readable color contrast
• Design accessible tables and links.
• Use Canvas accessibility tools, including checkers to find and fix common issues
• Use tools in Illinois Media Space caption videos. We'll also cover how to use a number of accessibility checkers to find and fix common issues.

By the end of this session, you'll have the confidence you need to create Canvas course sites that meet State and Federal accessibility standards

• Date: August 11, 2:00 - 3:30 PM
• Facilitator: Marc Thompson
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the August 11 Workshop, Make Your PDF Documents Accessible, Part 2

Get up to speed quickly on making your PDF documents accessible for everyone on campus. We'll cover common accessibility challenges in PDF and use practical solutions. You'll learn how to:

• Use Acrobat Accessibility Checker to identify issues
• Repair the PDF and make it accessible
• Determine when to send complex PDFs to a remediation specialist

You'll be on your way to creating inclusive and accessible PDF documents and meeting State and Federal accessibility standards.

Important: To participate actively in this workshop, you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Pro installed (not Acrobat Reader). U of I, UIS, and UIC faculty and staff can obtain Acrobat Pro free from the U of I Webstore.

• Date: August 12, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
• Facilitator: Kara Yarrington
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the August 12 Workshop, Make Your MS Word Documents Accessible

Workshop Description:

Get up to speed quickly on making your Microsoft Word documents accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we'll start with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in Word and then jump right into practice.

You'll learn how to:

• Use the Styles tool to create a clean, navigable document structure
• Write effective alt text for images and charts, ensure readable color contrast and design accessible tables and links
• Use the MS Word Accessibility Checker to find and fix common issues

By the end of this session, you'll be ready to create inclusive documents for all.

• Date: August 12, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
• Facilitator: Riana Beachy-Hasenick and Julie Baker
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the August 12 Workshop, Make Your Moodle Course Accessible Using the FACT Accessibility Checker

Workshop Description:

Learn how to improve the accessibility of your Moodle material by using the FACT Accessibility Checker developed by ATLAS. We will cover the key strategies for designing accessible course content in Moodle.

This hands-on session will show you how to:

• Identify accessibility issues across your course using the FACT Report.
• Create accessible headings, tables, lists, and hyperlinks, as well as write alt text for images. 
• Use the FACT in-editor sidebar to remediate issues with guided fixes and autofix options.
• Understand severity levels and access documentation for best practices.

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to confidently create more inclusive learning experiences for all students.

• Date: August 13, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
• Facilitator: Nancy Hightower
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the August 13 Workshop, Make Your MS PowerPoint Documents Accessible

Workshop Description:

Get up to speed quickly on making your PowerPoint presentations accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we'll begin with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in PowerPoint and then dive straight into practical solutions.

You'll learn how to:

• Create clear, accessible slide content
• Utilize accessible visuals
• Structure slides for logical navigation, making sure your multimedia content is inclusive
• Use PowerPoint's built-in Accessibility Assistant to find and fix common issues

By the end of this workshop, you'll be crafting inclusive presentations that captivate your audience.

• Date: August 26, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
• Facilitator: Lindsey Sharp
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the August 26 Workshop, Using the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Tool

Workshop Description:

Get up to speed on using the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide to make Canvas pages more accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, we'll start with an overview of the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide, how it functions, what the various errors, alerts, structural elements, and features mean, and howM to fix these issues on a Canvas page. Then we'll jump into some hands-on practice using the Canvas Accessibility Guide to evaluate the accessibility of Canvas pages and remediate basic accessibility issues. We'll discuss the limitations of the tool and what still needs to be checked manually using basic digital accessibility principles.

By the end of this workshop, you'll understand how to fix Canvas pages using the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide tool and be well on the way to creating inclusive Canvas pages that meet State and Federal accessibility standards.

• Date: September 1, 10:00 - 11:00 AM
• Facilitator: Lindsey Sharp
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the September 1 Workshop, Make Your Canvas Courses Accessible

Workshop Description:

Canvas websites must be accessible for all students, but don't panic! This hands-on workshop will cover what to look for and several tools to help you find and fix issues.

In this training session, you'll learn how to:

• Use the text editor to create a navigable page structure
• Write effective alt text for images and charts
• Ensure readable color contrast
• Design accessible tables and links.
• Use Canvas accessibility tools, including checkers to find and fix common issues
• Use tools in Illinois Media Space caption videos. We'll also cover how to use a number of accessibility checkers to find and fix common issues.

By the end of this session, you'll have the confidence you need to create Canvas course sites that meet State and Federal accessibility standards

• Date: September 8, 2:00 - 3:00 PM
• Facilitator: Marc Thompson
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the September 8 Workshop, Make Your Math Accessible

Workshop Description:

This hands-on workshop will cover the nuts and bolts of what makes digital math accessible for all learners, including:

• major accessible math formats
• accessible math tools like EquatIO, MathPix, MathType, Desmos, and equation editors in Canvas, Coursera, and MS Office Documents
• best practices for structuring workflows to deliver accessible math
• how different math formats interact with different platforms like Canvas and Coursera, Jupyter Notebook, MS Office documents (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote), and webpages

By the end of this workshop, you’ll have a better idea of how to create accessible math for your specific teaching or professional workflows.

Important: To participate actively in this workshop, you will need to have EquatIO installed. EquatIO is free for UIUC faculty, staff, and students from the University Webstore, Other tools used are free, web-based, and require no installation.

• Date: September 9, 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
• Facilitator: Chrissi Guarnieri
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the September 9 Workshop, Make Your PowerPoint Documents Accessible

Workshop Description:

Get up to speed quickly on making your PowerPoint presentations accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll begin with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in PowerPoint and then dive straight into practical solutions.

You’ll learn how to:

• Create clear, accessible slide content
• Utilize accessible visuals
• Structure slides for logical navigation, making sure your multimedia content is inclusive
• Use PowerPoint’s built-in accessibility checker 

By the end of this workshop, you’ll be crafting inclusive presentations that captivate your audience.

• Date: September 16, 10:00 - 11:00 AM
• Facilitator: Jenny Schwartzberg
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the September 16 Workshop, Make Your PDF Documents Accessible, Part 1. Get up to speed quickly on the basics of making your PDF documents accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll begin with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in PDF and then dive straight into practical solutions.

You’ll learn how to:

• Create a PDF from an accessible Word document
• Use Acrobat Pro to identify the basic architecture of that PDF, such as adjusting the reading order and tag order, using the table editor and adding alternative text description to images 

By the end of this workshop, you’ll be on your way to creating PDF documents that are more inclusive.

Important: To participate actively in this workshop, you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Pro installed (not Acrobat Reader). U of I, UIS, and UIC faculty and staff can obtain Acrobat Pro free from the U of I Webstore.

• Date: September 22, 2:00 - 3:30 PM
• Facilitator: Marc Thompson
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the September 22 Workshop, Make Your PDF Documents Accessible, Part 2

Get up to speed quickly on making your PDF documents accessible for everyone on campus. We'll cover common accessibility challenges in PDF and use practical solutions. You'll learn how to:

• Use Acrobat Accessibility Checker to identify issues
• Repair the PDF and make it accessible
• Determine when to send complex PDFs to a remediation specialist

You'll be on your way to creating inclusive and accessible PDF documents and meeting State and Federal accessibility standards.

Important: To participate actively in this workshop, you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Pro installed (not Acrobat Reader). U of I, UIS, and UIC faculty and staff can obtain Acrobat Pro free from the U of I Webstore.

• Date: September 23, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
• Facilitator: Dan Hahn
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the September 23 Workshop, Make Your MS Word Documents Accessible

Workshop Description:

Get up to speed quickly on making your Microsoft Word documents accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we'll start with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in Word and then jump right into practice.

You'll learn how to:

• Use the Styles tool to create a clean, navigable document structure
• Write effective alt text for images and charts, ensure readable color contrast and design accessible tables and links
• Use the MS Word Accessibility Assistant to find and fix common issues

By the end of this session, you'll be ready to create inclusive documents for all.

• Date: September 29, 10:00 - 11:00 AM
• Facilitator: Lindsey Sharp
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the September 29 Workshop, Using the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Tool

Workshop Description:

Get up to speed on using the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide to make Canvas pages more accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, we'll start with an overview of the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide, how it functions, what the various errors, alerts, structural elements, and features mean, and howM to fix these issues on a Canvas page. Then we'll jump into some hands-on practice using the Canvas Accessibility Guide to evaluate the accessibility of Canvas pages and remediate basic accessibility issues. We'll discuss the limitations of the tool and what still needs to be checked manually using basic digital accessibility principles.

By the end of this workshop, you'll understand how to fix Canvas pages using the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide tool and be well on the way to creating inclusive Canvas pages that meet State and Federal accessibility standards.

• Date: October 2, 10:00 - 11:00 AM
• Facilitator: Lindsey Sharp
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the October 2 Workshop, Make Your Canvas Courses Accessible

Workshop Description:

Canvas websites must be accessible for all students, but don't panic! This hands-on workshop will cover what to look for and several tools to help you find and fix issues.

In this training session, you'll learn how to:

• Use the text editor to create a navigable page structure
• Write effective alt text for images and charts
• Ensure readable color contrast
• Design accessible tables and links.
• Use Canvas accessibility tools, including checkers to find and fix common issues
• Use tools in Illinois Media Space caption videos. We'll also cover how to use a number of accessibility checkers to find and fix common issues.

By the end of this session, you'll have the confidence you need to create Canvas course sites that meet State and Federal accessibility standards

• Date: October 6, 2:00 - 3:00 PM
• Facilitator: Marc Thompson
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the October 6 Workshop, Make Your Math Accessible

Workshop Description:

This hands-on workshop will cover the nuts and bolts of what makes digital math accessible for all learners, including:

• major accessible math formats
• accessible math tools like EquatIO, MathPix, MathType, Desmos, and equation editors in Canvas, Coursera, and MS Office Documents
• best practices for structuring workflows to deliver accessible math
• how different math formats interact with different platforms like Canvas and Coursera, Jupyter Notebook, MS Office documents (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote), and webpages

By the end of this workshop, you’ll have a better idea of how to create accessible math for your specific teaching or professional workflows.

Important: To participate actively in this workshop, you will need to have EquatIO installed. EquatIO is free for UIUC faculty, staff, and students from the University Webstore, Other tools used are free, web-based, and require no installation.

• Date: September 9, 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
• Facilitator: Chrissi Guarnieri
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the October 7 Workshop, Make Your PowerPoint Documents Accessible

Workshop Description:

Get up to speed quickly on making your PowerPoint presentations accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll begin with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in PowerPoint and then dive straight into practical solutions.

You’ll learn how to:

• Create clear, accessible slide content
• Utilize accessible visuals
• Structure slides for logical navigation, making sure your multimedia content is inclusive
• Use PowerPoint’s built-in accessibility checker 

By the end of this workshop, you’ll be crafting inclusive presentations that captivate your audience.

• Date: October 13, 1:00 - 2:00 PM
• Facilitator: Jenny Schwartzberg
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the October 13 Workshop, Make Your PDF Documents Accessible, Part 1. Get up to speed quickly on the basics of making your PDF documents accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll begin with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in PDF and then dive straight into practical solutions.

You’ll learn how to:

• Create a PDF from an accessible Word document
• Use Acrobat Pro to identify the basic architecture of that PDF, such as adjusting the reading order and tag order, using the table editor and adding alternative text description to images 

By the end of this workshop, you’ll be on your way to creating PDF documents that are more inclusive.

Important: To participate actively in this workshop, you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Pro installed (not Acrobat Reader). U of I, UIS, and UIC faculty and staff can obtain Acrobat Pro free from the U of I Webstore.

• Date: October 19, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
• Facilitator: Dan Hahn
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the October 19 Workshop, Make Your MS Word Documents Accessible

Workshop Description:

Get up to speed quickly on making your Microsoft Word documents accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we'll start with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in Word and then jump right into practice.

You'll learn how to:

• Use the Styles tool to create a clean, navigable document structure
• Write effective alt text for images and charts, ensure readable color contrast and design accessible tables and links
• Use the MS Word Accessibility Assistant to find and fix common issues

By the end of this session, you'll be ready to create inclusive documents for all.

• Date: October 20, 3:00 - 4:30 PM
• Facilitator: Marc Thompson
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the October 20 Workshop, Make Your PDF Documents Accessible, Part 2

Get up to speed quickly on making your PDF documents accessible for everyone on campus. We'll cover common accessibility challenges in PDF and use practical solutions. You'll learn how to:

• Use Acrobat Accessibility Checker to identify issues
• Repair the PDF and make it accessible
• Determine when to send complex PDFs to a remediation specialist

You'll be on your way to creating inclusive and accessible PDF documents and meeting State and Federal accessibility standards.

Important: To participate actively in this workshop, you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Pro installed (not Acrobat Reader). U of I, UIS, and UIC faculty and staff can obtain Acrobat Pro free from the U of I Webstore.

• Date: October 30, 10:00 - 11:00 AM
• Facilitator: Lindsey Sharp
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the October 30 Workshop, Using the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Tool

Workshop Description:

Get up to speed on using the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide to make Canvas pages more accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, we'll start with an overview of the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide, how it functions, what the various errors, alerts, structural elements, and features mean, and howM to fix these issues on a Canvas page. Then we'll jump into some hands-on practice using the Canvas Accessibility Guide to evaluate the accessibility of Canvas pages and remediate basic accessibility issues. We'll discuss the limitations of the tool and what still needs to be checked manually using basic digital accessibility principles.

By the end of this workshop, you'll understand how to fix Canvas pages using the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide tool and be well on the way to creating inclusive Canvas pages that meet State and Federal accessibility standards.

• Date: November 3, 10:00 - 11:00 AM
• Facilitator: Lindsey Sharp
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the November 3 Workshop, Make Your Canvas Courses Accessible

Workshop Description:

Canvas websites must be accessible for all students, but don't panic! This hands-on workshop will cover what to look for and several tools to help you find and fix issues.

In this training session, you'll learn how to:

• Use the text editor to create a navigable page structure
• Write effective alt text for images and charts
• Ensure readable color contrast
• Design accessible tables and links.
• Use Canvas accessibility tools, including checkers to find and fix common issues
• Use tools in Illinois Media Space caption videos. We'll also cover how to use a number of accessibility checkers to find and fix common issues.

By the end of this session, you'll have the confidence you need to create Canvas course sites that meet State and Federal accessibility standards

• Date: November 3, 2:00 - 3:00 PM
• Facilitator: Marc Thompson
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the November 3 Workshop, Make Your Math Accessible

Workshop Description:

This hands-on workshop will cover the nuts and bolts of what makes digital math accessible for all learners, including:

• major accessible math formats
• accessible math tools like EquatIO, MathPix, MathType, Desmos, and equation editors in Canvas, Coursera, and MS Office Documents
• best practices for structuring workflows to deliver accessible math
• how different math formats interact with different platforms like Canvas and Coursera, Jupyter Notebook, MS Office documents (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote), and webpages

By the end of this workshop, you’ll have a better idea of how to create accessible math for your specific teaching or professional workflows.

Important: To participate actively in this workshop, you will need to have EquatIO installed. EquatIO is free for UIUC faculty, staff, and students from the University Webstore, Other tools used are free, web-based, and require no installation.

• Date: November 10, 10:00 - 11:00 AM
• Facilitator: Jenny Schwartzberg
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the November 10 Workshop, Make Your PDF Documents Accessible, Part 1. Get up to speed quickly on the basics of making your PDF documents accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll begin with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in PDF and then dive straight into practical solutions.

You’ll learn how to:

• Create a PDF from an accessible Word document
• Use Acrobat Pro to identify the basic architecture of that PDF, such as adjusting the reading order and tag order, using the table editor and adding alternative text description to images 

By the end of this workshop, you’ll be on your way to creating PDF documents that are more inclusive.

Important: To participate actively in this workshop, you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Pro installed (not Acrobat Reader). U of I, UIS, and UIC faculty and staff can obtain Acrobat Pro free from the U of I Webstore.

• Date: November 17, 3:00 - 4:30 PM
• Facilitator: Marc Thompson
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the November 17 Workshop, Make Your PDF Documents Accessible, Part 2

Get up to speed quickly on making your PDF documents accessible for everyone on campus. We'll cover common accessibility challenges in PDF and use practical solutions. You'll learn how to:

• Use Acrobat Accessibility Checker to identify issues
• Repair the PDF and make it accessible
• Determine when to send complex PDFs to a remediation specialist

You'll be on your way to creating inclusive and accessible PDF documents and meeting State and Federal accessibility standards.

Important: To participate actively in this workshop, you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Pro installed (not Acrobat Reader). U of I, UIS, and UIC faculty and staff can obtain Acrobat Pro free from the U of I Webstore.

• Date: November 18, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
• Facilitator: Dan Hahn
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the November 18 Workshop, Make Your MS Word Documents Accessible

Workshop Description:

Get up to speed quickly on making your Microsoft Word documents accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we'll start with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in Word and then jump right into practice.

You'll learn how to:

• Use the Styles tool to create a clean, navigable document structure
• Write effective alt text for images and charts, ensure readable color contrast and design accessible tables and links
• Use the MS Word Accessibility Assistant to find and fix common issues

By the end of this session, you'll be ready to create inclusive documents for all.

• Date: November 24, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
• Facilitator: Lindsey Sharp
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the November 24 Workshop, Using the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Tool

Workshop Description:

Get up to speed on using the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide to make Canvas pages more accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, we'll start with an overview of the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide, how it functions, what the various errors, alerts, structural elements, and features mean, and howM to fix these issues on a Canvas page. Then we'll jump into some hands-on practice using the Canvas Accessibility Guide to evaluate the accessibility of Canvas pages and remediate basic accessibility issues. We'll discuss the limitations of the tool and what still needs to be checked manually using basic digital accessibility principles.

By the end of this workshop, you'll understand how to fix Canvas pages using the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide tool and be well on the way to creating inclusive Canvas pages that meet State and Federal accessibility standards.

• Date: December 1, 2:00 - 3:00 PM
• Facilitator: Marc Thompson
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the December 1 Workshop, Make Your Math Accessible

Workshop Description:

This hands-on workshop will cover the nuts and bolts of what makes digital math accessible for all learners, including:

• major accessible math formats
• accessible math tools like EquatIO, MathPix, MathType, Desmos, and equation editors in Canvas, Coursera, and MS Office Documents
• best practices for structuring workflows to deliver accessible math
• how different math formats interact with different platforms like Canvas and Coursera, Jupyter Notebook, MS Office documents (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote), and webpages

By the end of this workshop, you’ll have a better idea of how to create accessible math for your specific teaching or professional workflows.

Important: To participate actively in this workshop, you will need to have EquatIO installed. EquatIO is free for UIUC faculty, staff, and students from the University Webstore, Other tools used are free, web-based, and require no installation.

• Date: Decembe 15, 3:00 - 4:30 PM
• Facilitator: Marc Thompson
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the December 15 Workshop, Make Your PDF Documents Accessible, Part 2

Get up to speed quickly on making your PDF documents accessible for everyone on campus. We'll cover common accessibility challenges in PDF and use practical solutions. You'll learn how to:

• Use Acrobat Accessibility Checker to identify issues
• Repair the PDF and make it accessible
• Determine when to send complex PDFs to a remediation specialist

You'll be on your way to creating inclusive and accessible PDF documents and meeting State and Federal accessibility standards.

Important: To participate actively in this workshop, you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Pro installed (not Acrobat Reader). U of I, UIS, and UIC faculty and staff can obtain Acrobat Pro free from the U of I Webstore.

• Date: December 4, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
• Facilitator: Lindsey Sharp
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the December 4 Workshop, Make Your Canvas Courses Accessible

Workshop Description:

Canvas websites must be accessible for all students, but don't panic! This hands-on workshop will cover what to look for and several tools to help you find and fix issues.

In this training session, you'll learn how to:

• Use the text editor to create a navigable page structure
• Write effective alt text for images and charts
• Ensure readable color contrast
• Design accessible tables and links.
• Use Canvas accessibility tools, including checkers to find and fix common issues
• Use tools in Illinois Media Space caption videos. We'll also cover how to use a number of accessibility checkers to find and fix common issues.

By the end of this session, you'll have the confidence you need to create Canvas course sites that meet State and Federal accessibility standards

• Date: December 8, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
• Facilitator: Jenny Schwartzberg
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the December 8 Workshop, Make Your PDF Documents Accessible, Part 1. Get up to speed quickly on the basics of making your PDF documents accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll begin with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in PDF and then dive straight into practical solutions.

You’ll learn how to:

• Create a PDF from an accessible Word document
• Use Acrobat Pro to identify the basic architecture of that PDF, such as adjusting the reading order and tag order, using the table editor and adding alternative text description to images 

By the end of this workshop, you’ll be on your way to creating PDF documents that are more inclusive.

Important: To participate actively in this workshop, you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Pro installed (not Acrobat Reader). U of I, UIS, and UIC faculty and staff can obtain Acrobat Pro free from the U of I Webstore.

• Date: December 18, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
• Facilitator: Lindsey Sharp
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the December 18 Workshop, Using the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Tool

Workshop Description:

Get up to speed on using the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide to make Canvas pages more accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, we'll start with an overview of the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide, how it functions, what the various errors, alerts, structural elements, and features mean, and howM to fix these issues on a Canvas page. Then we'll jump into some hands-on practice using the Canvas Accessibility Guide to evaluate the accessibility of Canvas pages and remediate basic accessibility issues. We'll discuss the limitations of the tool and what still needs to be checked manually using basic digital accessibility principles.

By the end of this workshop, you'll understand how to fix Canvas pages using the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide tool and be well on the way to creating inclusive Canvas pages that meet State and Federal accessibility standards.