Accessibility Training Opportunities

• Dates Offered: May 13, 2:00 - 3:00 PM
• Speakers: Marc Thompson
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the May 13 Workshop, Make Your PDF Documents Accessible, Part 1

Workshop Description:

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 tab 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.

• Dates Offered: May 20, 2:00 - 3:30 PM
• Speakers: Marc Thompson
• Registration: Registration is required.
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)

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

Workshop Description:

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.

• Dates Offered: May 27, 2:00 - 3:00 PM
• Speakers: Marc Thompson, Rayna Bell, and Nancy Hightower
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the May 27 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.

• Dates Offered: May 29, 2:00 - 3:00 PM
• Speaker: Lori Lane
• Contact: Lori Lane (lorilane@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the May 29 Workshop, Make Your Excel Spreadsheets Accessible, Part 3

Workshop Description:

Get up to speed quickly on making your Microsoft Excel spreadsheets accessible for everyone!

In this hands-on workshop, we’ll start with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in Excel and then jump right into practice. You’ll learn how to:

• Prevent reading and navigating order culprits
• Freeze columns and rows
• Hide unused columns and rows
• Delete empty rows between elements
• Create accessible links
• Use the Accessibility Assistant

By the end of this workshop, you’ll be well on your way to creating inclusive spreadsheets that meet State and Federal accessibility standards.

• Dates Offered: June 17, 2:00 - 3:00 PM
• Speakers: Marc Thompson
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the June 17 Workshop, Make Your PDF Documents Accessible, Part 1

Workshop Description:

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 tab 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.

• Dates Offered: June 24, 2:00 - 3:30 PM
• Speakers: Marc Thompson
• Registration: Registration is required.
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)

Register for the June 24 Workshop, Make Your PDF Documents Accessible, Part 2

Workshop Description:

Get up to speed quickly on making your PDF documents accessible for everyone on campus. This workshop will focus on PDF remediation (PDF Part 1 covers accessible PDF authoring). 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.

• Dates Offered: June 25, 1:00 - 2:00 PM
• Speakers: Julie Baker and Riana Beachey-Hasenick
• Contact: Julie Baker (juliemb@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the June 25 Workshop, Make Your Moodle Courses Accessible

Workshop Description:

In this hands-on workshop, we will cover the key strategies for designing accessible course content in Moodle. Participants will learn how to create accessible headings, tables, lists, and hyperlinks, as well as how to write alt text for images, generate and edit video captions, and incorporate other elements that will help students navigate courses and access information more easily. We’ll also discuss the advantages (and limitations) of using Moodle’s accessibility checker and screen reader helper. Participants will leave this workshop with the knowledge and resources needed to create Moodle sites that meet state and federal accessibility standards.

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

Register for the July 1 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.

• Dates Offered: July 8, 2:00 - 3:00 PM
• Speakers: Marc Thompson
• Contact: Marc Thompson (thompso1@illinois.edu)
• Registration: Registration is required.

Register for the July 8 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.