Virtual School or College Classes? Learn How to Make Documents Accessible for All

Virtual School or College Classes? 

Learn How to Make Documents Accessible for All

Date: September 29th and September 30th, 2020 ET

Time: 10 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. both days

Cost: FREE!

Presenters: George Joeckel and Jonathan Whiting, WEBAIM

REGISTER ONCE FOR BOTH DAYS

Quickly get up-to-speed on creating accessible Word, PowerPoint, and PDF files. Participants will practice evaluating and repairing common accessibility issues, as well as creating accessible documents from the start. Topics include:

• Principles of document accessibility
• Guidelines and laws (Section 508, WCAG 2, ADA, etc.)
• Creating accessible documents in: Word and PowerPoint 
• Evaluating document accessibility
• Exporting from Office to PDF
• The structure of an accessible PDF
• Evaluating and repairing a PDF in Acrobat Pro

This is a hands-on training—participants will need access to Microsoft Office and Acrobat Professional.

Speakers:

Jonathan Whiting is the director of training at WebAIM. His main passion is helping others learn to make the web more accessible to people with disabilities. Jonathan is also involved in the GOALS Project, a program to assist institutions of higher education in improving their accessibility system-wide. With a master's degree in instructional technology and over seventeen years of experience in the field of web accessibility, Jonathan has published dozens of articles, tutorials, and other instructional resources. He has traveled extensively to train thousands of web developers and other professionals who develop or maintain web content.

George Joeckel manages the online training program at WebAIM. He has a master’s degree in instructional psychology and technology, and over 20 years of teaching experience. Since 2008, he has developed online courses at Utah State University, and he joined the WebAIM team at the end of 2015. The Accessible Documents video-based course went online in July 2018. Well over 1,000 independent-study participants had successfully completed the training. George also conducts pre-conference workshops and delivers presentations at national conferences.