Get Accessibility Training

²ÝÁñÊÓƵ State University's Digital Learning Innovations (DLI) provides training resources on accessibility and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). These include microlearning videos, self-paced professional development modules, and instructor-led, three-week online workshops.  

For our self-paced PDs and three-week workshops, participants can earn digital credentials (badges) documenting your new skills.  These can be shared via social media such as LinkedIn, or added to your portfolio or digital resume!

Browse our accessibility training resources below!

Accessible Teaching Essentials badge, Activating Universal Design for learning and ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Web Accessibility certificates

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Microlearnings

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    All university personnel must ensure that their work complies with relevant accessibility laws. Therefore, if you frequently create documents or media that are distributed online, or if you work with any ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ websites,  provides an essential overview of a recent Department of Justice (DOJ) rule that establishes WCAG 2.1 as the standard for digital accessibility and includes links to resources and additional training. 

     

    You may be prompted to log in to OwlTrain to complete it.

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    As stated on another DLI page: An accessibility statement declares an entity's  commitment to accessibility, the standards they follow, and where users can get help.  However, it's not always easy to find accessibility statements or know how to share them with your students.

    Our brief video  will show you what an accessibility statement is and how you can find the accessibility statements you need for your course. (3:01)

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    Whereas an accessibility statement is generally a broader philosophical statement about the commitment to accessibility and where users can get help with accessibility with their product, a VPAT is a more technical document reporting how a product conforms to all accessibility standards, and is formatted according to a specific template.  

    The  video introduces faculty to the purpose of a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT), how to find them, read them, and how to share them in their course. (8:21)

Self-Paced PDs

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    A microlearning specifically geared to introduce students to the topic of accessibility.
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    An introduction to Student Disability Services for ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ advisors. Other staff and faculty may find it helpful as well!
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    An interactive review of resources on applying UDL principles to your course. 
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    Find creative solutions for  for images that present difficult accessibility challenges, such as complex infographics and flow charts.  
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    Participants learn how use Equidox to  by downloading sample documents and following video instructions.

Instructor-Led Workshops

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    is a three-week, online workshop designed to fit easily into a hectic teaching schedule—in fact, you’ll only need 2-3 hours per week to complete it!   It is written for faculty who are new to the topic of accessibility, introducing them to the issues at stake, providing an approachable structure for making their course content accessible, showing them how to check course content for accessibility, and providing training and resources for creating accessible course content.
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    The  workshop is a self-paced three-module workshop for public-facing web content creators. The workshop provides resources and experiences to demonstrate web accessibility, detailed instructions on how to make content accessible, and practice creating accessible documents and media. Participants earn digital credentials as they complete each unit culminating in a digital certificate. 
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    is a three-week workshop designed to give ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ State faculty an opportunity to collaborate on applying UDL principles to course lessons, content, activities, and assessments. This workshop assumes that faculty who attend already have a basic working knowledge of Universal Design for Learning and want to learn more about how to use it in their own course.