Events

This session is part of the greater UCLA Disability Pride Week running from Oct 12-16. This session introduces participants to disability culture and the role of allyship in creating more inclusive communities.

Through discussion, real-life examples, and reflection, participants will explore disability identity, accessibility as a cultural norm, and the differences between accommodation and accessibility. The training will also highlight key terminology, cultural icons, and common pitfalls to avoid.

This session introduces the fundamentals of digital accessibility and why it matters at UCLA. Participants will learn what accessibility means in a digital context, gain insight into disability culture, and see a live screen reader demonstration. 

The training will also cover practical tips for creating accessible documents, websites, and media, including proper use of heading structure, writing effective alt-text, and creating descriptive hyperlinks.

Presented by: Carolanne Link, Sal Santa Ana, and Travis Lee

In this more advanced session participants will learn about the issues dashboard and how to both interpret results and prioritize issues. This session will also cover how to best use the Siteimprove backend features to improve the accessibility of your website.

Presented by: Travis Lee, Rianne Ke, Harshita Kukreja

This session provides an introduction to creating accessible documents in Google Docs, Microsoft Word, and PDFs. Participants will learn the fundamentals of digital accessibility, including how to use proper heading structure, write effective alt-text for images, create descriptive links, and ensure sufficient color contrast. The training will also demonstrate how to use built-in and automated accessibility checkers to identify and correct common issues.

Presented by: Travis Lee and Mark Agban

In this session participants will learn about video and audio accessibility best practices.

By the end of this training you should be able to:

• Create an WCAG 2.1 AA caption file
• Identify closed and open captions
• Test the player controls of an embedded video
• Add an audio description to a Youtube video
• Create an accessible transcript
   

Presented by: Carolanne Link, Sal Santa Ana, and Travis Lee

Audience: UCLA web editors, content creators, IT staff, and program managers Tools Covered: WAVE Chrome plug-in, Siteimprove Accessibility, manual keyboard testing

By the end of this training, participants will: