Events

Thursday, February 22, 2024
Disability multisymbol reconizing mobility, neurodiversity, communication/Deaf, and low vision/blind disabilities next to text reading Disability Etiquette 101
Disability Culture & Allyship
Speaker:
Carolanne Link

[Virtual Event] The world of disabilities often seems scary and unrelatable to the average person but let me reassure you that it is not. At this session you will learn some about the culture of disability and the etiquette of working with and welcoming people with disabilities into your life.

There is no registration for this event. Join us at Travis Lee's Zoom Room

Note:  The Registration button will take you directly to the Zoom room!

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Thursday, January 18, 2024
Clip Art of Digital accessibility symbols including neurodiversity, visual impairment, hard of hearing disabilities, and digital accessibility framed with a pair of hands
Introduction to Digital Accessibility (Basics Training)
Speaker:
Travis Lee

People who are blind, low-vision or have dyslexia rely on assistive technologies and screenreading software to “read text out loud” to them. However, many documents and websites created are completely inaccessible or just frustrating for screenreader users. Learn accessible design and content management tools to make it easier for people with disabilities to engage with your website content and documents.

Note:  There's NO registration.  Register button will take you directly to the Zoom Room.

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
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Disability Culture and Etiquette
Speaker:
Travis Lee

The world of disabilities often seems scary and unrelatable to the average person but let me reassure you that it is not. At this session you will learn some about the culture of disability and the etiquette of working with and welcoming people with disabilities into your life.

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Thursday, August 18, 2022
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Accessibility Testing Training
Speaker:
Travis Lee

In this live hour-long webinar the UCLA Disabilities and Computing Program will introduce the basics of accessibility testing. The ability to identify accessibility errors is the first step in making your content accessible.  This class will focus on HTML accessibility and Document accessibility testing.

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

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Thursday, July 14, 2022
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Accessible Webforms
Speaker:
Chris Patterson

This session will be a practical how-to on creating forms for websites that meet accessibility compliance requirements. We will discuss inputs and labels, fieldsets and legends, and more. We will discuss popular survey tools as well.

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Thursday, June 16, 2022
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Accessibility Basics Training
Speaker:
Travis Lee

People who are blind, low-vision or have dyslexia rely on assistive technologies and screenreading software to “read text out loud” to them. However, many documents and websites created are completely inaccessible or just frustrating for screenreader users. Learn accessible design and content management tools to make it easier for people with disabilities to engage with your website content and documents.

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Thursday, December 2, 2021
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Accessible Documents (Word, PDF, PPT) Training
Speaker:
Travis Lee

In the world of online learning/work, the knowledge of how to create accessible documents has become even more important. This 1.5 hour-long webinar will teach you exactly how to do that, as well as how to add accessibility to source documents you might have already created.

Learning Outcomes

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

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Thursday, November 4, 2021
Venn diagram showing intersection of disabilities and technology
Accessibility Testing Training
Speaker:
Travis Lee

In this live hour-long webinar the UCLA Disabilities and Computing Program will introduce the basics of accessibility testing. The ability to identify accessibility errors is the first step in making your content accessible.  This class will focus on HTML accessibility and Document accessibility testing.

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

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Thursday, October 7, 2021
4 disability related icons next to disability etiquette 101
Disability Culture and Etiquette
Speaker:
Travis Lee

The world of disabilities often seems scary and unrelatable to the average person but let me reassure you that’s it’s not. At this session you will learn some about the culture of disability and the etiquette of working with and welcoming people with disabilities into your life. 

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Thursday, September 2, 2021
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Social Media and Graphic Design
Speaker:
Travis Lee

Social Media and Graphic design are important communication tools at UCLA. At this hour long session you will learn some of the best practices and tips and trick to make your content look great and retain accessibility.

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