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The ADA update on digital accessibility is right around the corner! This webinar, featuring guest speaker ADA/504 Compliance Officer Yonit Kovnator, will state the facts of the legal update, UCLA’s ongoing program and strategy development, and some do’s and don’ts on how to improve your digital accessibility on UCLA’s campus.

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.

This training introduces participants to Siteimprove, UCLA’s automated accessibility evaluation platform. Attendees will learn how to navigate the main accessibility dashboard, review accessibility issues across their websites, and use the platform’s menus and tools effectively. The session will also cover strategies for prioritizing accessibility issues identified by Siteimprove, helping participants understand which fixes have the greatest impact.

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:

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. 

This interactive 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.

This training introduces participants to Siteimprove, UCLA’s automated accessibility evaluation platform. Attendees will learn how to navigate the main accessibility dashboard, review accessibility issues across their websites, and use the platform’s menus and tools effectively. The session will also cover strategies for prioritizing accessibility issues identified by Siteimprove, helping participants understand which fixes have the greatest impact.

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:

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. 

Are you struggling to bring your website into compliance with laws, policies and guidelines on accessibility? Do you need to know more about the ADA, WCAG, and Section 508? Do you want to know more about how to make your website work for everyone? We will discuss how to make websites accessible. 

We will discuss how accessibility is often broken and how to avoid that. We will discuss practical tools for developers, designers and content editors. 

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