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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 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. 

Want your events and programs to reach everyone on campus? Join us for a hands-on training where you’ll learn how to make your social media content more accessible and impactful. We’ll cover key topics like writing effective alt-text for Instagram, using captions on YouTube, and ensuring your graphics meet color contrast standards. As social media becomes a central tool for communication at UCLA, this session will help you connect with a wider audience—and do it inclusively.

Please join us for an hour-long introduction to digital accessibility. At this Zoom training session you will learn about the most important aspects for inclusion in digital spaces from UCLA's Disabilities and Computing Program (DCP). The training will take place in Travis Lee's Zoom room.

You will learn the following:

Important:  The Register Button will take you directly to the webinar Zoom room.

What is digital accessibility? How can the research enterprise be more prepared to be inclusive of people with disabilities. What should an IRB be evaluating in terms of digital accessibility? 

Strategic Outcomes: 

• Increased awareness of digital accessibility issues
• Improved inclusion of disabled populations in UCLA’s research studies
• Positions UCLA researchers to better serve disabled populations with research outcomes (Paralympic games 2028 will be hosted at UCLA)

In this workshop the DCP will lead a training on how the design accessible data visualization for publication both into PDF and html in alignment with WCAG 2.1 AA guidance. Many people with disabilities use assistive technologies.

Web accessibility experts at the Disabilities in Computing Program (DCP) will discuss how to use automated tools to improve the accessibility of digital materials and websites. This training will discuss the role of AI in increasing digital accessibility on campus. The training will demonstrate how to use Siteimprove, an AI-powered tool, to improve website accessibility and measure impact.

Mobile Apps like websites need to be built with accessibility in mind to comply with the WCAG 2.1 standard.  Fortunately, Mobile devices themselves have a lot of accessibility features already built in.  When building  a mobile app, or working with an outside vendor to build a research app as an instrument, you should include this as a requirement upfront.  This will be more important starting in April of 2026 when new ADA compliance deadlines come into play.