Summary
Attend University accessibility events where you can learn more about making digital resources accessible, discuss related topics, and advocate for inclusion.
Upcoming Events
GAAD 2024: Built Without Barriers
The University of Minnesota will again host a half-day, online event on Thursday, May 16, 2024 as part of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). This year’s theme is “Built Without Barriers."
We invite passionate and knowledgeable individuals to contribute as speakers. Complete the GAAD 2024 Speaker Interest Form by February 7, 2024.
Registration information will be available in April.
See the Built Without Barriers page for details.
Date and Time
Pope Tech: Measure Website Accessibility
This presentation will provide an overview of the Pope Tech web accessibility tool and demonstrate key functionality. You will learn how to set up a website in Pope Tech, run a scan, locate errors, and track progress over time.
Pope Tech is a web accessibility checking tool available for use with UMN websites. Website editors can use Pope Tech to scan a website for accessibility issues and view a report of specific accessibility errors, along with their exact location. You can use this information to resolve accessibility errors on your website, helping your content reach its intended audience.
Date and Time
Presenters
- DimitriTadegeUniversity Relations
- KieranKohlhaseOffice of Information Technology
Sponsors
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Universal Design
This presentation will introduce how ableist behaviors and attitudes are the roots of an inaccessible society for people with various abilities. It will outline how elements of Universal Design, Universal Design For Learning, and Inclusive Design provide pathways to inequity in higher education.
Presenters
- JohnO’NeillUniversity of Minnesota Duluth
Sponsors
Related Badging Program Courses
- Canvas Course Sites Course
Content Formats
- Course Activities and Materials
Make ARIA Sing
ARIA is an important accessibility component that ensures complex web applications will work well with screen-reading software. However, when used incorrectly it can actually make accessibility worse.
Whether you are a soloist or part of a large group, learning the who, what, when, where, why, and how of ARIA can be daunting. Jenn Czeck will be your conductor, leading your site from a cacophony of sound to a harmonious melody. GIFs included.
Jenn is a former UMN employee. She currently works at US Bank as an accessibility consultant.
Presenters
- JennCzeckFreelance Developer and Accessibility Advocate
Sponsors
Content Formats
- Websites and Applications
Creating an Accessibility Testing Plan
Once we know the basics of accessibility, it can be a daunting task to actually ensure that our work is accessible. In this session, Jen Sanders will go over the lessons she’s learned in her time as an accessibility-focused developer, things to watch out for, and how to make an effective testing strategy that works for your team. This is the same material as Jen’s presentation at DrupalCon Global 2020, but the content is not exclusive to Drupal. This presentation will be useful for anyone involved in creating accessibility plans—whether they be content creators or developers.
Presenters
- JennSandersOffice of Information Technology
Sponsors
Content Formats
- Websites and Applications
Folwell Web Theme Accessibility
When the Folwell Web Theme was created, component accessibility was considered every step of the way. Kathy and Dimitri will talk about the up-front research done for each component, the methods used to properly configure components to be accessible, the testing done for each component during and after development, and the ongoing updates being made to keep Folwell accessible.
Presenters
- KathyJensenUniversity Relations
- DimitriTadegeUniversity Relations
Sponsors
Related Badging Program Courses
- Web Content Course
Content Formats
- Websites and Applications
Introduction to Cognitive Accessibility
When discussing digital accessibility, physical disabilities like visual impairments and limited mobility are well documented. However, cognitive accessibility (often shortened to COGA), for those with cognitive or learning disabilities, is a large part of accessibility that experts are now researching in order to understand how we can provide better online experiences.
In this presentation, Amy will give an introduction to the existing standards for cognitive accessibility.
Presenters
- AmyDrayerUniversity Libraries
Sponsors
Related Badging Program Courses
- Foundations Course
Content Formats
- All Digital Content
Cultivate Inclusion
The Cultivate Inclusion Kick-off event was held online Aug. 5.
Presenters
- Various PresentersDigital Accessibility Community of Practice
Sponsors
Recording
Visit the event website to access presentation slides and captioned recordings.
Content Formats
- All Digital Content
Accessible Google Docs
Join the Accessibility Ambassadors on Thursday, June 25th, for a presentation by Accessibility Ambassadors Amy Drayer from University Libraries and Khaled Musa of Academic Technology Support Services.
In this presentation, Amy will go over the ins and outs of how to create Google Docs that are usable by everyone and Khaled will provide a demonstration on using Google Docs with a screen reader, and what navigating an inaccessible Doc is like for screen reader users.
Presenters
- AmyDrayerUniversity Libraries
- KhaledMusaAcademic Technology Support Services, Office of Information Technology
Sponsors
Related Badging Program Courses
- Documents Course
- Microsoft Word or Google Docs Course
Content Formats
- Documents and PDFs
Canvas Accessibility with UDOIT
Join the Accessibility Ambassadors on Thursday, May 28, for a presentation by accessibility ambassador Khaled Musa of Academic Technology and Kristina Cibuzar of LATIS.
The session will cover the Universal Design Online Content Inspection Tool (UDOIT) accessibility checker in Canvas.
If you are motivated by accessibility or would like to know more about this tool, this presentation will help you discover common issues in your canvas course and help you address all the issues in an easy overall summary dashboard.
Presenters
- KhaledMusaAcademic Technology Support Services, Office of Information Technology
- KristinaCibuzarLATIS, College of Liberal Arts
Sponsors
Related Badging Program Courses
- All Courses
- Canvas Course Sites Course
Content Formats
- Course Activities and Materials
- Images, Video, and Audio
Accessible Online Meetings
Join the Accessibility Ambassadors for a presentation by accessibility ambassador Amanda Ryan of the Institute on Community Integration within CEHD.
Ryan will discuss what makes a meeting accessible and how to make use of built-in accessibility features. She will cover Zoom and Google Meet (formerly known as Google Hangouts), and will also discuss dos and don’ts for presenters, as well as how to prevent or minimize the risk of “Zoombombing.”
Presenters
- AmandaRyanInstitute on Community Integration, CEHD
Sponsors
Content Formats
- Meetings and Events
Web Accessibility Checkers
Join the Accessibility Ambassadors for a joint presentation by Tonu Mikk of the Disability Resource Center, Amy Drayer of University Libraries, and Kim Doberstein of the Office of Information Technology.
There’s a multitude of accessibility testing tools out there—so many that it can be hard to know which one to use. Our presenters will cover the pros and cons of various tools and how to get the most out of each in your testing.
Presenters
- TonuMikkDisability Resource Center
- AmyDrayerUniversity Libraries
- KimDobersteinOffice of Information Technology
Sponsors
Content Formats
- Websites and Applications