There are many helpful trainings available on digital accessibility. Below are a number of links to available trainings, available via LinkedIn Learning (JHED ID required), MyLearning (JHED ID required), the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), and various companies and organizations.
Basics of Digital Accessibility:
- Digital Accessibility in Education — A series of informational videos from the US Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights
- An Introduction to Accessibility from the US General Services Administration (GSA)
- Foundations of Accessible Learning (LinkedIn Learning) – How to build online learning content that is accessible to all.
- Accessibility in the Modern Workplace (LinkedIn Learning) – more general info on making the workplace more inclusive to people with disabilities.
Web Design and Development:
- Accessibility for Web Design (LinkedIn Learning) – Usability and accessibility considerations for website designers
- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Accessibility Fundamentals Course — A free, in-depth 16-20 hour self-paced course for technical and non-technical learners
- Web Accessibility for Developers (LinkedIn Learning) — Knowing how to design an accessible website is an essential skill for modern-day developers. This course dispels the mystery of web accessibility, demonstrates why accessibility matters, and shows you how to get started assessing, testing, triaging, and improving website accessibility.
- WordPress Accessibility (LinkedIn Learning) — Joe Dolson instructs WordPress developers on creating accessible sites and plug-ins
- Accessible Typefaces, Fonts and Texts — Talk by Jared Smith of WebAIM
Multimedia:
- Quick Start to Captioning by 3PlayMedia
- More About Captions and Subtitles by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Accessible Documents:
- Making Microsoft Office Documents Accessible
- Making Microsoft Word Documents Accessible
- Making Microsoft Powerpoint Documents Accessible
- Making Microsoft Excel Workbooks Accessible
- Improving Accessibility of Emails
- Creating Accessible PDFs (LinkedIn Learning) – How to create PDFs that are accessible, as well as remediate existing PDFs so they meet accessibility standards.
- Advanced Accessible PDFs (LinkedIn Learning) – Instructor Chad Chelius outlines techniques that can help you manage complex layouts and add advanced features like PDF forms, PDF/UA compliance, and complex tables, while keeping PDFs accessible and compliant.
- Best Practices for Accessible Event Flyers and Announcements (JHU only) — Training recorded on Nov. 10, 2022
- YouTube Techniques to Fix Accessibility Errors in PDF Documents
Procurement:
- JHU | Accessible Procurement Training Series – Session 1 of 3: Intro to Digital Accessibility
- JHU | Accessible Procurement Training Series – Session 2 of 3: Reading and Understanding VPATs
- JHU | Accessible Procurement Training Series – Session 3 of 3: Follow Up – What Do I Do with This Information?
Social Media:
- Accessible Social Media 2.0 by Alexa Heinrich and the ADA National Network
General Learning:
- Demystifying Disability: A Fireside Chat with Emily Ladau
- Anticipating and Accommodating Students with Disabilities (Spring 2023)
- Ableism and Unconscious Bias, Part 1 (February 2022) (For JHU community only)
- Ableism and Unconscious Bias, Part 2 (February 2022) (For JHU community only)
- JHU | ADA Workplace Accommodations at Johns Hopkins
- JHM | Neurodiversity 101
STEM Accessibility
- Inclusive Teaching Webinar — Math Accessibility Part 1: Math as a Language
- Inclusive Teaching Webinar — Math Accessibility Part 2: Equation Creation Tools