Making Events Accessible — a checklist
Upcoming Events:
Digital Accessibility Open Office Hours will be on hiatus during summer and early fall. Stay tuned!
Previously Recorded Talks and Presentations:
Technical Topics:
- Ally for Canvas and Quick PDF Fixes (May 2026) Ally for Canvas slides
- Fixing Inaccessible PDFs (April 2026)
- Using FoxIt Pro to Make PDFs Accessible (March 2026) FoxIt Pro slides
- Creating Accessible Powerpoint Templates (Feb. 2026) Powerpoint Template files
- Captioning and Description (January 2026) Captioning and Description slides
- Creating Accessible Materials in Canva (November 2025) Canva Slides
- InSightFull: Alt Text, AI Accuracy and Accessibility in STEM InSightFull slides (October 2025)
- Inclusive Teaching: The Ripple Effect of Math Accessibility Updates in Microsoft 365 Math Accessibility session slides (December 2025)
- Fix Your Content Day — Using Ally for Canvas to fix documents (November 2025)
- Prep by Continual Engine PDF Accessibility Tool Demo (November 2025)
- Creating Accessible PDFs from InDesign (October 2025) InDesign Slides
- Manual Accessibility Checking for Non-Programmers (September 2025) Manual Check Slides
- Quick Accessibility Check for Non-Programmers (August 2025) Quick Check Slides
- Creating Image Descriptions Using AI Tools with Kamran Rasul, Student Disability Services (July 2025) Creating Image Description slides
- Designing for All: Making Data Visualizations More Accessible with Pete Lawson, Sheridan Libraries (June 2025) Data Visualization slides
- From Promise to Practice: AI and Accessibility with Dr. Claire Brady (April 2025)
- Communication Access — Accessibility Open Office Hours (Feb. 2025) Communication Access Slides
- Assistive Technology Overview — Accessibility Open Office Hours (November 2024)
- Siteimprove Platform Demo (November 2024)
- Creating Accessible Event Flyers and Announcements (October 2024) Accessible Event Flyer slides
- Planning Accessible and Inclusive Events (October 2024) Accessible Meeting slides
- Intro to Siteimprove (October 2024) Intro to Siteimprove slides
- Demystifying STEM Accessibility for Students Who Are Blind or Low Vision (April 2024)
- Digital Accessibility: A User Perspective (May 2024)
- Best Practices for Accessible Content Creation (JHU Be an Ally Event, April 2023)
- Social Media Accessibility (JHU Be an Ally Event, April 2023)
- Creating Accessible Word and Powerpoint Files (JHU Be an Ally Event, April 2023)
- Practical Strategies for Enhancing Digital Accessibility at JHU by Prof. Jonathan Lazar (May 2023)
- Inclusive Teaching: Math Accessibility, Part 1: Math as a Language (November 2023)
- Inclusive Teaching: Math Accessibility, Part 2: Equation Creation Tools (November 2023)
General Disability Topics:
- Ableism and Unconscious Bias, Part 1 (February 2022) (For JHU community only)
- Ableism and Unconscious Bias, Part 2 (February 2022) (For JHU community only)
- Demystifying Disability — a Fireside Chat with Emily Ladau (JHU community event, July 2022)
- JHU | ADA Workplace Accommodations at Johns Hopkins
- JHM | Neurodiversity 101