
Making Events Accessible — a checklist
Upcoming Events:
Upcoming Digital Accessibility Events
Digital Accessibility Open Office Hours — Presented on the fourth Thursday of every month
February Open Office Hours Topic: Communication Access with Amber Murphy, SDS
Please join the Student Disability Services University-Wide Team and Digital Accessibility for a joint Open Office Hour event, focusing on all things Communication Access. Come to learn best practices for all settings. We will share information on different modalities and methods to aid in communication access such as Live Transcription, Closed Captioning, ASL Interpreters, best practices during meetings, and preparation prior to any event. Come with thoughts and questions for this interactive hour!
Register for February’s Open Office Hour
Axe-Con 2025 Digital Accessibility Conference (free!)
Deque Inc. is sponsoring a free digital accessibility conference from Feb. 25-27, 2025. Learn more about Axe-Con 2025.
Previously Recorded Events and Trainings:
Technical Topics:
- 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)
- Accessible and Inclusive Meetings, Events and Conferences webinar (JHM Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity webinar, March 2022) Link to event slides
- Demystifying Disability — a Fireside Chat with Emily Ladau (JHU community event, July 2022)