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Learn about accessible content with online trainings this summer

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Commit to making your webpages, videos, course materials, work documents, and other content equally accessible to all who need it with the help of the Office of IT Accessibility (OITA).

OITA is offering several training opportunities throughout the summer that are available to Rutgers students, staff, and faculty.

Workshops such as “content accessibility 101” and “web accessibility 101” can provide you with the basics, while more specific trainings like “social media accessibility” and “PowerPoint accessibility” dive into detail on how to ensure accessibility when using common tools. There is also a workshop for instructors that highlights accessibility with learning management systems (LMS).

Schedule

  • Content accessibility 101
    May 27 – 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
  • Social media accessibility
    June 10 – 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
    August 23 – 2-3:15 p.m.
  • Captioning 101
    June 22 – 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
  • Captioning 102
    June 24 – 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
  • Web accessibility 101
    June 29 – 2-3:15 p.m.
  • Introduction to colorblindness and low vision
    July 14 – 1-2:15 p.m.
  • PDF accessibility
    July 20 – 1-2:15 p.m.
  • PowerPoint accessibility
    July 28 – 2-3:15 p.m.
  • Accessibility and teleconferencing
    August 3 – 2-3:15 p.m.
  • LMS accessibility
    August 18 – 2-3:15 p.m.

You can sign up for the trainings here. Visit the training page to get more information on the upcoming trainings and see which option is right for you.

Email the IT accessibility team with any questions you have about the workshops. The OITA staff can also create special curated trainings for your organization based on your specific email requests.

Self-paced training

The Rutgers community has free access to Deque University, a collection of online training courses in accessibility. To request access, fill out the Deque University signup form.

Get content reviewed for accessibility

OITA provides comprehensive accessibility auditing to your team’s digital content and can assist with fixing any issues you may have. Through manual and automated accessibility scans, OITA staff can thoroughly and efficiently provide meaningful feedback to shape accessible digital experiences at Rutgers.

Email the IT accessibility team to get your content audited and discuss your options to remedy accessibility issues.

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