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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