Internal Accessibility Tutorials & Workshops

Internal Accessibility Tutorials & Workshops

Overview

There are many options to learn how to create accessible digital assets and these ones have been created here at Orbis. You can choose below from more in depth Rise courses, to quick how-to videos, and past workshops from QA with hands on activities. All of the links below are linked to documents in Box and are restricted to internal use only; your Orbis credentials are required to access them.  

Self-Paced Training and Quick Video Tutorials

Here you can find links to the accessibility Rise courses and how-to videos that cover the ADA Asset Log process and formatting for accessibility in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
  1. Internal ADA Self-Paced Training and Quick Video Tutorials

Document Accessibility Formatting Workshop July 2022

      Workshop Outcomes

    1. Demonstrate awareness of the document formatting resources in the ADA Resources section of the Instructional Services Resources knowledge base.
    2. Review when it is and is not appropriate to reformat inaccessible documents.
    3. Recognize the criteria that make documents accessible.
    4. Identify the various options to making documents accessible depending on the amount of time available.

      Activity Materials

    1. Document Accessibility Formatting Activity Participant Guide
    2. Scenario 1: Document Accessibility Seek and Find
      1. Sample Active Learning Guide 
      2. Answer Key
      3. Corrected Active Learning Guide 
    3. Scenario 2: Infographic Interrogation
      1. Sample Infographic
      2. Sample Media Alternative

Alternative Text Workshop April 2022

      Workshop Outcomes

    1. Discuss the appropriate action and response to the caption request scenario.
    2. Recognize what questions to consider when writing alternative text.

      Activity Materials

    1. Alternative Text Activity Participant Guide
    2. Alternative Text Activity Answer Key

Captions and Transcripts Workshop Nov 2021

     Workshop Outcomes

    1. Familiarize yourself with the information in the ADA Resources in the Instructional Services Resources knowledge base.
    2. Navigate the Captions and Transcripts Decision Tree using a mock caption request scenario.
    3. Discuss the appropriate action and response to the caption request scenario.
    4. Recognize what questions to consider when vetting requests for captions and transcripts.

      Activity Materials

    1. Captions and Transcripts Decision Tree Activity Participant Guide
      1. Captions and Transcripts Decision Tree Activity Resource
    2. Captions and Transcripts Decision Tree Activity Answer Key 

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