This is the webpage supporting the NODA Pre-Conference Accessibility workshop on October 20, 2019 in Houston, Texas. The session runs three hours and focuses on the following topics: introduction to accessibility, creating accessible digital documents, impairment etiquette, accessible in-person presentation, and designing programs with a universal design process. We end with an applied activity to bring it all together.
Your Presenters:
- Kim Sandlin:
- Shareika Fisher:
- Carolyn Speer:
Workshop Resources
- Presentation Slides
- Wichita State’s In-person Accessible Presentation Guidelines (Staff)
- Disability Etiquette Handbook (Spinal Association)
- Universal Design Review Process
- Universal Design Flow Chart
Workshop Agenda
Hour #1
- Get to know us, get to know you
- The what and why’s of accessibility
- Impairment etiquette
Hour #2
- Digital accessibility
- Face-to-face accessibility
Hour #3
- Universal design for programs
- Application
- Questions and next steps
Workshop Homework
Note, this homework is designed to set participants up for success in our sessions. We will cover much of this information plus more in a very short time, so it will be good to be as prepared as possible. The presentations included in the homework have been created for various purposes and are not specific to this workshop. Any mention of class or other outside references are incidental and you should ignore them.
Hour #1
- Presentation covering accessibility terms
- Review this etiquette handbook
- Extra Credit: Presentation on accessibility’s legal landscape
- Extra Credit: Impairment Awareness Online Course (Free, takes about 30 minutes)
Hour #2
- Creating Accessible Digital Documents Online Course (Free, takes about 30 minutes)
- Accessible Face-to-Face Presentation Online Course (Free, takes about 30 minutes)
- Review this document covering accessible face-to-face presentation for higher ed staff
Hour #3
- Review the universal design and review process for adult education (don’t worry; we will go over this)
- Review the universal design and review flowchart
For Further Study
See all our free, online, on-demand accessibility training courses right here at KSARN.org. Just click the “free training” link (also found in the menu at the top of the page.)