Accessibility Training

The University has a shared responsibility to make information and communication technology accessible.  To support the UConn community in this obligation, we have developed accessibility training which are intended to enhance knowledge and skills of University employees and organizations in the use of accessible technology.  We encourage all employees who engage in web development and design, content stewardship, and/or procuring goods and services to become familiar with this training material. There are opportunities for self-paced learning as well as instructor-led workshops. The instructor-led workshops include: Accessible Colors, Images, Word Documents, PowerPoint Presentations, PDFs, and Websites. Please contact itaccessibility@uconn.edu if you need other digital accessibility training or would like group/department training.

Self-Paced Learning: We have a collection of self-paced training you can follow to learn more about creating accessible digital content.

Live Workshops Date  Time Presentation Materials
Colors & Images Tuesday, March 31  10:30-11:00 am Colors & Images 
Word  & PowerPoint Tuesday, March 31  11:00-11:30 am Word Documents & PowerPoint Presentations
PDFs Wednesday, April 1 10:30-11:15 am PDFs
Websites Thursday, April 2 10:30-11:15 am Websites
Colors & Images Tuesday, April 7 2:30-3:00 pm Colors & Images 
Word  & PowerPoint Tuesday, April 7 3:00-3:30 pm Word Documents & PowerPoint Presentations
PDFs Wednesday, April 8 1:30-2:15 pm PDFs
Websites Thursday, April 9 1:30-2:15 pm Websites
Siteimprove & Ally Friday, April 10 10:00-11:00 am
Digital Accessibility: Why it Matters Monday, April 13 11:00-11:30 am
Colors & Images Monday, April 13 11:30-12:00 pm Colors & Images
Word & PowerPoint Monday, April 13 2:45-3:15 pm Word Documents & PowerPoint Presentations
PDFs Tuesday, April 14 1:30-2:15 pm PDFs
Websites Wednesday, April 15 10:30-11:15 pm Websites
Siteimprove & Ally Thursday, April 16 1:15-2:15 pm