Webinar

What is an accessible document? What is involved in making accessible documents? What are the barriers might people with disabilities encounter with non accessible content? How much training is required to learn how to make accessible documents? What are your organization's legal obligation to provide accessible documents?

These questions and more will be discussed in this information overview of document accessibility.

This webinar provides a non-technical introduction to digital accessibility as it relates to web content and documents. Participants will gain an understanding of the way people with disabilities interact with digital content and receive a high-level overview of WCAG 2.1 guiding principles and guidelines.

This series of three webinars has been specially designed for staff who are responsible for their organization's AODA implementation and compliance. We will review the legislation, discuss in detail your legal requirements, provide you with a multitude of resources, and share best practices for ensuring your organization's successful compliance.

Do you want to create posters, brochures and other materials that are accessible to as many people as possible? This webinar provides an overview of visual considerations and document settings for accessible communications in both print and digital formats. From choosing colours and fonts to ensuring documents are accessible to assistive technology users, participants will learn what is required to create accessible materials that work for a wider range of users.

By age 40, about 50% of the population will have, or have had, a mental illness and the earlier a problem is detected and treated, the better the outcome. Everyone has a role to play in supporting workplace mental health and this webinar will help you to:

* Reduce mental health stigma among co-workers
* Better recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health problems
* Increase your knowledge about appropriate treatments
* Increase staff confidence in helping others

It can sometimes be challenging to know what accessibility efforts can be implemented on a content level vs. those that are dependent on the platform where your content exists. In this 60-minute webinar, we will differentiate between platform and content level issues and dive deeper into techniques you can use to make your content more accessible. 

This webinar provides an introduction to mobile accessibility. Participants will gain understanding of the ways in which people with disabilities interact with different types of mobile technology, as well as the hardware and software available to enhance mobile accessibility. The webinar will also provide an overview of how the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 can be applied to mobile.

Instagram stories and Facebook posts inclusive and accessible to people with disabilities? In this webinar we'll cover some general guidelines for creating accessible social media posts, review common pitfalls, and discuss both accessibility features available on different platforms and some workarounds you could use when built in accessibility features are not available.