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February 2022

Accessible Graphic Design

February 2, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST
Online Event
$75

Do you want to create reports, marketing material, and everyday documents that are accessible? Get tips on the best and most accessible design choices - from choosing colours and fonts, to ensuring documents are accessible to assistive technology users. You will learn what is required to create accessible materials that work for a wider range of users and see examples of accessible and inaccessible design choices.

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Writing Alt Text for Accessibility

February 11, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST
Online Event
$75

Including alternative text in digital documents, websites, and mobile apps is a requirement of the Website Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and is essential to making your website accessible. In this webinar we will review how and when to apply alternative text.

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March 2022

Accessible Word Documents

March 7, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm EST
Online Event
$395

This hands-on, virtual training session (Part 1) is designed to clearly explain how to create an accessible document using Microsoft Word. It will demonstrate converting documents to PDF format and examine the required structure for assistive technologies.

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Accessible InDesign Documents (Level 1)

March 8, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm EST
Online Event
$395

In this hands-on, virtual training we cover in depth topics of making accessible content in InDesign, followed up by using Acrobat Professional. This course covers the core InDesign concepts of text formatting, graphics and working with navigational and digital device reflow features to include all users who require an accessible PDF.

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Under Armour Spring Run-Off

March 9, 2022 @ 12:00 am - 11:59 pm EST
Online Event
$30 – $75

Established in 1978, the Under Armour Spring Run-Off is an event steeped in tradition. As the annual kick-off of the Canada Running Series, this event celebrates the return of spring in Toronto’s beautiful High Park, welcoming runners of all ages to participate. With a focus on family-friendly fitness, you can choose from 8 km, 5 km, and Kids Run distances and can complete your race in-person or virtually. New this year, the Thaw-Out Thirteen gives participants the option to complete…

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Accessible PDF Documents

March 9, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm EST
Online Event
$395

In this virtual, hands-on training you will learn how to make accessible PDFs, including complex content and handling PDFs when no source document is available.

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April 2022

Advanced Accessible InDesign (Level 2)

April 22, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm EDT
Online Event
$395

This course covers a collection of key concepts and tasks of laying out and fixing content and some clever workarounds to ensure a better end user experience with assistive technologies (ATs). This is Level 2 of our Accessible InDesign training.

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21K de Montreal

April 23, 2022 @ 9:00 am - April 24, 2022 @ 2:00 pm EDT
In-Person Event
$30 – $100

The 21K de Montréal is Canada Running Series’ flagship event in Québec. This iconic race for Montréal’s vibrant running community is welcoming participants back to the scenic routes of Parc Jean-Drapeau in April 2022! During the 2021 virtual event, participants raised over $494,000 for 44 charities through the Charity Challenge, and we have even bigger goals this year! As we return to in-person racing, we remain committed to our mission of “building community through running.” Whether you are looking for…

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Accessible Word Documents

April 27, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 4:30 pm EDT
Online Event
$395

This hands-on, virtual training session (Part 1) is designed to clearly explain how to create an accessible document using Microsoft Word. It will demonstrate converting documents to PDF format and examine the required structure for assistive technologies.

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Accessible InDesign Documents (Level 1)

April 28, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 4:30 pm EDT
Online Event
$395

In this hands-on, virtual training we cover in depth topics of making accessible content in InDesign, followed up by using Acrobat Professional. This course covers the core InDesign concepts of text formatting, graphics and working with navigational and digital device reflow features to include all users who require an accessible PDF.

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Accessible PDF Documents

April 29, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
Online Event
$395

In this virtual, hands-on training you will learn how to make accessible PDFs, including complex content and handling PDFs when no source document is available.

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May 2022

New in Website Accessibility – WCAG 2.1 and Beyond

May 4, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Online Event
$75

This one-hour webinar will cover the recent changes to the WCAG and outline the aspects that will and will not change as a result of this refresh. Participants will gain knowledge about the goals of the new standard and the 17 new success criteria that have been added to the standard to support these goals.

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June 2022

Mobile Accessibility 2.1

June 6, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Online Event
$75

In this introduction to mobile accessibility participants will gain understanding of the hardware and software available to enhance mobile accessibility, how the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) can be applied to mobile and the ways in which people with disabilities interact with different types of mobile technology.

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Strategies for Website Accessibility

June 15, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Online Event
$185

This webinar provides a technical introduction to creating accessible content. Participants will receive an in-depth overview of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, AODA requirements, and how conformance can be achieved. This webinar will also cover a list of practical tools for assessing and implementing accessibility.

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Auditing Your Website for Accessibility

June 22, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
$195

This hands-on workshop will give participants the knowledge and tools required to gauge the accessibility of web content. The session will cover an in-depth overview of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, provide information on assessing each success-criterion, and include a hands-on exercise where participants will get a chance to review a website or document against WCAG 2.0 using a three-step approach along with simplified checklists.

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Web Accessibility for Content Managers

June 29, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Online Event
$75

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.

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July 2022

Introduction to Document Accessibility

July 14, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Online Event
$75 – $145

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.

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InDesign Layout Best Practices

July 21, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Online Event
$75 – $145

This short and concise webinar will reveal why InDesign documents used for printing are not always going to be easy to flip over to an accessible document. It is time to break those old print layout habits!

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How to Make Accessible Excel Documents

July 28, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Online Event
$75 – $145

This one-hour webinar will review the steps to make your Excel documents more accessible and we'll share accessible design best practices.

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August 2022

Accessible PowerPoint Presentations

August 11, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Online Event
$75 – $145

In this one-hour webinar, topics will cover accessibility issues and best practices when creating PowerPoint presentations. Various tools will be used in PowerPoint to create an accessible presentation including appropriate formatting, ordered lists, recommended slide layouts, well-designed tables, hyperlinks and graphics with alternative text along with some tips to manage content for screen reading devices.

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