Accessible Graphic Design

Do you want to create posters, brochures and other materials that are accessible to as many people as possible? Get tips on the best and most accessible design choices- 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.

Topics include:

• Visual considerations: Font type, size, spacing, colour, contrast
• Accessible document settings: Semantic meaning of content, document structure, language settings and more.
• Workflow tips: How to effectively integrate accessibility into the document creation cycle.
• Examples of accessible and inaccessible design choices. 

Webinar Recording: Participants can choose to get access to the webinar recording. A link will be sent the same day as the live session and viewing will be available for 7 days. 

“I always learn so much from every training opportunity I take with you team! These skills are making my designs better, more accessible and beautiful, one project at a time.”  City of Peterborough

“Very interesting and new information I did not know about.”

“Great material. The presentation was clear, concise and easy to read.” Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

“Short, sweet and super helpful! Interactive portion was a really nice break and a good way to jump start the brain.”

“Fantastic webinar! Wish there had been more time.” Evergreen Canada

“Easy to follow the topics and great samples.”

“Great webinar!” Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR)

“Fantastically organized and presented in a very clear manner. Great that it was kept on time and not rushed or prolonged.”

“Accessibility test for character ambiguity is very useful, thanks!”

“Excellent examples.”

 “I liked that it was easy to understand and entry-level but we covered a lot of content.”

 “Very clear and concise information provided.”

 “Real life brochure example, pointing out what’s good/not good, was very useful.”

Accommodations

Accommodations available upon request.