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Description

This professional certificate introduces the legal landscape of accessibility and universal design to businesses and agencies.

Creating Accessible Documents for Business and Agencies (CAD) 4 weeks

Understand the fundamentals of document accessibility, including formatting, image use, color use, and more.

  • Create accessible word processing documents.
  • Create accessible slide decks.
  • Create accessible PDFs, including fillable forms.
  • Create accessible spreadsheets or HTML pages.

Creating Accessible Videos for Business and Agencies (CAV) 4 weeks

  • Produce and share a video on a topic within their field using hardware and software of their choosing.
  • Evaluate their video and produce a storyboard to better layout a video and incorporate audio descriptions.
  • Caption an existing video using available captioning tools.
  • Produce a video based on a storyboard and ensure accessibility of the video, including accurate closed-captions and appropriate audio descriptions.

Legal Landscape of Digital Accessibility (LLA) 8 weeks

  • Understand the federal laws governing digital accessibility, including the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act.
  • Understand the specific state laws (Illinois) governing digital accessibility.
  • Analyze the current legal landscape, including recent lawsuits and legislation related to digital accessibility.
  • Draft a digital accessibility policy for your business, agency, or unit to ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
  • Understand disability, disability activism, and the laws, rulings, and policies that govern accessibility.
  • Explain the importance of web accessibility and understand the history behind it.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of basic web accessibility supports, such as alt text, keyboard navigation, captions, etc.
  • Create a plan for implementing accessibility and other inclusive practices in your customer service strategies.

These learning outcomes will guide the participants in acquiring the necessary knowledge and skills to excel in the field of digital accessibility for businesses and agencies.

Participants will discover and discuss issues regarding accessibility and the gains that can be made from a universal design for learning approach.

Program

ION Professional eLearning Programs. 

Outcomes:

As a result of completing course activities and interacting in discussion forums, participants will be able to:

  • Discuss disability, disability activism, and the laws, rulings, and policies that govern accessibility.
  • Explain the importance of web accessibility and understand the history behind it.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of basic web accessibility supports, such as alt text, keyboard navigation, captions, etc.
  • Create a plan for implementing accessibility, universal design, and other inclusive teaching strategies in future courses.