The topic for this session is WCAG 2.2: What you need to know. The W3C is releasing an update to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) in November! Join us to learn about the new success criteria and accessibility barriers to watch out for while building your website or app. Zoom link available through Yale’s Training Management System (TMS).
A four part series of conversations around technology and social justice.
The series takes place on the second Thursday of each month.
A four part series of conversations around technology and social justice.
The series takes place on the second Thursday of each month.
This event marks the second of a four part conversation series around technology and social justice.
The series takes place on the second Thursday of each month.
TECHNOLOGY & SOCIAL JUSTICE SERIES:
The Digital Divide / Equality for education
Please join us this Fall for a 4-part conversation series featuring technologists, policy-makers, artists, educators, and other experts of their fields. Each monthly discussion invites new voices and practitioners to reflect upon modern advocacy and the potential to utilize technology to make a difference.
New and returning graduate and professional students, their partners and families are invited to celebrate the beginning of a new academic year with a special Queer Bring Your Own Brunch hosted by the Office of LGBTQ Resources, the first of many Queer BYOBrunches scheduled for this semester!
This virtual BYOBrunch will feature a social shuffle, to help you meet other new and current graduate and professional students from across campus!
The topic for this session is “How to Make your Single Page App (SPA) Accessible.” Learn tips and tricks for making your single page application accessible. This talk will include a general overview of SPA accessibility, but will mostly cover React accessibility.
Zoom link available through Yale’s Training Management System (TMS).
If you add content to your websites, chances are you’re also responsible for managing social media for your department or unit. Social media platforms like YouTube/Vimeo, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest can present unique challenges for users with disabilities, many of which are beyond your control.
Have media you need to caption, but unsure what your responsibilities are or captioning under Yale’s Accessibility Policy, where to begin, or what options are available? This two-hour training via Zoom covers paid options for captioning your media through our Preferred Captioning Vendors 3Play Media and Rev.com, as well as free options, like YouTube. Attendees will leave understanding their obligations under Yale’s policy, the differences between the major captioning file types, and how to create, edit, and sync captions to their media for both Canvas courses and websites.
This beginner’s document accessibility workshop is designed to train staff in the basic methods used for making Word documents, PowerPoint Presentations, and PDFs digitally accessible, for inclusion on university websites or for university-related business, including teaching, student services, and other administrative support. It is appropriate for anyone interested in learning how to make documents used in everyday university business more accessible and will cover the fundamentals of document creation and remediation.
