Truth to Power: The Cost of Challenging Dictatorships
Join Evan Mawarire, Founder of #ThisFlag Citizen’s Movement and a 2020 World Fellow, as he discusses the consequences of challenging dictatorships.
Graduate And Professional
Social Media Accessibility: Basics
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.
Digital Accessibility Office Hours
Have a question about digital accessibility? Want a person to show you what you need to do in real time? Visit our monthly office hours to get hands-on assistance with your websites, your documents, your social media, communications, and more. Learn how to use Siteimprove, or get a manual check on that flier you’re about to send to the printer. Let us refresh your memory on making your PDFs screen-readable. You get the idea. To join office hours via Zoom, use this link: https://zoom.us/j/93486655135.
Captioning Your Media at Yale: Options and Basics
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.
Accessible Word Documents, PowerPoints, and PDFs: Basics
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.
Web Accessibility Training for Content Editors
This two hour Zoom workshop is designed to train staff who input content into websites how to do so in ways that meet Yale’s Web Accessibility Policy. Note: This workshop is primarily for people who create content through tools such as Wordpress or YaleSites Drupal.
Digital Accessibility Office Hours
Have a question about digital accessibility? Want a person to show you what you need to do in real time? Visit our monthly office hours to get hands-on assistance with your websites, your documents, your social media, communications, and more. Learn how to use Siteimprove, or get a manual check on that flier you’re about to send to the printer. Let us refresh your memory on making your PDFs screen-readable. You get the idea. To join office hours via Zoom, use this link: https://zoom.us/j/93486655135.
Socially Distanced Drop-ins @ the Office of LGBTQ Resources
Reserve your spot in the Office of LGBTQ Resources lounge or cafe! Spots are made available for reservation at two times: advance reservations are available from noon three days before your visit, and same-day reservations are available at noon the day of your visit. Any unreserved advanced or same-day spots remain available up until a given time slot. Visitors may reserve up to two hours per day.
Socially Distanced Drop-ins @ the Office of LGBTQ Resources
Reserve your spot in the Office of LGBTQ Resources lounge or cafe! Spots are made available for reservation at two times: advance reservations are available from noon three days before your visit, and same-day reservations are available at noon the day of your visit. Any unreserved advanced or same-day spots remain available up until a given time slot. Visitors may reserve up to two hours per day.
Socially Distanced Drop-ins @ the Office of LGBTQ Resources
Reserve your spot in the Office of LGBTQ Resources lounge or cafe! Spots are made available for reservation at two times: advance reservations are available from noon three days before your visit, and same-day reservations are available at noon the day of your visit. Any unreserved advanced or same-day spots remain available up until a given time slot. Visitors may reserve up to two hours per day.
