Accessibility Compliance

Accessiblity Training and Professional Development

Accessible Publishing Techniques for Government Employees

A Professional Development Series for Government Agencies

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Essential training series for government agencies looking to achieve compliance with Section 508.

Topics Covered

  • Introduction to Section 508 and ADA Law
  • Techniques for Publishing Presentations and Documents in Accessible Formats
  • Techniques for Publishing Accessible Content on the Web

What’s Included

  • Four (4) 1.5-hour in-person or online training sessions with a Q and A
  • Three (3) full-color help documents with screenshots

Training Sessions

Introduction to Website Accessibility

With ADA lawsuits on the rise, website accessibility has become a hot-button issue for businesses, non-profit organizations, and government agencies. This training gives a broad overview of website accessibility laws and regulations including: ADA Title III, Section 508, and the W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0/2.1).

Techniques for Publishing Accessible Power Point Presentations

PowerPoint presentations that are distributed in electronic format can pose major barriers to assistive technology users (including people with disabilities). This training will cover techniques to make PowerPoint presentations fully accessible to assistive technology users, and to ensure compliance with Section 508 and the W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0/2.1).

Techniques for Publishing Accessible Word Documents

MS Word is an excellent program for publishing accessible documents. This training will cover techniques to make Word documents fully accessible to assistive technology users, and ensure compliance with Section 508 and the W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0/2.1).

Techniques for Publishing Accessible Content on the Web

This training covers techniques for publishing accessible Web content using popular open-source and proprietary content management systems such as Drupal, WordPress, Joomla, and Civic Engage. Participants will learn to create Web content that is WCAG 2.0/2.1 and Section 508 compliant.

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Aurora has been providing accessibility training for businesses, government agencies and non-profit organizations for over ten years. Leverage our experience and expertise to help you achieve your accessibility compliance goals.

 
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