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This webpage will provide you with training in different aspects related to performing your duties at GOCC. Right now, we are only offering our Digital ADA Training via this page, but we expect further online training opportunities to be developed and provided here in the future. Keep checking back for new and updated content.
Digital ADA Compliance
One of the most important factors that we can take into consideration when providing digital information to our students and community is accessibility. Accessibility refers to the ability for any person, regardless of disability or impairment, to be able to access the information provided in such a way as to not be a hindrance. Individuals with disabilities or impairments should be provided the same level of ease and access to information as individuals without disabilities or impairments.
This is no longer a recommendation but a requirement at the federal government level. Due to this requirement, 糖心Vlog has chosen to provide online training for its employees regarding the sharing of digital information in a manner that is compliant with current government standards.
Videos
All of the training videos provided here deal with different aspects of ADA compliance. Since there are multiple ways that information can be provided digitally, we have broken the videos down by topic.
While you are not required to watch the videos under the Additional Information tab, the content has been provided in case you would like a deeper understanding of the topic.
ADA Training
This video will provide you with a brief introduction to show you how to make content in Word accessible.
Additional links to training videos about making Word documents accessible can be found below:
- Discover how a descriptive file name that identifies the document or its purpose helps everyone, including people with disabilities, locate, open, and switch between documents. – 02:58
- Learn how to add headings and formatting to a document so assistive technology can infer meaning from the document structure and formatted characters using built-in styles. – 03:04
- Discover how to use lists to organize and structure content so assistive technology can identify that information is contained in a group, and convey the relationship between each item within the list. – 03:58
- When laying out a document, it鈥檚 sometimes necessary to structure content into columns. Learn how to use the built-in columns tool to ensure that content is read in the proper reading order. – 04:18
- Learn how to use built-in features to create layout tables and both simple and complex data tables so assistive technology can read the information in a meaningful manner. – 15:30
- Discover how to use the proofing language settings to programmatically set the document language and enable assistive technology to read and correctly pronounce content. – 02:41
- Learn how to add links to a document so that each link has a unique and descriptive name to allow assistive technology users to determine the destination, function or purpose of a link. – 03:32
- Learn how to ensure that vital information, created as a watermark or placed in the header of footer of the slide, can be accessed by assistive technology. – 02:18
- Assistive technology cannot infer meaning from images and other objects, such as pictures, images of text, images of tables, shapes, and icons with hyperlinks. Discover how to apply 鈥渁lt text鈥 to objects to ensure equivalent access to the visual information. – 06:03
- Assistive technology cannot access information in text boxes unless they are placed 鈥渋n line with text.鈥 Learn how to ensure information within a text box is accessible. – 02:00
- Discover how color and other visual or sensory characteristics, such as size, shape, and location are used to convey meaning when creating your document. – 02:40
- When choosing the color palette for your document, ensure there is enough color contrast between the foreground and background. Discover how to download and use a tool to ensure your text meets or exceeds minimum allowable color contrast. – 04:36
- Learn how to embed audio-only, video-only or multimedia files into your document so individuals with disabilities have comparable access to the information. – 02:10
This is a basic introduction on how to use the accessibility action wizard with Adobe Acrobat Pro DC to make a PDF 508 compliant.
For additional information related to PDF Accessibility, we have provided links to several other videos that go much more in-depth on the subject of creating and making PDFs accessible:
- Learn about the elements of a PDF and PDF tag types, where you 聽can download the Accessibility PDF Checklist, how to convert documents to PDF, and how to test a PDF for accessibility. – 09:11
- Discover how set up a document鈥檚 properties, evaluate the accessibility of a document鈥檚 content, and how to use Acrobat鈥檚 Accessibility Full Check tool. – 19:08
- Learn how to fix a PDF document鈥檚 properties, add and adjust tags, adjust the reading and tab order, add alternative text to images and objects, and set document鈥檚 language properties. – 18:38
- Learn about the techniques used by advanced users to identify and correct text from scanned pages and signed memorandums as conformance PDFs. – 12:28
This videocast reviews creating accessible PowerPoint presentations including document properties, slide layouts/placing content, graphics/master slide/alternative text, links, tables, the selection pane, and color contrast.
- Discover how to use the slide layout, themes and customized master slides to establish a logical reading order when creating your presentation. – 9:03
- When choosing the color palette for your slide鈥檚 design, close attention must be given to ensuring that there is enough color contrast between foreground and background. – 2:38
- Discover how to consider color and other visual characteristics, such as size, shape, and location are used to convey meaning when creating your presentation. – 2:25
- When modifying a slide鈥檚 layout, it may be necessary to structure content into columns. Learn how to ensure that content is read in the proper reading order by using the column tool. – 2:13
- Discover how to use lists to organize and structure content so that assistive technology can identify that information is contained in a group, and convey the relationship between each item within the list. – 2:29
- Learn how to use the built-in table features so that assistive technology can read a data tables information in a meaningful manner. – 3:48
- Assistive Technology cannot infer meaning from images and other objects, such as pictures, images of text, images of tables, shapes, and icons with hyperlinks. Learn how to apply 鈥渁lt text鈥 to objects to ensure equivalent access the information. – 3:13
- Learn how to add links to a presentation so that each link has a unique and descriptive name to allow assistive technology users to determine the destination, function or purpose of links. – 3:07
- Learn how to ensure that vital information, created as a watermark or placed in the Header of Footer of the slide, can be accessed by assistive technology. – 2:28
- Discover how to use the language tool to programmatically set the presentation language to enable assistive technology to infer and correctly pronounce content. – 2:22
- Learn how to embed audio-only, video-only or multimedia files into your presentation so that individuals with disabilities have comparable access to the information. – 2:20
- Learn how flashing objects can cause seizures and should never be used and cannot be considered accessible. Warning: This video demonstrates a type of flashing object that should never be used. – 1:27
- Discover how a descriptive file name identifying the document or its purpose helps everyone, including people with disabilities, locate, open, and switch between documents. – 2:31
This video will provide you with a basic understanding and overview of how to create accessible Excel spreadsheets.
- Learn how to use built-in features (cell styles, heading levels, and data table formats) to ensure that spreadsheets and workbooks are structured in a logical reading order. – 03:00
- When choosing the color palette for your slide designs, close attention must be given to ensure there is a strong color contrast between the foreground and background. See examples of good and bad color contrast, and the how to use tools to determine if your spreadsheet has sufficient contrast. – 03:24
- Discover how to use visual characteristics, such as color, size, shape, and location to convey meaning when creating your worksheet. – 02:23
- Learn how to ensure that vital information, created as a watermark or placed in the Header or Footer of the slide, can be accessed by assistive technology. – 02:05
- Discover how to use the built-in table features so assistive technology can read the information in data tables in a meaningful manner. – 03:56
- Assistive Technology cannot infer meaning from images and other objects, such as pictures, images of text, images of tables, shapes, and icons with hyperlinks. Learn how to apply 鈥渁lt text鈥 to objects to ensure equal access to the information. – 02:45
- Learn how to add links to a worksheet so that each link has a unique and descriptive name that allows assistive technology users to determine the destination, function, or purpose of links. – 02:57
- Learn how to embed audio-only, video-only or multimedia files into your worksheet so individuals with disabilities have comparable access to the information. – 02:35
- Flashing objects cannot be considered accessible because they can cause seizures and, therefore, should never be used. Warning: This video demonstrates a type of flashing object that should never be used. – 01:26
- Discover how a descriptive file name identifying the worksheet or its purpose helps everyone, including people with disabilities, locate, open, and switch between documents. – 02:52
If you host a Canvas course, it is recommended that you watch the UDOIT training videos in the Additional Information tab.
Accessibility is an important aspect of our course development and teaching processes because it provides each student equal access and opportunities. Accessibility within education is a very important concept because it allows students with disabilities to access and interact with course content, regardless their conditions. A course that is designed around aspects of accessibility will allow all students to actively participate in course activities and access the information they need to excel.
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Learn how to add subtitles to YouTube videos automatically or manually with a few different methods. This will help you get the CC (Closed Captions) icon under your YouTube videos, which means you can provide more accessible content!
While video is naturally the most accessible form of media, there are a few things you can do to improve the accessibility of the videos you may create on your own. Below is a link to a video with some good tips and information about making accessible videos:
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Email is one of the main forms of communication in today’s digital world, so it’s important to make sure your email are accessible to all of your contacts. While this video deals with the Constant Contact platform, the information is valid for any type of email platform.
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Self-Verification Form
*Note: If you have been provided Digital ADA Compliance Training via another facility during the year, you will not be required to review our training information, but you must still submit a self-verification form.
GOCC Digital Accessibility Policy
Glen Oaks’ can be found in the current catalog. Please review this policy for a more definitive understanding of ADA compliance at GOCC and the procedures in relation to this policy’s non-adherence.
