May 10 – 28, 2021
All staff and faculty that are creating PDFs for the USD public website and online courses are invited to attend the upcoming (mostly) asynchronous document remediation event. In coordination with ITS, CTL, Marketing, and the USD Digital Accessibility Committee, digital documents posted on the public website and in online courses must meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA. Digital accessibility guidelines help people with disabilities to effectively access content in digital spaces without having to request an accommodation.
Week 1 - Participants will receive a list of all the PDFs on their webpage or online course(s) via email.
Week 2 - Participants will learn through a virtual session (recorded) on Monday, May 17th at 1 pm CT and asynchronous training how to convert (when possible) inaccessible PDFs and PDF forms to accessible documents.
Week 3 - Participants will learn how to evaluate their remaining PDFs for accessibility. A virtual session will be offered on Monday, May 24th at 11:30 am CT (recorded). Participants will also be given information about third-party vendors that can make their PDFs accessible if they do not have the in-house resources to do so. Participants will share their updated spreadsheet of PDFs, noting which PDFs have been removed, converted, or made accessible. Each person and/or department that actively participates will receive a certificate of recognition from the USD Digital Accessibility Coordinator.
To RSVP for the event, please email the CTL Digital Accessibility Team at udl@usd.edu or call 605-677-5411. Training resources will include a self-paced course in D2L, instructional videos posted to Coyote One Stop, and two synchronous video trainings with virtual Q&A opportunities throughout the week. Support will be offered by the USD Digital Accessibility Coordinator.
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