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The following options are available to Penn State faculty, staff and students.
Accessibility Handouts
Step by step instructions for Word Accessibility, PowerPoint Accessibility, Color Contrast Checks, PDF Accessibility and InDesign Accessibility are available on the Accessibility Handouts Sharepoint site.
Recorded Webinars
Video recordings of past events can be found on the Webinars page.
Live Events
The schedule of events lists upcoming webinars and face to face sessions open to the Penn State community. The list includes selected free events offered by vendors and organizations outside of Penn State.
Other Penn State Training
Commonwealth Campus Inclusive Teaching
This Inclusive Design series is open to all instructors and staff. Topics include Anthology Ally, Canvas, Video Accessibility, PDF files and image description.
LinkedIn Learning Accessibility Courses
Penn State students, faculty and staff can enroll in multiple accessibility courses on the LinkedIn Learning (linkedinlearning.psu.edu) online training platform. See the Accessibility 2021 playlist for some suggested courses. Topics include PDF Accessibility, Design for Accessibility, EPUB InDesign, HTML Accessibility and Microsoft Office.
World Campus OL 3000 and OL 2600
The World Campus unit offers two courses on how to make sure online course content in Canvas is accessible to students with disabilities.
- OL 3000 (“Supporting Accommodations for Online Learners” ) offers an introduction to how to work with student accommodation requests.
- OL 2600 (“Accessible Online Course Authoring” ) shows instructors how to build content in Canvas which meets accessibility guidelines..
Any Penn State instructor can enroll through the World Campus Faculty Development Program.
Request Custom Training
Penn State groups can request custom training on many topics listed on the webinars page. Send a note to accessibility@psu.edu to learn more. Available topics include:
- Accessibility Basics and Testing
- Microsoft Office Accessibility
- Website Accessibility
- Sites at Penn State Accessibility
- Course Content Accessibility
- STEM and Foreign Language Accessibility
- Complex Image Description
- PDF Testing, Remediation and Generation Options
Other topics covered on the Web site may also be available. Contact itld@psu.edu@psu.edu for more information.
Note: The minimum attendance is five, but many sessions may be free.
Non-Penn State Sites
See the BTAA / Non-PSU links for a list of recommended resources beyond Penn State including WebAIM.
Accessibility Books
Learners wanting a reference book may want to consider these options.
- Making Online Teaching Accessible: Inclusive Course Design for Students with Disabilities by Norm Coombs (2010)—This is a short book aimed for instructors. It covers policy, Word, PowerPoint, math and multimedia basics. No HTML needed.
- Pro HTML5 Accessibility by Joshue O Connor (2012)—Offers a solid introduction to HTML 5 and includes basic HTML accessibility, ARIA and JavaScript.
- Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance by Jim Thatcher et al (2006)—This is a comprehensive book for Web developers and covers policy, WCAG 2.0 and includes code samples for a variety of commonly encountered accessibility issues.
- Universal Design for Web Applications by Wendy Chisholm and Matt May (2009)—This is also aimed for Web developers and includes information on mobile design, JavaScript and ARIA.