Training

Accessibility 101 online course

Accessibility 101 – Principles of Inclusive Design provides online training for UW faculty and staff in two formats:

• Instructor led, asynchronous, 4-week course offered throughout the year
  • See the UW Bothell IT event calendar for offerings
• Self-paced course, with optional quizzes

Both formats offer learning content, videos, assessments to check your understanding. The instructor-led course also offers practical assignments. Expectations for time requirements are between 3-4 hours per week, depending on your learning preferences.

A completion certificate will be offered to participants who complete the required activities in the instructor-led course with a 85% or above grade. Certificate processing may take 4-6 weeks after the end of course.

This course is divided into content areas addressing the following topics:

• Accessibility basics and Universal Design for Learning
• Creating accessible documents and email
• Accessible web content
• Accessible Canvas content
• Creating a plan for yourself and your office

Optional topics

• PDF accessibility basics with Adobe Acrobat Pro
• Accessible web design standards (WCAG 2.1)
• And More Accessibility Lessons
• Etiquette In the classroom
• Meetings and events
• Webinars
• Excel spreadsheets
• Ally: Canvas accessibility tool
• Accessible of student-created content