Training Opportunities for Everyone
Starting in May 2008, the Information Technology Accessibility Initiative (ITaccess) began training sessions to aide in addressing accessibility problems on the UIUC campus. A training repository that includes sessions as lectures, hands-on, and online are part of the current ITaccess workplan.
Training Announcement Listserv
A new listserv has been developed for announcements of ITaccess training. Individuals from UIUC who have previously attended training have been added to this list. If you would like to be added to the list complete the information on the listserv homepage at: https://listserv.illinois.edu/wa.cgi?SUBED1=itaccess-training&A=1. You may also request to be part of the list by sending an email to Christy at clblew@illinois.edu.
If you are not from UIUC and would like to be added to our training announcements, you will be added to the ICITA information list.
Upcoming Free Training Sessions and Events
Accessible Web Publishing Wizard for Word 2003
The Accessible Web Publishing Wizard for Microsoft® Office provides a simple way to create highly accessible and standards compliant web versions of Office documents that are more accessible and usable by everyone, including people with disabilities.The HTML generated by the Wizard supports everyone from legacy browsers and slow Internet connections to the needs of blind users with screen readers. Documents created with the Wizard can be put on the web, e-mailed to colleagues, shared on intranets and read with a wide variety of web browsers. View course content for Accessible Web Publishing Wizard for Word 2003
Review the recorded session. Captioned session coming soon.
Accessibility Wizard for Word 2007
This all new version of the Accessible Wizard utilizes an all new approach to making your Microsoft Word 2007 documents more accessible than ever! The Wizard 2007 is for fixing problems within your Office document/presentation itself, and does not export your document to HTML. View course content for Accessibility Wizard for Word 2007
- Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009
- Time: 1:00 - 2:30 pm, Central Time (Chicago Local Time)
- Presenter: Christy Blew, Information Technology Accessibility Specialist, ITaccess, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
- Registration: https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/3566026
- Cost: Free
Checking Your PDF for Accessibility
When you have a PDF file and not the original document, you cannot be sure if it has been designed in a way that is usable by all, including those with disabilities. This online session will take a PDF document and, through Adobe Acrobat Pro, show how you can evaluate its accessibility. Free session that will also be archived for later review.
- Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
- Time: 10:00 - 11:30 am, Central Time (Chicago Local Time)
- Presenter: Christy Blew, Information Technology Accessibility Specialist, ITaccess, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
- Registration: https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/8446959
- Cost: Free
Checking Your PDF for Accessibility
When you have a PDF file and not the original document, you cannot be sure if it has been designed in a way that is usable by all, including those with disabilities. This online session will take a PDF document and, through Adobe Acrobat Pro, show how you can evaluate its accessibility. Free session that will also be archived for later review.
- Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009
- Time: 1:00 - 2:30 pm, Central Time (Chicago Local Time)
- Presenter: Christy Blew, Information Technology Accessibility Specialist, ITaccess, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
- Registration: https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/5205763
- Cost: Free