You often hear others talk about accessibility, but you’re not quite sure how to put it into practice (or maybe you just haven’t had a chance). These Accessibility Bites sessions are for you!
Join your host Helena Prins and facilitator Josie Gray in Zoom for one or all of the five 30-minute sessions taking place on the last Thursday of every month except December.
Session 2: Image Descriptions
This is a short drop-in session that will allow you to practice describing images. If you share images through documents and publications, social media, digital interfaces, or presentations, this session is for you.
What to bring: Any images you want to make accessible — preferably ones you use in your work. We will also have images to practice with if you don’t have any.
Schedule
- 15 minutes: Presentation on key things to keep in mind when you describe images. This includes:
- Who image descriptions are for
- When and when not to describe an image
- What to describe and how to describe it
- How context factors into image descriptions
- Examples of good and not-so-good image descriptions
- 10 minutes: Everyone works individually to describe their images. Your host and facilitator will be available for questions.
- 5 minutes: Everyone will come together to reflect on how it went and ask additional questions.
Register now!
Learn more and register for other events in the series.
This notice is to inform you that this session will be recorded, archived, and made available publicly on BCcampus.ca. By participating in this session, you acknowledge that your participation in this session will be recorded and the recording will be made available openly.
You often hear others talk about accessibility, but you’re not quite sure how to put it into practice (or maybe you just haven’t had a chance). These Accessibility Bites sessions are for you!
Join your host Helena Prins and facilitator Josie Gray in Zoom for one or all of the five 30-minute sessions taking place on the last Thursday of every month except December.
Session 3: PowerPoint Slides
This is a short drop-in session where we will explore how to design and remediate presentation slides so they are accessible. We will talk about design considerations unique to slides for teaching both online and in-person and how you can create accessible content in PowerPoint.
What to bring: A slide deck you want to make accessible — preferably one you use in your work. We will focus on Microsoft PowerPoint, but you can bring in Google Slides too. We will also have a PowerPoint presentation to practice with.
Schedule:
- 5 minutes: Presentation to highlight some key things to keep in mind when you review your slides.
- 20 minutes: Everyone works individually on their own slides to identify and fix accessibility errors. Your host and facilitator will be available for questions.
- 5 minutes: Everyone will come together to reflect on how it went and ask additional questions.
Register now!
Learn more and register for other events in the series.
This notice is to inform you that this session will be recorded, archived, and made available publicly on BCcampus.ca. By participating in this session, you acknowledge that your participation in this session will be recorded and the recording will be made available openly.
You often hear others talk about accessibility, but you’re not quite sure how to put it into practice (or maybe you just haven’t had a chance). These Accessibility Bites sessions are for you!
Join your host Helena Prins and facilitator Josie Gray in Zoom for one or all of the five 30-minute sessions taking place on the last Thursday of every month except December.
Session 4: Social Media
This is a short drop-in session where we will talk about accessibility considerations across social media platforms. If you use Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, or TikTok, these considerations will apply.
What to bring: A device you can use to access your social media accounts (mobile or computer is fine). These can be your personal or professional accounts.
Schedule:
- 10 minutes: Presentation to highlight some key things to keep in mind when you create and share social media posts. This includes:
- Hashtags
- Emojis and special characters
- Images and GIFs
- Videos
- 10 minutes: Everyone works individually to explore accessibility on the social media platforms they use most. Your host and facilitator will be available for questions.
- 10 minutes: Everyone will come together to reflect on how it went and ask additional questions.
Register now!
Learn more and register for other events in the series.
This notice is to inform you that this session will be recorded, archived, and made available publicly on BCcampus.ca. By participating in this session, you acknowledge that your participation in this session will be recorded and the recording will be made available openly.
You often hear others talk about accessibility, but you’re not quite sure how to put it into practice (or maybe you just haven’t had a chance). These Accessibility sessions are for you!
Join your host Helena Prins and facilitator Josie Gray in Zoom for one or all of the five 30-minute sessions taking place on the last Thursday of every month except December.
Session 5: Word Documents
This is a short drop-in session where we will explore how to create accessible content in Microsoft Word.
What to bring: A document you want to make accessible — preferably one you use in your work. We will focus on Microsoft Word, but you can bring a Google Doc or webpage too. We will also have a Word document to practice with if you don’t have anything.
Schedule:
- 10 minutes: Presentation to highlight some key things to keep in mind when you review your documents.
- 15 minutes: Everyone works individually on their own document to identify and fix accessibility errors. Your host and facilitator will be available for questions.
- 5 minutes: Everyone will come together to reflect on how it went and ask additional questions.
Register now!
Learn more and register for other events in the series.
This notice is to inform you that this session will be recorded, archived, and made available publicly on BCcampus.ca. By participating in this session, you acknowledge that your participation in this session will be recorded and the recording will be made available openly.