Accessibility trainings
Introduction
What is accessibility?
- Watch the video The Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
(external link)
Understanding the accessibility law and the Duty to Accommodate
- To help you better understand the accessibility standards and the requirements that apply to uOttawa, we have created guidelines for each of the standards.
Accessible Writing
Documents
Learn how to create accessible documents using different softwares. Both in Mac and Widnows:
Windows
Web Content
Understanding accessibility requirements for the web
Read accessibility requirements for websites and web content in the guidelines Understanding the law: Information and communications.
Web at uOttawa
- Web at uOttawa is your source for creating uOttawa websites. It also includes the following information about accessibility:
- Understanding how to make your website content accessible: learn how to write accessible web content.
Accessibility verification tools
- Siteimprove – Accessibility tool for issues reporting on your website: learn more about uOttawa website accessibility verification tool.
Intranet and extranet websites
- BlackBoard Learn-accessibility (external link): Learn how to create accessible content using BlackBoard Learn.
- LibGuides (external link): Learn how to create accessible content using LibGuides.
Accessibility verification tools
Campaigns
Understanding accessibility requirements for special events
Read the accessibility requirements found in the guidelines Understanding the law: Customer services.
Prints
- Clear Print Accessibility Guidelines (PDF version 889,32 KB): Making your prints as clear and readable as possible.
Electronic messages
- Accessibility and Email Campaigns (external link) : Basic requirements for accessible email campaigns
- Accessible emails: Learn how to create an accessible email using MS Outlook.
Events
- Making Meetings Accessible (external link): Learn how to ensure that all have equal access to information at the office, in the classroom, in a seminar or a in meeting.
Virtual Community
Understanding accessibility requirements for social media
- Read accessibility requirements for social media in the guidelines Understanding the law: Information and communications.
Improve accessibility of your information posted on social media
- Social Media Accessibility: Tips and methods that improve accessibility in commonly used social media.
Multimedia
Understanding accessibility requirements for multimedia productions
The accessibility requirements for a multimedia productions depends on the format (audio-only, video-only or audio-video) and the medium (in class, on a giant screen, on YouTube or online for example).
The guidelines Understanding the law: Information and communications and Customer services will help you find the accessibility requirements specific to your project.
If you have any question, please contact Accessibility at accessib@uOttawa.ca.
Training
Accessibility training: Introduction
How to create an accessible campaign
How to interact with accessibility in mind
How to create accessible web content
Create accessible documents with MAC OS
Create accessible documents with Windows
Find an expert
Marie-Claude Gagnon, Web Accessibility Compliance Coordinator
613-562-5800 extension 7452
Marie-Claude.Gagnon@uOttawa.ca
