[Accessibility_sig] Fwd: Accessibility courses information for Spring - FAST3 web

[Sharron Rush]

>From: Christy Blew <clblew at UIUC.EDU>
>Subject: Accessibility courses information for Spring - FAST3 web
>
>Just a reminder that the following classes will be available at the
>University of Illinois in February. To register for any class, visit
>http://www.fast3.uiuc.edu/workshops/accessibility.htm
>Universal Design Workshop
>Date: March 8 & 9, 2007, 2007
>Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (lunch on your own)
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>
>Publishing Word Documents to the Web
>Date / Time: February 7, 2007 (W); 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
>Date / Time: February 21, 2007 (W); 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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>
>Publishing PowerPoint Presentations to the Web
>Date / Time: February 7, 2007 (W); 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
>Date / Time: February 21, 2007 (W); 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
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>
>Functional Testing of Web Resources for Accessibility
>Date / Time: February 14, 2007 (W); 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
>Date / Time: February 28, 2007 (W); 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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>
>Accessible E-mail Communications
>Date / Time: February 14, 2007 (W); 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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>
>Accessible PDF Publishing
>Date / Time: February 28, 2007 (W); 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
>
>Universal Design Workshop
>This 2-day hands-on workshop is designed for web content developers to learn
>about access issues faced by people with disabilities in using the web, and
>how web resources can be designed to improve accessibility. The workshop
>will provide a foundation on how people with disabilities access information
>on the web using both mainstream browsers and specialized assistive
>technologies like screen readers.
>Participants will learn about the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
>and the federal Section 508 Information Technology Standards requirements
>for web resources. Participants will also learn about the strengths and
>weaknesses of various tools used to evaluate the functional accessibility of
>web resources.  And finally, participants will learn about and put to use
>the CITES/DRES web accessibility "best practices" for building web sites
>that are more accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities,
>and will walk through building an accessible page using these principles.
>Prerequisite: Some familiarity with the web; elementary word processing
>skills
>Instructor: Jon Gunderson, Disability Resources and Educational Services
>(DRES) and CITES
>Hours: 14
>Fee: $345 (special price of $195 for state and higher education employee in
>the State of Illinois)
>Date: March 8 & 9, 2007, 2007
>Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (lunch on your own)
>Course code: ITA-017-C
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>
>Publishing Word Documents to the Web
>Word is a popular tool for creating memos, reports, and other documents to
>be placed on the web. Participants will learn how to use the Illinois
>Accessible Web Publishing Wizard for Microsoft Office to publish HTML
>versions of Word documents to the web. The Wizard supports web standards and
>accessibility to people with disabilities, making the documents more
>accessible to everyone by giving people more options to access the document.
>Participants will learn best practices to make it easier for authors to
>manage the styling and layout of their documents and improve the quality of
>the published HTML. An important part of the session is learning about Word
>styling features to manage document formatting. The first two hours of the
>session will be a hands-on tutorial, and the last hour will provide time for
>participants to use the techniques they've learned to improve the formatting
>and structure of Word documents they bring to the class.
>Prerequisite: Experience using Word to create memos & documents (bring
>samples to the class)
>Instructor: Christy Blew, IT Accessibility Specialist, Disability Resources
>and Educational Services (DRES)
>Hours: 3
>Fee: $60
>Date / Time: February 7, 2007 (W); 9:00 p.m. - 12:00 noon
>Course code: ITA-009-C
>Date / Time: February 21, 2007 (W); 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
>Course code: ITA-014-C
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>Publishing PowerPoint Presentations to the Web
>PowerPoint is a popular tool for creating presentations. Many authors want
>to make their presentations available on the web. Participants will learn
>how to use the Illinois Accessible Web Publishing Wizard for Microsoft
>Office to publish HTML versions of PowerPoint presentations to the web. The
>Wizard supports web standards and accessibility to people with disabilities,
>making the presentation more accessible to everyone by giving people more
>options to access the presentation. Participants will learn best practices
>to make it easier for authors to managing the styling and layout of their
>presentations and improve the quality of the published HTML. The first two
>hours of the session will be a hands-on tutorial, and the last hour will
>provide time for participants to use the techniques they've learned to
>improve the formatting of PowerPoint presentations they bring to the class.
>Prerequisite: Experience using PowerPoint to create presentations (bring
>samples to the class)
>Instructor: Christy Blew, IT Accessibility Specialist, Disability Resources
>and Educational Services (DRES)
>Hours: 3
>Fee: $60
>Date / Time: February 7, 2007 (W); 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
>Course code: ITA-010-C
>Date / Time: February 21, 2007 (W); 9:00 p.m. - 12:00 noon
>Course code: ITA-013-C
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>Functional Testing of Web Resources for Accessibility
>The Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES) has
>created a number of tools for evaluating the functional accessibility of web
>resources.  These tools consist of the Functional Web Accessibility
>Evaluator (FAE) and the Mozilla/Firefox Accessibility Extension.
>Participants will learn the basic principles of functional web access, and
>how these tools can be used to evaluate and report on the implementation of
>HTML techniques that support functional accessibility.  Participants will be
>able to test using the tools on their own web resources as part of the
>course.
>Prerequisite / Target Audience: Web developers or administrators who manages
>web resources
>Instructor: Jon Gunderson, Disability Resources and Educational Services
>(DRES) and CITES
>Hours: 3
>Fee: $60
>Date / Time: February 14, 2007 (W); 9:00 p.m. - 12:00 noon
>Course code: ITA-011-C
>Date / Time: February 28, 2007 (W); 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
>Course code: ITA-016-C
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>Accessible E-mail Communications
>The university sends documents attached to e-mails for many types of
>communication within departments, colleges, and the university as a whole.
>It is critical that these communications be accessible to everyone including
>people with disabilities.  Participants will learn about the accessibility
>of various document formats, including Adobe PDF, Microsoft Office, and HTML
>documents and forms.  Participants will also practice making an accessible
>announcement using the Illinois Accessible Web Publishing Wizard.
>Prerequisite: Experience creating announcements, memos, or forms for
>communicating to faculty, staff, and students through e-mail (bring some to
>the class)
>Instructor: Jon Gunderson, Disability Resources and Educational Services
>(DRES) and CITES
>Hours: 3
>Fee: $60
>Date / Time: February 14, 2007 (W); 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
>Course code: ITA-012-C
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>Accessible PDF Publishing
>Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) is a popular format for publishing
>information to the web, and for creating forms that can be filled out
>electronically.  Participants in this workshop will learn about
>accessibility features built into Adobe PDF Reader and Adobe Acrobat, as
>well as best practices for creating PDF documents that are more accessible
>to people with disabilities. Through hands-on exercises, participants will
>also learn how to evaluate and repair PDF documents for accessibility
>information, how to configure Microsoft Office with Adobe Acrobat to improve
>the accessibility of PDF documents authored in Word, and how to create PDF
>forms that are accessible to screen readers.
>Prerequisite: Experience creating Adobe PDF documents
>Instructor: Jon Gunderson, Disability Resources and Educational Services
>(DRES) and CITES
>Hours: 3
>Fee: $60
>Accessible PDF Publishing (3 hours)
>Date / Time: February 28, 2007 (W); 9:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m.
>Course code: ITA-015-C