Past Events

2022 Jan 25

Digital Accessibility for Content Creators

1:00pm to 3:30pm
Location:
Virtual - Zoom
This training will introduce learners to digital accessibility, demonstrate its importance, and provide guidance about Harvard’s Digital Accessibility Policy. We will discuss best practices for creating accessible web content, and also for updating existing content to make it accessible to all users.

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2022 Jan 20

Creating Accessible Documents

1:00pm to 4:00pm
Location:
Virtual - Zoom
This course provides an overview of the concepts and concrete steps to create accessible documents. Designing with accessibility in mind improves ease of use and access to your content for everyone. To ensure a hands-on learning experience in this course, there are a number of activities for which your laptop will be required.

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2022 Jan 14

DAS Office Hours

10:00am to 12:00pm
Location:
Virtual - Zoom
Got accessibility questions? Not sure where to start? We're here to help!

The Digital Accessibility Services (DAS) team is available to answer your accessibility questions and provide guidance and support to the Harvard community. We host open office hours in a Zoom meeting room on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month from 10am - 12pm.

Stop by with your questions, meet our team, or just say hello!

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2022 Jan 11

Siteimprove NextGen Overview

10:00am to 11:00am
Location:
Virtual - Zoom
Siteimprove Accessibility, the Harvard-licensed tool to check accessibility, is changing to a new, improved version called NextGen. The new version will have a similar user experience and will still allow you to monitor your site’s accessibility, but will include new features that will make understanding and implementing accessibility fixes much more streamlined. This overview will show you what’s changing, what’s staying the same, and how to use the new NextGen features.

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2021 Dec 14

Digital Accessibility Foundations (IT Academy 2-day course)

9:00am
Location:
Virtual - Zoom
This training will be held virtually via Zoom on December 14 and 15 from 9 am - 11 am, and 1 pm - 3 pm each day. This course is part of the IT Academy, but is open to all and recommended for anyone and everyone at Harvard.

This course provides an overview of digital accessibility and includes a number of activities for which your laptop will be required.... Read more about Digital Accessibility Foundations (IT Academy 2-day course)
2021 Dec 13

Introduction to Digital Accessibility and Harvard's Policies

3:00am to 4:30pm
Location:
Virtual - Zoom
This training introduces and explores basic concepts of digital accessibility and relevant university policies including the Digital Accessibility Policy and the Accessible Technology Procurement and Development Policy.

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2021 Dec 10

DAS Office Hours

10:00am to 12:00pm
Location:
Virtual - Zoom
Got accessibility questions? Not sure where to start? We're here to help!

The Digital Accessibility Services (DAS) team is available to answer your accessibility questions and provide guidance and support to the Harvard community. We host open office hours in a Zoom meeting room on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month from 10am - 12pm.

Stop by with your questions, meet our team, or just say hello!

... Read more about DAS Office Hours
2021 Dec 09

Web Accessibility for Developers

10:00am
Location:
Virtual - Zoom
Web Accessibility for Developers is a training based on 10 Essentials for Developers. Meant as a follow-up to "Digital Accessibility for Content Creators" or another introduction to accessibility, we survey some essentials for developers with code examples, demonstrations, and an emphasis on testing.

This training will be held virtually via Zoom in two sessions: 10 am - 12 pm, and 2 pm - 4 pm.

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2021 Dec 09

Digital Accessibility for Content Creators

9:30am to 12:00pm
Location:
Virtual - Zoom
This training will introduce learners to digital accessibility, demonstrate its importance, and provide guidance about Harvard’s Digital Accessibility Policy. We will discuss best practices for creating accessible web content, and also for updating existing content to make it accessible to all users.

... Read more about Digital Accessibility for Content Creators
2021 Dec 01

Testing for Digital Accessibility

2:00pm to 4:30pm
Location:
Virtual - Zoom
Learn how to conduct a complete assessment of your website’s accessibility using both automated and manual testing tools. The course will include a deep dive into Siteimprove, the Harvard-licensed accessibility testing platform, where we’ll demystify the many features and functionality that allow users to filter, sort, and remediate issues. We’ll also look at manual testing approaches, with interactive demonstrations of various methods and techniques.

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Digital Accessibility Services (DAS) offers training, consultation, and resources on accessibility for content creators and developers.

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Upcoming DAS Events

2022 Jan 28

DAS Office Hours

10:00am to 12:00pm

2022 Feb 02

Introduction to Digital Accessibility and Harvard's Policies

10:00am to 11:30am

2022 Feb 03

Web Accessibility for Developers

10:00am

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