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Authoring Stylish and Accessible Canvas Courses

Presenters Carmen Marie Strand — Penn State University Matt Farley — Penn State University Description Discover how a team of accessibility consultants, instructional designers and multimedia specialists collaborated to create a resource for Penn State staff and faculty (and others) that provides accessible, responsive and visually-appealing code to enhance online courses in Canvas.

Improving Web Accessibility: Lessons Learned From an OCR Investigation

Presenters Andrew Maddox — Baylor University Description Everyone dreads the prospect of receiving a letter from the Office of Civil Rights informing you that your website is under investigation for Section 504 violations. Accessibility guidelines are far-ranging and often difficult to implement across tens of thousands of pages and documents maintained by countless content managers. […]

UAlbany’s 8-Day Web Accessibility Challenge

Presenters Emily Masters — University at Albany, SUNY Description Ensuring digital accessibility at a university or college is an all-hands-on-deck endeavor that requires faculty, staff and administrators to be aware of and versed in foundational accessibility principles and practices. Students, too, play a role in helping to shift campus culture. The 8-Day Web Accessibility Challenge, […]