The Language Accessibility course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and tools necessary to ensure inclusive communication in digital content by addressing language accessibility. In this course, participants will explore strategies, techniques, and best practices to make digital content accessible to individuals with diverse linguistic backgrounds, cognitive abilities, and language preferences.
Objectives:
- Introduction to Language Accessibility: Gain an understanding of the importance of language accessibility and its impact on individuals with diverse linguistic backgrounds and cognitive abilities.
- Language Accessibility Laws and Guidelines: Familiarize yourself with relevant accessibility laws, guidelines, and standards that promote inclusive communication, such as WCAG, Section 508, and University Policy IRM-008.
- Plain Language Writing: Learn techniques for writing in plain language to enhance comprehension and clarity, making content accessible to individuals with varying levels of literacy and cognitive abilities.
- Multilingual Content: Explore strategies for creating multilingual digital content, including considerations for translation, localization, and providing language alternatives.
- Assistive Technology Support: Learn about the compatibility and support for assistive technologies, such as screen readers and speech synthesizers, to ensure the accessibility of digital content across different languages.
- Continued Improvement and Evaluation: Learn how to establish processes for ongoing evaluation, feedback integration, and improvement of language accessibility in digital content.
Who Should Attend:
This course is suitable for content creators, writers, editors, translators, web designers, developers, accessibility professionals, and anyone involved in creating and publishing digital content. Whether you are new to language accessibility or seeking to enhance your existing knowledge, this course provides essential skills to ensure inclusive communication for all users.
Join us in this course and learn how to make your digital content accessible and inclusive across diverse linguistic backgrounds, fostering equal access to information and promoting meaningful communication. Enroll today and contribute to a more inclusive digital landscape.
Accessibility Statement:
The Office of Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights would like to make this an inclusive and accessible experience for everyone. Should anyone require disability-related accommodations to participate in this training, please send any requests to [email protected] as early as possible, but no later than the Monday prior at noon (12pm), so that we have time to arrange for the necessary accommodations.
Note: To allow for time to put the disability-related accommodation in place, we recommend including a date that is at least 5 business days prior to the event.