This half-day session builds a solid foundation in digital accessibility for teams who are new or relatively new to the topic. You'll learn what digital accessibility means, why it's legally required for your organization, what the specific compliance deadlines are, and how to start identifying and fixing barriers on your websites and digital content.
This is not a passive session. You'll audit real web pages for accessibility barriers, rewrite inaccessible content into accessible versions, run scanning tools on real websites, and leave understanding not just what accessibility is, but what happens when it's missing — and what to do about it.
Who Should Attend
- Web developers and engineers building or maintaining public-facing digital content
- Content creators, editors, and communications staff publishing to websites, portals, or social media
- IT managers and directors overseeing digital infrastructure and vendor relationships
- Compliance officers and legal staff responsible for ADA, Section 508, or OCR obligations
- Instructional designers and LMS administrators in higher education
- Project managers and product owners planning digital projects
- Leadership and decision-makers who need to understand scope and resource implications
Learning Objectives
- Define digital accessibility and explain why it matters for public-sector organizations
- Describe the current US legal landscape, including ADA Title II (with extended deadlines), Section 508, and Section 504
- Identify their organization's specific compliance deadline
- Explain the POUR principles and identify common accessibility barriers
- Audit real web content for barriers and rewrite inaccessible content into accessible versions
- Use free automated scanning tools (WAVE, axe DevTools, Lighthouse) on a real web page
- Describe practical first steps their organization can take immediately