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At our last meeting this previous Tuesday, Jeannie mentioned that her college may be pursuing web accessibility trainings via a third party. Below is a list of resources that I organized for Zach for a project he is working on and had promised share with this
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One resource I am adding in is that the <a href="https://www.edx.org/course/web-accessibility-introduction" title="https://www.edx.org/course/web-accessibility-introduction">
<span style="color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><b>W3C offers a FREE online "Introduction to Web Accessibility Course."
</b></span></a>This is a great foundational course appropriate for beginners and a wide range of audience members. If you choose to pay a small fee, participants will be awarded a certificate upon completion that you can add as a badge to your LinkedIn profile
To date, over 33,000 people have enrolled for the course. I wish I could see the states on completion rates too!</div>
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I hope you find this information helpful.</div>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff">My contact for WebAIM is named
</span><span style="color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:700">Jonathan Whiting
</span><span style="color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff">and his email is: </span>
<a href="mailto:jonathan.whiting@usu.edu"><span style="color:#1155cc;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">jonathan.whiting@usu.edu</span></a><span style="color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff"> </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://webaim.org/"><span style="color:#1155cc;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">WebAIM</span></a><span style="color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff"> is
a non-profit organization based at the </span><a href="https://idrpp.usu.edu/"><span style="color:#20399d;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">Institute for Disability Research, Policy, and Practice</span></a><span style="color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff"> at
Utah State University. WebAIM provides many free articles and resources on their site as well as paid services such as live and recorded training, customized consultation, and technical guidance.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff">Read more about their
</span><a href="https://webaim.org/services/training/"><span style="color:#1155cc;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">upcoming Training Opportunities</span></a><span style="color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff">.
Pricing is listed on their site. Don’t forget that you can ask them about customized training for Clark staff!</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff">WebAIM also offers
</span><a href="https://webaim.org/training/docs/"><span style="color:#1155cc;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">Document Accessibility Training</span></a><span style="color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff">,
which is delivered through Canvas. This is a great value at $125.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff">WebAIM also offers two great free tools: the
</span><a href="https://wave.webaim.org/"><span style="color:#1155cc;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">WAVE evaluation tool
</span></a><span style="color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff">and the </span><a href="https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/"><span style="color:#1155cc;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">Color Contrast
Checker</span></a><span style="color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff">.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span>My contact for Deque is named
</span><span style="font-weight:700">Joe Willey</span><span> and his email is: </span>
<a href="mailto:joe.willey@deque.com"><span style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">joe.willey@deque.com</span></a><span> </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.deque.com/?utm_term=deque&utm_campaign=Search%20-%20Branded&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_src=g&hsa_ad=430042340357&hsa_tgt=aud-603657073384%3Akwd-297262585353&hsa_mt=e&hsa_ver=3&hsa_acc=7854167720&hsa_kw=deque&hsa_grp=98767378934&hsa_cam=1494072164&hsa_net=adwords&gclid=CjwKCAiAgvKQBhBbEiwAaPQw3FM77EzlpKalO-JrVd3qJqMNns646DrDOBvo2PTsfX5jdQPsQQwnnBoC_aUQAvD_BwE"><span style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">Deque</span></a><span> is
a company that provides training services, audits, and consultation. Read more about their
</span><a href="https://www.deque.com/company/"><span style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">Accessibility Services Overview.</span></a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://dequeuniversity.com/curriculum/online-classes/"><span style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">Deque University</span></a><span> is
the company’s platform for online self-paced training and in my opinion, is reasonably priced.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Deque offers
</span><a href="https://dequeuniversity.com/curriculum/instructor-led/"><span style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">live instructor-led training</span></a><span>, including a two day Bootcamp.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Deque is hosting
</span><a href="https://www.deque.com/axe-con/about/"><span style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">Axe-Con 2022,</span></a><span> which is a FREE virtual accessibility conference happening in TWO WEEKS.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Recorded webinar by Deque about
</span><a href="https://accessibility.deque.com/on-demand-how-persons-with-disabilities-use-the-web?_ga=2.173957611.936457904.1646074446-1546393130.1640027796&_gac=1.128689918.1646074446.CjwKCAiAgvKQBhBbEiwAaPQw3FM77EzlpKalO-JrVd3qJqMNns646DrDOBvo2PTsfX5jdQPsQQwnnBoC_aUQAvD_BwE"><span style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">How
People with Disabilities use the Web.</span></a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span>The </span>
<a href="https://www.deque.com/axe/"><span style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">Axe-Tool</span></a><span> is a free automated tool that is a plug-in for Chrome. (There are other tools available for a fee.)</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Attached: Web Accessibility 101 Checklist</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span>My Contact for Level Access is named Douglas Bass and his email is:
</span><a href="mailto:douglas.bass@levelaccess.com"><span style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">douglas.bass@levelaccess.com</span></a><span> </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Level Access provides training, testing and auditing services, consultations, and other resources such as articles, white papers, and webinars.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Read more about their
</span><a href="https://www.levelaccess.com/solutions/training/"><span style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">Training Services</span></a><span>. You have to contact LA for pricing.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.levelaccess.com/solutions/training/access-university/"><span style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">Access University</span></a><span> is
an online training platform similar to Deque University. You have to contact LA for pricing. (Personally, I found Deque University easier to use and navigate.)</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Level Access also provides
</span><a href="https://www.levelaccess.com/solutions/services/audits/"><span style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">Digital Accessibility Audits</span></a><span>.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:400">The State Board offers free accessibility micro courses on a range of topics via Canvas
that were developed by my predecessor. These modules focus on Universal Design and Document Accessibility, not web accessibility or conformance testing methods. There are two ways to access these training materials.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:700">Option 1:
</span><a href="https://www.waol.org/lti/Register/RegisterStart?CourseId=TR11&Term=81&Section=1"><span style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">Register for the self-paced Micro Courses</span></a><span>. You are required
to first complete two prerequisite courses and then participants can pick and choose which modules to complete. This option allows you to earn
</span><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/colleges-staff/programs-services/educational-technology-open-education/digital-credentials.aspx"><span style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">Digital Badges</span></a><span> upon successful
completion.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color: rgb(32, 31, 30); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700">Option
2: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:400">Use the
</span><a href="https://sbctc.instructure.com/courses/1578604/"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none;">Library of Accessibility Resources</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:400">.
This resource is also on Canvas and contains much of the same information as the Micro Courses. The difference is that you are not required to register, do not have to pass quizzes, and do not earn digital badges.</span></span><span style="color: rgb(32, 31, 30); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
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o: 360-704-3922 • c: 206-914-7187</span></p>
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Twitter:<span> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/SBCTCWashington" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px"><b>@SBCTCWashington</b></a><span> </span>• Facebook:<b><span> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wasbctc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px">@WASBCTC</a></b></span></p>
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