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Thanks for sharing with the group, Vicki. This course looks promising. Do you plan to take it or promote it at your college?</div>
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<b>To:</b> Monica Olsson <molsson@sbctc.edu>; cato@lists.ctc.edu <cato@lists.ctc.edu><br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif; color:black">Thank you, Monica, for this list.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif; color:black">I also found this course this morning and signed up for it. It's quite basic and I think it will be very informative for the knowledge that it provides.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif; color:black"><a href="https://benrobertson.io/courses/common-accessibility-mistakes/">Common Accessibility Mistakes and How to Avoid Them 30 Day Free Course</a></span></b></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">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 group.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">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">
<b><span style="color:#0C64C0">W3C offers a FREE online "Introduction to Web Accessibility Course."
</span></b></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!</span></p>
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<li style="color:black; background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; color:#333333; background:white">My contact for WebAIM is named
<b>Jonathan Whiting </b>and his email is: </span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:jonathan.whiting@usu.edu"><span style="color:#1155CC; background:white">jonathan.whiting@usu.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; color:#333333; background:white"> </span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></span></li><li style="color:black; background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="https://webaim.org/"><span style="color:#1155CC; background:white">WebAIM</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; color:#333333; background:white"> is
a non-profit organization based at the </span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="https://idrpp.usu.edu/"><span style="color:#20399D; background:white">Institute for Disability Research, Policy, and Practice</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; color:#333333; background:white"> 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><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></span></li><li style="color:black; background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; color:#333333; background:white">Read more about their
</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="https://webaim.org/services/training/"><span style="color:#1155CC; background:white">upcoming Training Opportunities</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; color:#333333; background:white">.
Pricing is listed on their site. Don’t forget that you can ask them about customized training for Clark staff!</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></span></li><li style="color:black; background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; color:#333333; background:white">WebAIM also offers
</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="https://webaim.org/training/docs/"><span style="color:#1155CC; background:white">Document Accessibility Training</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; color:#333333; background:white">,
which is delivered through Canvas. This is a great value at $125.</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></span></li><li style="color:black; background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; color:#333333; background:white">WebAIM also offers two great free tools: the
</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="https://wave.webaim.org/"><span style="color:#1155CC; background:white">WAVE evaluation tool
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</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/"><span style="color:#1155CC; background:white">Color Contrast Checker</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; color:#333333; background:white">.</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></span></li></ul>
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<li style="color:black; background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">My contact for Deque is named
<b>Joe Willey</b> and his email is: <a href="mailto:joe.willey@deque.com"><span style="color:#1155CC">joe.willey@deque.com</span></a> </span></li><li style="color:black; background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><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">Deque</span></a> is
a company that provides training services, audits, and consultation. Read more about their
<a href="https://www.deque.com/company/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Accessibility Services Overview.</span></a></span></li><li style="color:black; background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="https://dequeuniversity.com/curriculum/online-classes/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Deque University</span></a> is the company’s platform for online self-paced
training and in my opinion, is reasonably priced.</span></li><li style="color:black; background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Deque offers
<a href="https://dequeuniversity.com/curriculum/instructor-led/"><span style="color:#1155CC">live instructor-led training</span></a>, including a two day Bootcamp.</span></li><li style="color:black; background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Deque is hosting
<a href="https://www.deque.com/axe-con/about/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Axe-Con 2022,</span></a> which is a FREE virtual accessibility conference happening in TWO WEEKS.</span></li><li style="color:black; background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Recorded webinar by Deque about
<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">How People with Disabilities use the Web.</span></a></span></li><li style="color:black; background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The
<a href="https://www.deque.com/axe/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Axe-Tool</span></a> is a free automated tool that is a plug-in for Chrome. (There are other tools available for a fee.)</span></li><li style="color:black; background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Attached: Web Accessibility 101 Checklist</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; color:black">Level Access</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#201F1E"></span></h2>
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<li style="color:black; background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">My Contact for Level Access is named Douglas Bass and his email is:
<a href="mailto:douglas.bass@levelaccess.com"><span style="color:#1155CC">douglas.bass@levelaccess.com</span></a> </span></li><li style="color:black; background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Level Access provides training, testing and auditing services, consultations, and other resources such as articles, white papers, and webinars.</span></li><li style="color:black; background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Read more about their
<a href="https://www.levelaccess.com/solutions/training/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Training Services</span></a>. You have to contact LA for pricing.</span></li><li style="color:black; background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.levelaccess.com/solutions/training/access-university/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Access University</span></a> 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></li><li style="color:black; background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Level Access also provides
<a href="https://www.levelaccess.com/solutions/services/audits/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Digital Accessibility Audits</span></a>.</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; color:black">SBCTC Accessibility Micro Courses</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#201F1E"></span></h2>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; color:black">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><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#201F1E"></span></p>
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<li style="color:black; background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Option 1:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.waol.org/lti/Register/RegisterStart?CourseId=TR11&Term=81&Section=1"><span style="color:#1155CC">Register for the self-paced Micro Courses</span></a>. 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
<a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/colleges-staff/programs-services/educational-technology-open-education/digital-credentials.aspx">
<span style="color:#1155CC">Digital Badges</span></a> upon successful completion.</span></li><li style="color:black; background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Option 2:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Use the </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#201F1E"><a href="https://sbctc.instructure.com/courses/1578604/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif; color:#1155CC">Library
of Accessibility Resources</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">. 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 style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#201F1E"> </span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></span></li><li style="color:black; background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#201F1E"> </span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></span></li></ul>
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<p style="background:white"><img width="60" height="113" align="left" alt="Title: SBCTC logo - Description: Compass" style="width:.625in; height:1.175in" data-outlook-trace="F:1|T:1" src="cid:image013.png@01D8351D.78DC0B00"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif; color:#002060">Monica
M. Olsson (she/her/hers)</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#201F1E"></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif; color:#002060">Policy Associate – Accessible IT Coordinator</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#201F1E"></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif; color:#002060">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#201F1E"></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><u><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif; color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:molsson@sbctc.edu" target="_blank"><b>molsson@sbctc.edu</b></a></span></u><b><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif; color:#002060"> </span></b><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif; color:#002060">•
o: 360-704-3922 • c: 206-914-7187</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#201F1E"></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif; color:#002060"><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/" target="_blank">sbctc.edu</a> • Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SBCTCWashington" target="_blank"><b>@SBCTCWashington</b></a> •
Facebook:<b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wasbctc/" target="_blank">@WASBCTC</a></b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#201F1E"></span></p>
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