[CTCAccess] April/May Newsletter

[Jess Thompson]

April/May ctcAccess Newsletter
Summer Accessibility Retreat<https://accesswa.blog/2018/05/17/summer-accessibility-retreat/>

This year’s Summer Accessibility Retreat is July 17 – 19! Sign up now! Details: What: The Summer Accessibility Retreat is meant to help you set aside time to spend a couple of days focused solely on accessibility. The retreat mixes facilitated workshops with supported work time, allowing you to apply the lessons learned immediately and to work in a … Continue reading Summer Accessibility Retreat<https://accesswa.blog/2018/05/17/summer-accessibility-retreat/>



GAAD 2018 Ways to Participate<https://accesswa.blog/2018/05/16/gaad-2018-ways-to-participate/>

Not everyone can attend an event for Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) – and luckily that doesn’t mean you can’t participate towards the purpose of GAAD. The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) access/inclusion and people with different disabilities. One of the ways people … Continue reading GAAD 2018 Ways to Participate<https://accesswa.blog/2018/05/16/gaad-2018-ways-to-participate/>



$10k Grant Opportunity for Faculty<https://accesswa.blog/2018/05/11/10k-grant-opportunity-for-faculty/>

$10,000 to Incorporate Accessibility into Computer Science, Web Design Courses Teach Access is award grants of $5,000 to full-time, part-time, or adjunct faculty in computer science, design, user experience research, human-computer interaction. If a faculty member from our system is awarded a grant, SBCTC will match the grant amount, making it $10,000. Teach Access Faculty … Continue reading $10k Grant Opportunity for Faculty<https://accesswa.blog/2018/05/11/10k-grant-opportunity-for-faculty/>



Quick Tip: Alt Text in Twitter<https://accesswa.blog/2018/05/11/quick-tip-alt-text-in-twitter/>

I’ve had a few folks reach out recently asking/commenting on accessible practices in social media. I wanted to take a minute to share a really quick way to ensure images shared via the Twitter include alt text for tweeters who are blind or vision impaired. In order to add alt text to images you first … Continue reading Quick Tip: Alt Text in Twitter<https://accesswa.blog/2018/05/11/quick-tip-alt-text-in-twitter/>



GAAD 2018 Events<https://accesswa.blog/2018/05/09/gaad-2018-events/>

Global Accessibility Awareness Day is May 17! The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) access/inclusion and people with different disabilities. There are a number of events and presentations being held that day, both in person and online. (Note – many of the online events … Continue reading GAAD 2018 Events<https://accesswa.blog/2018/05/09/gaad-2018-events/>



Quick Tip: Tables in Canvas<https://accesswa.blog/2018/04/11/quick-tip-table-in-canvas/>

While attending the WACC conference over spring break, I sat in on a workshop led by the amazing and talented accessibility mavens, Amy Rover (of Shoreline) and Dawn Hawley (of Bellingham Technical College) about how to make Canvas courses more accessible. Towards the end of the workshop, Amy led us into the always oh-so-fun (not) … Continue reading<https://accesswa.blog/2018/04/11/quick-tip-table-in-canvas/>



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