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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri Light"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">This looks like a great course on accessibility. It’s $49 to take the graded version, but you can enroll
for free and get access to the lessons. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri Light"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Jess<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><font size="2" color="#404040" face="Century Gothic"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#404040;font-weight:bold">Jess Thompson</span></font></b><font size="3" color="#212121" face="Segoe UI"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="1" color="#404040" face="Century Gothic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#404040">Program Administrator, Accessible Technology Initiatives</span></font><font size="3" color="#212121" face="Segoe UI"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="1" color="#404040" face="Century Gothic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#404040">Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges</span></font><font size="3" color="#212121" face="Segoe UI"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="1" color="#404040" face="Century Gothic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#404040">1300 Quince St SE | PO Box 42495 | Olympia, WA 98504</span></font><font size="3" color="#212121" face="Segoe UI"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="1" color="#404040" face="Century Gothic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#404040">p: 360.704.4327|c: 253.229.8591</span></font><font size="3" color="#212121" face="Segoe UI"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="2" color="#212121" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><a href="mailto:jess.thompson@sbctc.edu" target="_blank"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">jess.thompson@sbctc.edu</span></font></a></span></font><font size="1" color="#404040" face="Century Gothic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#404040"> | </span></font><font size="2" color="#212121" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><a href="http://www.sbctc.edu/" target="_blank"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">www.sbctc.edu</span></font></a>
</span></font><font size="1" color="#404040" face="Century Gothic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#404040">|</span></font><font size="1" color="#212121" face="Century Gothic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#212121"><a href="https://accesswa.blog/">https://accesswa.blog/</a></span></font><font size="3" color="#212121" face="Segoe UI"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="2" color="#212121" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KXjxctpTAa2R06iRksMrjaeiCkphAJzqkwX-awvJh9g/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Current
Projects</span></font></a> </span></font><font size="3" color="#212121" face="Segoe UI"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Century Gothic"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Keep in the accessibility loop by joining the
<a href="https://goo.gl/forms/CP1GHPl6Pe1ipD6q1">CTC Accessibility listserv</a>!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#222222" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Dear Colleagues,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="2" color="#222222" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Last year I invited you to test out a MOOC developed by a couple of colleagues and myself: <span style="background:white">"</span><span class="gmail-il">Inclusive</span> <span class="gmail-il">Design</span> <span style="background:white">for</span> <span class="gmail-il">Online</span> <span class="gmail-il">Education</span><span style="background:white">."</span> (Courera
URL: <a href="https://www.coursera.org/learn/inclusive-design">https://www.coursera.org/learn/inclusive-design</a>) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="2" color="#222222" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">The MOOC was officially launched this week. Please feel free to pass along this invite to colleagues
who may be interested in taking this no-charge course.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="2" color="#222222" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Here is a course description and other info:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="2" color="#222222" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong><b><font size="2" color="#222222" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">About this course:
</span></font></b></strong><font size="2" color="#222222" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">This course provides instruction and strategies to support you in developing a course that is inclusive to students
with a wide range of abilities, including students with disabilities. We cover effective practices to increase inclusion and avoid some of the common accessibility issues that can arise in an online course. In particular, Basics of Inclusive Design Online
covers course organization, the accessibility of Microsoft Office and PDF documents, making course instruction pages accessible, captioning of videos, making images accessible, and designing for learning differences. We also discuss how inclusive course materials
can help all students, including students without disabilities. This course will appeal to those who want both a broad overview of the range of accessibility considerations and also a step-by-step guide of how to check documents for accessibility, caption
a video, or prepare course content for non-visual users. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong><b><font size="2" color="#222222" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Who is this class for:
</span></font></b></strong><font size="2" color="#222222" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Anyone interested in making their courses more accessible, from faculty designing their own courses to course designers,
should find this class helpful. No specific prerequisites are needed although some knowledge of Learning Management Systems and Microsoft Office products will help you get the most out of this course.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="2" color="#222222" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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