MS Office, InDesign, and PDF Accessibility "Bootcamp"

MS Office, InDesign, and PDF Accessibility "Bootcamp"

May 7-8, 2015

Herndon, VA

Comprehensive Training on Accessible e-Documents

This workshop will walk you through everything you need to know to create accessible PDF documents from MS Office and InDesign. You'll also receive 6 months of access to Deque's online courses so you can review what you learned during the workshop.

Topics

This is an ambitious list of topics. It's an accelerated workshop designed to give you a full taste of what's possible, and then allow you to review and learn more at your own pace after the workshop though Deque University's online courses.

Accessibility Fundamentals:

•Types of disabilities
•How people with disabilities use computers and the web
•Demonstrations of assistive technologies: screen readers, screen magnifiers, etc.
•Applying accessible design principles to the web (perceivable, operable, understandable, robust)
•Universal design and usability for disabilities and general audiences
•Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0
•Laws, regulations, and legal compliance

Schedule

Part 1: Thursday May 7 (MS Office and InDesign Accessibility Techniques)
8:30-9:00 — Breakfast (provided by Deque)
9:00-9:15 — Introductions & Overview
9:15-10:15 — Accessibility Fundamentals
10:15-10:45 — MS Office Accessibility Techniques
10:45-11:00 — Break
11:00-12:30 — MS Office Accessibility Techniques (continued)
12:30-1:30 — Lunch (provided by Deque)
1:30-3:00 — InDesign Accessibility Techniques
3:00-3:15 — Break
3:15-5:00 — InDesign Accessibility Techniques (continued)
6:00 — Optional dinner at local restaurant (not provided by Deque)

Part 2: Friday May 8 (PDF Accessibility Techniques)
8:30-9:00 — Breakfast (provided by Deque)
9:00-10:30 — PDF Accessibility Techniques
10:30-10:45 — Break
10:45-12:00 — PDF Accessibility (continued)
12:00-1:00 — Lunch (provided by Deque)
1:00 - 2:30 — PDF Accessibility (continued)
2:30-3:30 — PDF Accessibility (continued)