Global Accessibility Awareness Day at WSU
About the event
May 16, 2024, is the 13th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)!
WSU GAAD Presentation
We will offer four presentations on alternative text for images, accessible social media, web accessibility testing, ADA Regulations, policies, and digital accessibility. Each presentation will provide a period of questions and answers at the end.
What is GAAD?
From GAAD: The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking, and learning about digital access and inclusion, and the more than One Billion people with disabilities/impairments.
ADA Regulations, Policies, and Digital Accessibility
Time: 9:00-10:00 a.m.
You Will Learn
- The policies and regulations that guide digital accessibility at WSU
- Disabilities and assistive technologies
- The guidelines, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA and Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust (P.O.U.R)
- Digital accessibility and digital content and technology
Alternative Text for Images
Time: 10:30-11:30 a.m.
You Will Learn How to
- Determine an image’s function and purpose
- Use a decision tree for an image’s alternative text
- Write alternative text for an image
- Tips for writing alternative text
Creating Accessible Social Media Posts
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m.
You Will Learn How to
Create an accessible social media post when using:
- images
- emojis
- hashtags
- videos & captions
Web Accessibility Testing with the Core Concept Check Sheet and WAVE Tool
Time: 3:30-4:30 p.m.
You Will Learn How to
- Identify and correct accessibility issues with headings, links, lists, and images.
- Use the digital accessibility Core Concept Check Sheet (pdf) to quickly spot issues.
- Apply the free WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool to test and fix web pages.