Accessibility in Action: Designing Pressbooks for Access and Understanding

Accessibility in Action: Designing Pressbooks for Access and Understanding

Date and Time
Thursday, March 4, 2027
11:00am -12:00pm (PT), 10:00am-11:00am (AKT), 12:00pm-1:00pm (MT)
Online via Zoom

Presenters
Ceradwen Tokheim (she/her), Instructional Designer, School of Medicine Analytics and Learning Technology (SOMALT)
Mary-Colleen Jenkins (she/her), Instruction Accessibility Specialist, Accessible Technology Services (ATS), UW Information Technology

Description: Learn practical strategies for creating more accessible content in Pressbooks during this interactive training session for School of Medicine educators. Participants will explore how digital accessibility supports learners with a wide range of disabilities and learning needs, identify common accessibility issues, and apply best practices for headings, links, images and alt text, tables, lists, and color contrast. The session will introduce tools and resources you can use to check and improve accessibility as you work, as well as School of Medicine specific guidance. 

Learning Objectives: 

By the end of this session, participants will be able to: 

• Explain how accessibility practices support users with a wide range of disabilities and learning needs  
• Identify accessibility issues in Pressbooks 
• Apply accessibility best practices for headings, tables, links, images, and color 

Session descriptions written with assistance from ChatGPT 

Optional office hours will follow the session, giving you time to practice with a sample presentation or your own slides.

Part of the Accessibility in Action Series
The Department of Justice requires digital content to be accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act by April 2027. CLIME and SOMALT have partnered to offer this three-part series to help UW educators meet this requirement and create more inclusive learning environments. Each session stands on its own, and you can register for one or all three using the same form.