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SUMMARY:Accessibility in Action: Making PowerPoints More Effective and Accessible
DESCRIPTION:Accessibility in Action: Making PowerPoints More Effective and Accessible\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Date and TimeMonday\, November 2\, 202611:00am -12:00pm (PT)\, 10:00am-11:00am (AKT)\, 12:00pm-1:00pm (MT)Online via Zoom \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Optional office hours will follow the session from 12:00 to 1:00pm (PT). Bring your own slides or practice with a sample presentation and get personalized help from the presenters. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				PresentersCeradwen 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 \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Make your presentations easier for everyone to access and understand. In this interactive session for School of Medicine educators\, participants will learn practical techniques for improving PowerPoint presentations for a wide range of learners\, with School of Medicine-specific guidance. You’ll practice spotting and correcting common accessibility issues involving slide titles\, reading order\, meaningful links\, images and alt text\, color contrast\, and lists\, while exploring PowerPoint’s built-in accessibility tools. The focus is on manageable improvements that strengthen your presentations while building accessibility into your everyday workflow. \nLearning objectivesBy the end of this session\, participants will be able to: \n\nExplain how accessibility practices support users with a wide range of disabilities and learning needs\nIdentify accessibility issues in PowerPoint slides\nApply accessibility best practices for slide layout\, text\, links\, images\, and color\n\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Part of the Accessibility in Action SeriesThe 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. \nOther sessions in the series: \n\nImproving Word Documents for Every Learner: Friday\, January 8\, 2027\nDesigning Pressbooks for Access and Understanding: Thursday\, March 4\, 2027\n\n			\n				Register for this session\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Accommodations\nTo request accommodations\, please note your request on the registration form or contact clime@uw.edu at least 10 days before the session.
URL:https://clime.washington.edu/clime-events/accessibility-in-action-making-powerpoints-more-effective-and-accessible/
LOCATION:Online Event: Zoom\, WA\, United States
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