Location: Virtual (Zoom).  Will be recorded and posted to the Maryland Libraries Training Academy on Niche.

Description:

Microsoft Office softwares like Word, Powerpoint, and Excel are some of the most prevalent softwares for creating and editing documents.This session is designed to guide participants in learning how to use style and design tools within Word to format their documents in accordance with basic accessibility standards. Learn how to confidently evaluate and remediate your Word documents to meet Title II standards!

Learning Objectives:

• Use Word's Accessibility Checker correctly.
• Use Word's design and styling tools to properly format headings, links, tables, images, and media.
• Properly export Word files for use in other formats such as PDFs.
• Translate accessibility pathways in Word to GSuite correctly.
• Identify at least two resources to guide those in need of accessibility features for Word.

Presenter:

Jack Garrard is the Web Accessibility Specialist for University of Maryland College Park, with 9 years of experience with digital accessibility in higher education and 4 years at the federal level. He specializes in music braille, PDF remediation, and web testing, with a passion for training others on how to create accessible materials.

CE Contact Hours (Maryland public libraries) = 1 hour

Zoom captioning will be available. If you require an ASL interpreter or other accommodation for this program, please contact nini.beegan@maryland.gov with as much notice as possible, but no later than three weeks before the program date.

This project is supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act administered by the Maryland State Library Agency.