Upcoming Session
Course Design & Digital Accessibility Updates
Featuring: Dr. Rachel Hoke, Associate Director, Technology and Pedagogy, CETLI, University of
Pennsylvania, & USC alumna
Date: August 10
Time: 12:00–1:00 PM
Digital accessibility is more important than ever. This webinar will cover recent updates to federal accessibility deadlines, what they mean for upcoming courses and how faculty can prepare for summer and fall teaching.
As you prepare your online courses, we encourage you to consult the Quality Standards for Online Courses (QSOC). These guidelines can help you structure your course to set students up for success in the online learning environment.
You’ll receive a Zoom link and calendar invite to make it easy to attend.
Digital Accessibility Workshop Recordings
Explore past digital accessibility workshop recordings and materials designed to help faculty and staff create more accessible digital course materials.
This archive includes recordings and materials from previous digital accessibility workshops.
Digital Accessibility Training
Fall 2025
Hosted by: Office of Curriculum Management and Data Analytics
Schedule: First Wednesday of each month | 1:30–2:15 p.m.
- December 2025: Creating an Accessible Syllabus Training
- September 2025: Microsoft Word Digital Accessibility Training
- October 2025: PowerPoint Accessibility Training
- November 2025: PDF Accessibility Training
Spring 2026
- January 2026: Title II Updates
- February 2026: Accessible Graphs and Equations
- March 2026: Using AI for Accessible Images
- April 16, 2026: Spring Cleaning: Tidy Up Inaccessible Courses
Summer 2026
Tools and Support
The college and university offer tools and training to help faculty and staff make digital content more accessible.
Build Your Accessibility Skills
Build your digital accessibility skills through our self-paced McCausland Digital Accessibility Mini-Course, designed for anyone who teaches and supports teaching. Learn the basics of digital accessibility and how to make course materials—such as Word documents, PDFs, slides, videos, PowerPoints, and images—more accessible for all students. Through short, practical modules, you’ll learn more about digital accessibility and earn a digital badge along the way! Sign up today to be added to the mini-course.
As always, please reach out to us anytime with any questions. Have a great summer!