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This webinar provides a technical introduction to creating accessible content. Participants will receive an in-depth overview of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, AODA requirements, and how conformance can be achieved. This webinar will also cover a list of practical tools for assessing and implementing accessibility.
Accessibility compliance deadline postponed
In a notice to stakeholders, the Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility announced it is extending the accessibility compliance reporting deadline under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) for businesses and non-profit organizations from December 31, 2020 to June 30, 2021.
Meantime, the province says it is encouraging organizations to use this additional time to assess their compliance with the AODA’s standards and make changes to their services to help advance accessibility in Ontario.
Questions about the reporting extension can be directed to Garth Napier, Director, Accessibility Compliance and Enforcement Branch [email protected]
This workshop will provide you with an overview of the AODA Standards and how this information can be delivered in an interactive and fun training session to your staff and volunteers. The AODA Train-the-Trainer workshop qualifies as mandated training and will equip you to meet your organization’s AODA training requirements. Areas covered will include:
- Customer Service Standard
- General Requirements
- Employment Standard
- Information & Communication Standard
- Transportation Standard
- Design of Public Spaces Standard
- Ontario Human Rights Code
I liked how you provided examples of activities to keep it fun to teach and learn. Often these courses are boring. Your course gave me lots of ideas! And I liked the group which included a diversity of industry people.
Instructor is an excellent and knowledgeable speaker!
Great training! What I expected to be a dry and long info session ended up being a good time. Thanks!
Fantastic! Great length. Exactly what I needed to stay on track.
Why use a Train the Trainer Model:
- Trainers are an accessible resource for staff and volunteers with an organization.
- Organizations can do training when it works for them, using a variety of approaches best suited to their situation.
- It is a model that is cost and time effective for organizations.
- It is a model that helps to support discussion and further development within an organization.
Excellent and well organized content and delivery. Respectful and inclusive presenter who created an inclusive and safe environment. Everyone participated and was engaged.
Participants in this training will receive:
- Information on each of the Standards and OHRC
- A customizable copy of Accessibility Services Canada’s 90-minute training PowerPoint presentation
- Training workshop handouts and interactive activities
- A live demonstration of a training workshop
- Ideas on how adapt the training for your organization’s needs
Participants will receive access to Accessibility Services Canada training materials for use in internal training only (staff and volunteers of their own organization).
Training is valid for two years and updates on the AODA will be sent to participants as they arise.
Good review of the AODA and requirements. Training suggestions were great. Enjoyed the practice opportunity.
I liked how collaborative the training was. I learned a lot from other people’s experiences and knowledge. I also liked that the training comes with a certificate.
Really good at getting me to think of applying this to my own work. I would recommend the training to anyone!
Prerequisite: Participants must have knowledge of the AODA prior to attending this workshop as we do not cover the details of the AODA. This training focuses on how to design and deliver an engaging training session for your organization’s staff and volunteers. For detailed information on the AODA, look for our “Accessibility Compliance 101” webinar series being held in April.
In this hands-on workshop we cover in-depth how to make accessible content in InDesign and how to import those documents into Acrobat Professional to make an accessible PDF. We cover the core InDesign concepts of text formatting, graphics and working with navigational and digital device reflow features to include all users who require an accessible PDF.
This hands-on training course addresses the best practices for designing in an abstract format while at the same time creating linear accessible content.
“Accessibility Services Canada’s workshop “Accessible InDesign Workshop” was fantastic. The facilitator’s training style was very enjoyable, giving practical exercises and useful tricks that will help us achieve accessibility on a variety of documents. I will strongly recommend this workshop to graphic designers and other creative minds who are searching for better ways to make accessible documents and visual communications.”
Learning outcomes
By completing this workshop, participants will:
- Learn why and how to break old print design behaviours
- Understand the importance of document structure
- Learn how to tag text for PDF export
- Know how to set document language
- Tag and review complicated graphics and diagrams
- Anchoring content for proper export order
- Learn how to prepare Master Page items
- Understand how to create tables for screen readers
- Recognize proper order and flow for assistive technology
- Know how to create accessible bookmarks and a table of contents
- Understand the different types of assistive technology and audiences
- Understand different export options for accessible PDFs
- How to hide content from screen reading technology
- Applying a language setting within InDesign
- Know how to add the required Metadata
- How to test and tweak PDF files for accessibility
Take away
Participants will be given a handout with reference to the content covered including step-by-step procedures.
“This workshop made me realize how little I know about InDesign!”
Who should attend this webinar
Anyone who has intermediate to advanced experience creating and editing content in InDesign. Graphic Designers, Art Directors, Creative Studio Managers, Communication or Accessibility Coordinators, Website Content Managers and Administrative Staff using InDesign.
Prerequisite:
It is recommended to have some basic knowledge of using and creating documents with InDesign and is comfortable using Acrobat professional.
INCLUDED IN THE WORKSHOP:
- High quality instruction by an InDesign Accessibility Specialist
- Small class size (maximum 10 participants)
- A Step-by-Step Reference Guide
- Complimentary coffee and tea
- A chance to network with other professionals
- Registered participants will receive a digital Certificate of Completion
Workshop Requirements
- Laptop (Mac or PC) and a Computer Mouse
- Adobe InDesign CS6 or CC
- Acrobat Professional Version DC or 11
Technical Notes
- We suggest you do any program installations a day or two before the workshop to ensure it is working properly.
- A USB key will be used to transfer class files to laptops – ensure this can be done on your laptop.
- A computer mouse is recommended since it will assist in the use of keyboard shortcuts
This webinar is a refresher course for individuals who have already taken Accessibility Services Canada’s in-person “How to Make Accessible Word Documents” workshop.
Participants in this live webinar will have a chance to review and/or relearn the content and helpful shortcut tips, as well as ask the questions they only thought of afterwards!
A demonstration using the software will cover the key components to creating an accessible word file.
Topics Include
- Setting up your software interface with accessible Quick Access tools
- Review of how to use and make custom text styles
- Recognize the importance of page and section breaks
- Understanding the accessibility checker and its error messages
- Writing Alt text and the outcome of using “Mark as Decorative” feature
- A review of document layout best practices
PREREQUISITE: Participation in Accessibility Services Canada’s “How to Make Accessible Word Documents” workshop or webinar.
Included in this webinar
- High quality instruction by a Document Accessibility Specialist
- A chance to ask questions
- Registered participants will receive a digital Certificate of Completion
This one-hour webinar will review the most commonly used accessibility checkers currently available to individuals creating accessible PDF documents. During this webinar we will review the following checkers: Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat Professional and the online PDF Accessibility Checker (PAC 3.0).
While properly constructed tags are essential for an accessible PDF, tags alone are not enough. Some accessibility checkers review only tags while others also check hidden aspects of the document to ensure they are fully accessible. Because these checkers can only check against a list of digital defaults, human inspection is also a very important part of the remediation process.
Learning Outcomes
By completing this webinar, participants will:
- Understand the differences between the three most common accessibility checkers.
- Identify and fix potential problematic errors and warnings.
- Learn when “human inspections” are required and how to do them.
- Review of the “Create Accessibility Report/Summary” function.
- Upgrade of overall skills for remediating a PDF.
Who should attend?
This webinar is ideal for those who have already completed the Accessibility Ontario workshops on accessible content and layout creation in the following programs: InDesign, Microsoft Word and Acrobat Content.
Included in the Webinar:
- High quality instruction by a Document Accessibility Specialist
- Resources about PDF/UA
- A chance to ask questions
- Digital Certificate of Completion
Accommodations
Accommodations available upon request.
Venue
Online Webinar
This workshop will provide you with an overview of the AODA Standards and how this information can be delivered in an interactive and fun training session to your staff and volunteers. The AODA Train-the-Trainer workshop qualifies as mandated training and will equip you to meet your organization’s AODA training requirements. Areas covered will include:
- Customer Service Standard
- General Requirements
- Employment Standard
- Information & Communication Standard
- Transportation Standard
- Design of Public Spaces Standard
- Ontario Human Rights Code
Instructor is an excellent and knowledgeable speaker!
Great training! What I expected to be a dry and long info session ended up being a good time. Thanks!
Fantastic! Great length. Exactly what I needed to stay on track.
Why use a Train the Trainer Model:
- Trainers are an accessible resource for staff and volunteers with an organization.
- Organizations can do training when it works for them, using a variety of approaches best suited to their situation.
- It is a model that is cost and time effective for organizations.
- It is a model that helps to support discussion and further development within an organization.
Participants in this training will receive:
- Information on each of the Standards and OHRC
- A customizable copy of Accessibility Ontario’s 90-minute training PowerPoint presentation
- Training workshop handouts and interactive activities
- A live demonstration of a training workshop
- Ideas on how adapt the training for your organization’s needs
Participants will receive access to Accessibility Ontario training materials for use in internal training only (staff and volunteers of their own organization).
Training is valid for two years and updates on the AODA will be sent to participants as they arise.
Good review of the AODA and requirements. Training suggestions were great. Enjoyed the practice opportunity.
I liked how collaborative the training was. I learned a lot from other people’s experiences and knowledge. I also liked that the training comes with a certificate.
I would recommend the training to anyone!
Prerequisite: Participants must have knowledge of the AODA prior to attending this workshop as we do not cover the details of the AODA. This training focuses on how to design and deliver an engaging training session for your organization’s staff and volunteers. For detailed information on the AODA, look for our “Accessibility Compliance 101” webinar series. This webinar series is ideally taken before the Train-the-Trainer workshop.
Venue
Centre for Social Innovation (Regent Park)
585 Dundas St East, 3rd floor
Toronto,OntarioM5A 2B7Canada
Many people have difficulty understanding the website accessibility requirements under the AODA. This webinar will give you a understanding of how websites can be made accessible. Participants will learn about the background and theory of website accessibility, how accessibility effects visitors to your site, and what changes you can immediately make to increase the accessibility of your website.
1 in 7 people in Ontario currently have a disability and this is expected to rise to 1 in 5 by 2036 as the population ages. By having an accessible website, you are including people with disabilities – whether they be clients, employees, or the public. By understanding accessibility issues and the strategies to tackle them, your organization can communicate more effectively while complying with legal and moral responsibilities.
Who should attend this webinar
Anyone who is responsible for website design and development, content creation, and content posting, as well as anyone who oversees the work of such staff. This includes all Executive Directors/CEOs, Communication Managers, Document Creators, Communication or Accessibility Coordinators, Website Content Managers, Website Developers, Marketing Managers, Administrative Assistants.
What You Will Walk Away With:
At the end of this webinar, participants will have a understanding of:
- Website accessibility and factors that create barriers
- How to overcome digital accessibility barriers
- How people will disabilities use assistive technologies to navigate the internet
- How how web accessibility impacts organizations
- WCAG 2.1- the newly updated website accessibility standard
Maximizing the Value of these Webinars
Registration entitles you to one Internet connection and an unlimited number of participants from your organization in one listening room. Tap into your training budget. Ask your HR group or manager to underwrite the webinar as part of your organization’s ongoing staff development effort.
Venue
Online Webinar
The task of creating an accessible document goes farther than just correctly formatting the text in your original file. When importing documents, whatever the source application, some elements “get lost in translation” and additional remediation has to be done in Adobe Acrobat.
This workshop is Part 2 of our “Accessible Word” and “Accessible InDesign” training sessions and will teach you how to create an accessible PDF, including diverse content such as complicated tables, lists and acronyms. Questions it addresses include:
- How do I make a PDF accessible when I don’t have the source document?
- How can I figure out whether it is faster to remediate an old PDF or create a new, accessible source document?
- How do I make tables with merged cells more accessible?
- What do I do with complicated drawings and charts?
- When should I use the auto tag feature in Acrobat?
- How do I fix incorrect reading order?
- We use a lot of abbreviations – how do I make them accessible?
Great training – lots of new information! Well structured session.
So much to learn and use immediately. The workshop exceeded my expectations!
Who should attend this workshop
- Anyone who attended the “How to Make Accessible Word Documents” workshop or our “How to Make Accessible InDesign Documents” webinar/workshop provided by Accessibility Ontario.
- If you are currently creating accessible content and need a refresher or an upgrade, including Communication or Accessibility Coordinators, Website Content Managers, Marketing staff and Administrative Assistants.
What you will walk away with…
- How to format an inaccessible PDF.
- Where relevant tools and menu items are in Acrobat.
- How to identify several issues that should be addressed in source formats rather than by editing the PDF document directly.
- The correct structure for lists and tables.
- Knowledge about new accessibility features in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC.
- Understanding of some of the limitations of making accessible content.
- A better understanding of creating and mending accessible content using Acrobat Professional.
Learning Outcomes
By completing this workshop, participants will have and understanding of:
- Working with accessible content tags
- Manually tag or re-tagging content in a PDF
- Modifying and edit tag properties
- Removing tags from specified non-meaningful content
- How to tag acronyms and bulleted lists
- Tagging a table of contents
- Creating tags for tables
- How to deal with merged or split table cells.
- Making scanned PDF content accessible.
- Setting the document default page views
- Setting reading order and reflow orfer
- Adding bookmarks in a PDF document
- Adding required document properties.
- Using Accessibility Checkers and examining the results.
Take away
- Participants will be given a handout with reference to the content covered including step-by-step procedures.
- A full understanding of some of the limitations of making accessible content.
- A better understanding of creating and mending accessible content using Acrobat Professional.
Detailed and great with examples and practices. (Reena)
Great examples and I appreciate the print out for future reference. (Deafblind Ontario Services)
Workshop Requirements
- Laptop (Mac or PC) and Mouse
- Acrobat Professional, version 11 or DC (Primary focus will be on using Acrobat Professional DC).
Technical Notes
- Please ensure that your Acrobat Professional (not Reader) has been installed correctly.
- We suggest you do any installations a day or two before the workshop to ensure your programs are working properly.
- A USB key will be used to transfer class files to laptops – ensure this can be done on your laptop before class.
- A computer mouse is recommended since it will assist in the use of keyboard shortcuts.
Good quality presentation. Presenter is excellent! Learn, knowledgeable and great at keeping us engaged. Learned more than I anticipated! (Ontario College of Teachers)
INCLUDED IN THE WORKSHOP:
- High quality instruction by a Document Accessibility Specialist
- Small class size (maximum 10 participants)
- A Step-by-Step Reference Guide
- Complimentary coffee and tea
- A chance to network with other professionals
- Official recognition for your participation (that you can share on LinkedIn, Facebook or your resume)
Accommodations
Accommodations are available upon request.
Centre for Social Innovation (Spadina), 215 Spadina Ave, 4th Floor
This workshop will provide you with an overview of the AODA Standards and how this information can be delivered in an interactive and fun training session to your staff and volunteers. The AODA Train-the-Trainer workshop qualifies as mandated training and will equip you to meet your organization's AODA training requirements.
This workshop will provide you with an overview of the AODA Standards and how this information can be delivered in an interactive and fun training session to your staff and volunteers. The AODA Train-the-Trainer workshop qualifies as mandated training and will equip you to meet your organization's AODA training requirements.
How to report AODA violations
Use the Government's toll-free number for reporting AODA violations. The AODA Alliance fought long and hard to get the government to promise this, and later to deliver on that promise.
If you encounter any accessibility problems at any large retail establishments, it will be especially important to report them to the government via that toll-free number.
Call 1-866-515-2025.
Advocates question independence of provincial accessibility review
Accessibility advocates are questioning the Wynne government’s recent appointment of former lieutenant-governor David Onley to lead the next independent review of #Ontario’s landmark accessibility legislation.
AODA to be reviewed
Ontario has appointed David Onley, senior lecturer in the department of political science at the University of Toronto Scarborough and Ontario’s 28th lieutenant governor, to lead a review of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
This will be the third legislative review. Charles Beer, former minister of community and social services, conducted the first review in 2009-10. The second review was led by Mayo Moran, former dean of the U of T Faculty of Law and Trinity College provost and vice-chancellor.
The AODA Alliance has expressed concerns with this appointment, on the grounds that David Onley does not meet requirements for being an independent reviewer. Mr. Onley worked as the Government’s Special Advisor on accessibility for most of the period he has been appointed to independently audit. Several organizations are on record as supporting the AODA Alliance's position, including CWDO.
Read more about David Onley's appointment.
Read the AODA Alliance's position with this Appointment. It is the third article on their "What's New?" webpage.
DID YOU KNOW
DID YOU KNOW: Ontario businesses and nonprofits with 20 or more employees and public sector organizations must complete an accessibility compliance report.
The deadline to submit your report is December 31, 2017.
