Small Steps-Big Impact: Simple ways to make digital content easier for everyone to use 

Affiliated Institution/Organization(s): Eastern Illinois University

Session Format: Presentation

Session Tracks:

AEA – Accessibility, Equity & Access
TT – Technology & Tools
LS – Leadership & Strategy

Session Description

This presentation will introduce what digital accessibility is, what the ADA title II WCAG 2.1 AA compliance is and what faculty and staff can do. it covers common barriers, easy fixes, examples, and will provide a visual workflow to help them get started and at the end, resources to move forward. This is intended to be a positive and encouraging presentation to help faculty not feel so overwhelmed with the compliance deadline coming up

Learning Objectives

  • Understand your role in making content accessible
  • Spot common barriers in everyday content
  • Practice quick fixes in tools you already use
  • Build accessibility into your content creation habits

Session Facilitator(s)

  • Keerthana Saraswathula

Bio(s) Bio not provided.

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