Document Accessibility Basics

Upcoming Dates

  • Wednesday, September 24, 2025
    9:00am – 10:30am
    Virtual
  • Monday, September 29, 2025
    10:30am – 12:00pm
    Virtual
  • Thursday, October 2, 2025
    2:30pm – 4:00pm
    Virtual
  • Thursday, October 9, 2025
    1:00pm – 2:30pm
    Virtual
  • Monday, October 13, 2025
    10:30am – 12:00pm
    Virtual
  • Wednesday, October 22, 2025
    2:30pm – 4:00pm
    Virtual
  • Tuesday, October 28, 2025
    9:00am – 10:30am
    Virtual
  • Wednesday, November 5, 2025
    9:00am – 10:30am
    Virtual
  • Tuesday, November 11, 2025
    2:30pm – 4:00pm
    Virtual
  • Thursday, November 20, 2025
    1:00pm – 2:30pm
    Virtual
  • Wednesday, December 3, 2025
    9:00am – 10:30am
    Virtual
  • Tuesday, December 9, 2025
    10:30am – 12:00pm
    Virtual
  • Thursday, December 11, 2025
    2:30pm – 4:00pm
    Virtual

Course Description

As part of our broader ADA Transition Plan, this course introduces learners to basic digital accessibility principles and how-to guidance for making digital documents accessible.

This is a required course for all City staff who create digital documents.

Presented by: Chad Hester & Sol Escobar - Allyant, moderated by Cass Hill. 

Allyant empowers organizations of any size, industry, or location to deliver compliant and accessible communications. Their trainers are dedicated to helping clients support people with disabilities and ensure that information is accessible to everyone, regardless of their circumstances.


Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course, users will be able to:

1. Explain the role they play in digital access for all.

2. Understand the importance of basic document accessibility practices and how they benefit users.

3. Create and edit documents using accessible practices for formatting, such as built-in styles, tables, font, color contrast and more.

4. Create and edit documents using accessible principles for document content like links, images, plain language, and more.

5. Review documents using the M365 accessibility check tool. 


Course Materials:

Coming Soon

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