{"id":1885,"date":"2021-06-08T10:18:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T15:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/thelearningcurve\/?p=1885"},"modified":"2021-06-08T10:18:24","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T15:18:24","slug":"bringing-global-accessibility-awareness-day-to-loyola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/thelearningcurve\/?p=1885","title":{"rendered":"Bringing Global Accessibility Awareness Day to Loyola"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you follow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/loyolaitrs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ITRS on Twitter<\/a>, you know we were recently celebrating <a href=\"https:\/\/globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Accessibility Awareness Day&nbsp;(GAAD)<\/a>, which occurs on the third Thursday of May every year. The spark behind GAAD is that accessibility awareness, testing, and design should be mainstream&nbsp;and essential\u2014not just the work of a few specialists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On a personal level, my contribution to this day of recognition is to spread awareness of&nbsp;the journey that accessible design entails. Learning to design accessible courses;&nbsp;to&nbsp;create accessible websites and documents;&nbsp;and to remediate inaccessible courses, documents, and websites&nbsp;takes time, patience, and a growth mindset. If the idea of&nbsp;making your course completely accessible and inclusive is overwhelming, you\u2019re not alone! Start today&nbsp;by incorporating one&nbsp;new&nbsp;accessible design practice into your course development work\u2014add headers to your documents, captions to your videos, or alternative text to your images.&nbsp;Recognize that the work of digital accessibility is never done; it\u2019s truly a journey rather than a destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here at Loyola, there are several teams excited to support faculty, staff, and students in digital accessibility work, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luc.edu\/its\/itrs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instructional Technology &amp; Research Support<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luc.edu\/ool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office of Online Learning<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luc.edu\/sac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Student Accessibility Center<\/a>. In ITRS, we focus on the accessible, inclusive design of digital course materials in and outside of the learning management system, <a href=\"https:\/\/sakai.luc.edu\/portal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sakai<\/a>. To that end, ITRS offers one-on-one consultations to address questions about accessible design and assistive technology. We can discuss digital accessibility best practices, check your course materials for compliance with ADA and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/standards-guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">W3C standards<\/a>, and assist with formulating an action plan for remediating inaccessible learning materials. To schedule a consultation, <a href=\"https:\/\/go.oncehub.com\/ITRSConsultations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">visit our booking page<\/a>, select <strong>Instructional Technologies<\/strong>, then <strong>Digital Accessibility<\/strong>. We look forward to working with you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you follow ITRS on Twitter, you know we were recently celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day&nbsp;(GAAD), which occurs on the third Thursday of May every year. The spark behind GAAD is that accessibility awareness, testing, and design should be mainstream&nbsp;and essential\u2014not just the work of a few specialists. 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