Trainings: Digital Accessibility

Chromebook Accessibility Features

Explore the accessibility features built into Chromebooks! Learn how to access them and which tools might be a good fit for you and your students. 

Creating Accessible Presentations

Creating Accessible Presentations - AT-TIES Together 2024

This conference presentation explores why we should make all of our presentation materials accessible, even if we haven't already received an accommodation request. We explore popular models of disability and the ins and outs of offering accessible presentations. 

Document Accessibility - Microsoft and Google

Learn the ins and outs of document accessibility in the Microsoft and Google Suites. This presentation covers Microsoft Word and Google Docs, PowerPoint and Google Slides, and Excel and Google Sheets. Watch the AT-TIES Together Conference recording.

Is it Accessible?

Learn about the basic components of digital accessibility and how to quickly test for accessibility in a document, app, or web page. This presentation covers the POUR principles, simple tricks for quick accessibility testing, and the use (and limitations) of automated accessibility checkers. 

iPad Accessibility Features

iPads have so many excellent accessibility features built right into the device. This iPad Accessibility Features overview gives a brief introduction to some key features for BVI users. Email mcantino@nwresd.k12.or.us to access webinar recordings. 

Magnification: Settings, Apps, and Text-to-Speech

This magnification document covers various approaches to enlarging digital content on iPads, Chromebooks, PCs, and Macbooks. An overview of common magnification features is provided, as well as a quick review of how text-to-speech can be utilized to reduce visual demands. 

MathKicker.ai

MathKicker.ai Presentation materials

Creating accessible math documents can be difficult! Specialized editors are expensive and tedious to use, and once you have your document prepped, how will your student demonstrate their work to their teacher? Fortunately, MathKicker.ai has come up with an excellent, free solution. In this session, we'll learn how to prepare documents in seconds using MathKicker.ai, and we'll explore how students can use the MathKicker Editor to solve problems and effortlessly demonstrate each step of their work to a sighted instructor.

Working with Crummy Documents

Working with Crummy Documents Presentation Materials

Our students encounter all kinds of documents in various formats, and those documents are not always easy to work with. In this session, we'll learn some tips and tricks to help you and your student quickly adapt and access documents on a variety of devices.