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Join us at the 5th annual Design + Accessibility Summit, the essential HOW-TO event for design professionals who need to master accessibility, coming to a device near you October 8–11, 2024.
It’s no secret that accessibility is a hot topic. In fact, ensuring your documents are accessible is not just a good idea: it’s the law. Whether you’re extending your company’s DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) focus, expanding your market to include the estimated 25% of the population who have disabilities, or safeguarding your company against legal risks, it’s important to make accessibility a business priority.
Creative professionals must learn how to design documents that are accessible for people with vision and hearing impairments, mobility challenges, cognitive, and other disabilities. And those who ramp up their knowledge and expertise in accessibility will find themselves in high demand supporting their business’ efforts; while those who don’t will risk falling behind.
At The Design + Accessibility Summit, you will learn practical techniques for building accessible documents with InDesign, Acrobat, PowerPoint, and other tools widely used by creative professionals.
Can’t join us live? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. . .
Registration includes on-demand access to session and Q&A recordings for a full year, so you can soak in the knowledge at your own pace.
- The Word to InDesign to Acrobat PDF workflow
- Step by step testing with a screen reader
- Designing content for low visual acuity and screen readers
- Making social media accessible
- Understanding Section 508 vs ADA compliance and WCAG guidelines, for both U.S. and international accessibility laws
- PDF remediation: The step-by-step process for ensuring compatibility
- How to write and present with accessibility and inclusion in mind
- Making sense of tags, alt text, and reading order
- Accessible email: tips and hacks
- Building accessible tables, forms, and infographics in InDesign and other tools
- Is your website accessible?
- AI + A11Y = a bright future for human accessibility
- Building accessible PowerPoint and Word documents suitable to share with clients and your team
All times listed in Pacific Time (Seattle) or UTC-7
Day 1: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
When you’re building for accessibility, it’s critical to get buy-in from your company and team! Learn effective strategies to overcome hurdles in implementing accessibility programs within your organization. Gain insights into fostering a culture of accessibility and inclusivity, addressing common challenges, and ensuring successful program adoption.
Key Takeaways:
- Strategies for overcoming resistance and fostering buy-in
- Practical tips for integrating accessibility into organizational processes
- Methods for measuring and tracking program effectiveness
Before you start building accessible documents, it's essential that you understand Acrobat’s Tags panel. We'll dive into the intricacies of accessible PDF tag structure in Adobe Acrobat. We'll also explore key features, best practices, and techniques for ensuring your PDFs are universally accessible and compliant with accessibility standards.
Key Takeaways:
- Understanding the structural elements of accessible PDFs
- Techniques for creating accessible PDFs from various document formats
- Tools and resources for testing and verifying PDF accessibility
Explore the art of writing meaningful alt text that provides all the essential information while avoiding overdescription. Discover best practices, common pitfalls, and techniques for creating alt text that enhances accessibility without overwhelming users.
Key Takeaways:
- Guidelines for crafting concise and descriptive alt text
- Strategies for addressing complex images and visual elements
- Tips for incorporating alt text effectively across various digital platforms
Grab a bite to eat, and come chat at our “virtual table” along with our speakers and experts in the community from around the world.
Don't limit yourself to only using tools from Adobe and Microsoft! Discover a range of third-party tools and software solutions designed to streamline the accessibility remediation process. Explore how these tools can simplify tasks, increase efficiency, and improve the overall accessibility of digital content.
Key Takeaways:
- Overview of popular third-party accessibility tools and their features
- Practical tips for integrating third-party tools into your workflow
- Considerations for selecting the right tools for your accessibility needs
Unlock the secrets to producing audio and video content that is accessible to all users. Learn about best practices, tools, and techniques for incorporating accessibility features into multimedia projects, ensuring equal access for diverse audiences.
Key Takeaways:
- Guidelines for captioning, audio descriptions, and transcript creation
- Techniques for optimizing multimedia content for screen readers and assistive technologies
- Strategies for ensuring compliance with accessibility standards and regulations
Day 2: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Cultivating a culture of accessibility and ownership within your organization can be challenging, but it's absolutely vital for longterm success. Learn how to engage stakeholders, empower employees, and embed accessibility principles into every aspect of your organization's operations.
Key Takeaways:
- Approaches for promoting awareness and understanding of accessibility
- Methods for encouraging collaboration and accountability
- Case studies highlighting successful initiatives and outcomes
Designers often ignore Microsoft Word’s powerful tools and skip right to InDesign. Don’t fall into that trap! Learn how you can effortlessly convert Microsoft Word documents into accessible PDFs. Discover practical tips, tools, and techniques for preserving document structure, formatting, and accessibility features during the conversion process.
Key Takeaways:
- Step-by-step guidance on creating accessible PDFs from Word documents
- Best practices for ensuring accessibility compliance throughout the conversion process
- Tools and resources for testing and validating PDF accessibility
Stay ahead of the curve with an exploration of the latest accessibility features and enhancements in Microsoft 365. Learn how to leverage these new capabilities to create more accessible documents, presentations, and spreadsheets.
Key Takeaways:
- Overview of new accessibility features across Microsoft 365 applications
- Practical demonstrations and examples of accessibility improvements
- Tips for incorporating new features into existing workflows
The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) are among the most important topics in building accessible documents. Unfortunately, they can be confusing and overwhelming to design professionals at first. Join Dax Castro as he demystifies the core principles that underpin accessible document design. Learn practical strategies for applying WCAG principles to ensure the accessibility of your digital content.
Key Takeaways:
- Understanding key WCAG principles and success criteria
- Practical tips for implementing WCAG guidelines in document creation
- Tools and resources for assessing and improving document accessibility
Adobe InDesign is one of the most powerful tools for creating accessible PDFs, but that doesn't mean the process is straightforward! In part one of this two-part series, you’ll learn the basics of creating clean, accessible PDF files from InDesign.
Join us as we explore the essential techniques and features for creating accessible layouts, documents, and interactive content with InDesign.
Key Takeaways:
- Building an InDesign document correctly from the start
- Understanding of accessibility considerations unique to InDesign
- Techniques for structuring content and applying accessibility features
- Avoiding common pitfalls
- Taking advantage of powerful, timesaving features
Screen readers are often used by people with visual or physical disabilities to access documents and websites. As designers, it's crucial that we understand how our audience will experience our documents. Step into the world of screen reader users and gain insights into how they interact with digital content. If you have ever wondered how things like time, dates, and form fields sound from a screen reader, do not miss this session.
Key Takeaways:
- Understanding of screen reader navigation and interaction
- Techniques for designing content that enhances screen reader usability
- Tips for conducting user testing with screen reader users
Day 3: Thursday, October 10, 2024
Explore the power of language in creating inclusive and accessible content for diverse audiences. Learn about the importance of inclusive language, common pitfalls to avoid, and practical techniques for integrating inclusive language into your communication.
Key Takeaways:
- Understanding the impact of language on accessibility and inclusivity
- Strategies for using inclusive language in written and verbal communication
- Tips for creating content that resonates with diverse audiences
Adobe Illustrator is a powerful tool for creating visually stunning and accessible graphics, but it can be a challenge to make sure those graphics are accessible. Discover techniques for designing graphics that are inclusive, user friendly, and compliant with accessibility standards.
Key Takeaways:
- Guidelines for creating accessible graphics in Adobe Illustrator
- Techniques for optimizing color contrast and readability
- Tips for ensuring compatibility with assistive technologies
In this session, you’ll learn to navigate common accessibility pitfalls in PowerPoint presentations to create slideshows that are inclusive and accessible to all audiences. Explore best practices, tips, and techniques for ensuring your presentations are engaging and accessible.
Key Takeaways:
- Common accessibility challenges in PowerPoint presentations
- Techniques for creating accessible slide layouts, content, and visuals
- Tools and resources for testing and improving presentation accessibility
On day two, we learned the fundamentals of creating accessible documents in InDesign. Now it's time to take your Adobe InDesign skills to the next level. Learn how to leverage advanced features and workflows to ensure maximum accessibility and compliance.
Key Takeaways:
- Advanced accessibility features and techniques in InDesign
- Strategies for optimizing complex layouts and interactive content
- Tips for troubleshooting accessibility issues and ensuring compliance
Explore post-export cleanup techniques in Adobe Acrobat to fine-tune the accessibility of your digital documents. Learn how to address common accessibility issues, verify compliance, and ensure your documents meet the highest standards of accessibility.
Key Takeaways:
- Techniques for identifying and resolving accessibility issues in PDF documents
- Tips for optimizing document structure, metadata, and navigation
- Best practices for validating accessibility and compliance
In this session, you’ll learn how to use screen readers as powerful tools for validating accessibility and compliance. Explore techniques for conducting comprehensive accessibility testing and gain insights into common issues and best practices.
Key Takeaways:
- Strategies for using screen readers to assess document accessibility
- Techniques for identifying and addressing accessibility barriers
- Tips for conducting efficient and effective accessibility testing
Day 4: Friday, October 11, 2024
Design professionals often have to create documents for internal use or human-resources purposes. Explore the importance of accessibility in hiring documentation and learn how to ensure equal access for all candidates. Discover best practices, guidelines, and tools for creating accessible job postings, applications, and recruitment materials.
Key Takeaways:
- Understanding of accessibility requirements in hiring documentation
- Techniques for creating accessible job postings, applications, and forms
- Tips for promoting inclusivity and diversity in recruitment processes
Let’s delve into advanced accessibility techniques and explore the differences between tagging content and writing alt text. Learn how to effectively use both strategies to enhance document accessibility and ensure compliance with accessibility standards.
Key Takeaways:
- Understanding the roles of tagging and alt text in document accessibility
- Techniques for effectively tagging content and creating descriptive alt text
- Best practices for optimizing document accessibility using tagging and alt text
When it comes to accessibility, the words you choose and the editorial decisions you make are just as critical as the images you choose. Join accessibility expert Sheri Byrne-Haber as she shares her tips for avoiding discriminatory and ableist language.
Explore strategies for incorporating accessibility principles into your writing process and learn how to create content that resonates with all readers.
Key Takeaways:
- Techniques for integrating accessibility into content creation workflows
- Strategies for writing inclusively and avoiding common accessibility barriers
- Tips for promoting accessibility awareness and understanding among content creators
Designing PDF forms is hard enough… and now you need to make them accessible? No problem! In this session, you'll learn how to unlock the full potential of Adobe InDesign for creating accessible PDF forms. Learn advanced techniques for designing forms that are user-friendly, interactive, and compliant with accessibility standards.
Key Takeaways:
- Advanced features and techniques for creating accessible PDF forms
- Strategies for optimizing form structure, navigation, and usability
- Tips for ensuring compatibility with assistive technologies and accessibility standards
Explore the foundational principles and guidelines of accessible web design. Learn how to create web experiences that are inclusive, user-friendly, and compliant with accessibility standards, ensuring equal access for all users.
Key Takeaways:
- Understanding of key principles and guidelines for accessible web design
- Techniques for optimizing web content for accessibility and usability
- Best practices for creating accessible websites and digital experiences
You already know that you should all be making your social media content more accessible. But how do you do it? Most platforms don't make it easy to find (or figure out how to use) the few accessibility features they offer. This session provides a guide to best practices and specific how-to’s for creating accessible social media content for diverse audiences.
Key Takeaways:
- Understanding of accessibility considerations in social media content creation
- Techniques for optimizing content for screen readers, captions, and alternative formats
- Tips for promoting accessibility and inclusivity on social media platforms
More speakers to be announced soon!
Your registration includes:
- One year of on-demand access to all session and Q&A session recordings for the days your pass covers.
- Livestream access to all sessions and live speaker Q&A for the days your pass covers.
- Speaker handouts and resources from the world’s top experts
- Savings on future live and online CreativePro events with the alumni discount.
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