Accessibility Minute - July 2024
Welcome to our June issue of the Accessibility Minute Newsletter! This newsletter is produced by the CU Boulder Digital Accessibility Office and covers one accessibility skill or topic per month. Please visit the DAO website to access past newsletters. As always, thank you for taking a minute (or two!) to read.
Accessibility Minute Newsletter Fourth Anniversary
The Digital Accessibility Office is thrilled and thankful to be writing this month's newsletter as we celebrate the fourth anniversary of the Accessibility Minute Newsletter. It has been a joy to work towards creating a more accessible digital environment, and we couldn’t have done it without our subscriber’s amazing support and participation. Thank you for joining us on this incredible journey! As we mark this special occasion, let’s pause to reminisce on this last year’s monthly newsletters.
We also want to utilize this month’s newsletter as an opportunity to hear from you! If there is a topic you’re interested in learning more about, please submit your newsletter topic idea.
Newsletters From the Past Year
June 2024
I Discovered my Content or Product is Inaccessible. Now What?
Learn steps you can take after finding out your content or product is inaccessible.
May 2024
Reliability of Accessibility Findings: How Accessible is This Product?
When purchasing a digital technology (product, software, tool, etc.), how do we fully understand how accessible it is?
April 2024
Identity and Inclusion in Alt Text
This is meant to be an entry point to create a deeper understanding of the implications alt text has when people are the subject of an image.
February 2024
Learn skills to reach a broader audience and enhance the accessibility of your slide decks.
January 2024
Learn why audio description is important, when to include it, and how!
December 2023
The Accessibility Dilemma: Web forms versus PDF forms.
November 2023
Accessible Data Visualizations
Consider the accessibility of data visualizations and how they may be inaccessible to your users or audience.
October 2023
Our high level summary of the DAO-hosted A2Y Conference during Disability Awareness Month.
September 2023
Join the DAO in celebrating Disability Awareness Month.
August 2023
Learn some steps you can take to support individuals with invisible disabilities.
July Challenge
Review the list of newsletters over the last year and reflect on any practices you may have incorporated based on what you've learned. If you’re willing, email us at DigitalAccessibility@Colorado.EDU to let us know which topic was most impactful to you and why.
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DAO Office Hours are now the 4th Tuesday of every month from 1 to 2 PM MT. Our next office hours will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024.
- November 2024 - Common Misconceptions About Digital Accessibility
- October 2024 - Digital Accessibility in Equitable Hiring Practices
- September 2024 - Advocating for and Implementing Accessibility Practices in an Organization
- August 2024 - Accessibility Reminders for Instructors
- July 2024 - Accessibility Minute Newsletter Fourth Anniversary
- June 2024 - I Discovered my Content or Product is Inaccessible. Now What?
- May 2024 - Reliability of Accessibility Findings: How Accessible is This Product?
- April 2024 - Identity and Inclusion in Alt Text
- February 2024 - Slide Deck Accessibility
- January 2024 - Audio Description
- December 2023 - Form Accessibility
- November 2023 - Accessible Data Visualizations
- October 2023 - A2Y Conference Summary
- September 2023 - Disability Awareness Month
- August 2023 - Invisible Disabilities
- July 2023 - Accessibility Minute Newsletter Third Anniversary
- June 2023 - Creating Accessible Surveys
- May 2023 - Accessibility Overlays
- April 2023 - Accessibility for Digital Communicators
- February 2023 - Accessible In-Person Events
- January 2023 - Software Accessibility Testing Project
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