{"id":30485,"date":"2026-03-06T16:14:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T22:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/?post_type=news&#038;p=30485"},"modified":"2026-03-06T16:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T22:14:17","slug":"register-digital-accessibility-training-assistive-technology-mobile-accessibility-quick-checks-with-tools-you-already-have","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/news-stories\/register-digital-accessibility-training-assistive-technology-mobile-accessibility-quick-checks-with-tools-you-already-have\/","title":{"rendered":"REGISTER: Digital Accessibility Training: Assistive Technology &#038; Mobile Accessibility: Quick Checks with Tools You Already Have"},"template":"","news_categories":[91,23,65],"news_tags":[],"class_list":["post-30485","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_categories-accessibility","news_categories-admin-note","news_categories-inside-ahs"],"acf":{"intro_text_subtitle":"UIC Digital Accessibility Training","hide_subtitle":false,"intro_text_body":"<p>Dear Colleagues,<\/p>\n<p>Please <strong>register<\/strong> for\u00a0<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">the hybrid digital accessibility event, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/it.uic.edu\/events\/digital-accessibility-training-assistive-technology-mobile-accessibility-quick-checks-with-tools-you-already-have\/\">Assistive Technology &amp; Mobile Accessibility: Quick Checks with Tools You Already Have<\/a>,<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0on <strong>April 2, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Overview of Event<\/h3>\n<p>As we move closer to the April 2026 deadline for ensuring your public-facing content is accessible, you\u2019ll need a way to quickly check websites, documents, and any content that will be publicly available.<\/p>\n<p>Please join this hands-on training with\u00a0<strong>Lucy Greco<\/strong>, Accessibility Evangelist here at Technology Solutions, to <strong>learn practical accessibility checks using tools you already have<\/strong>. This session will help you get started on evaluating new content before it goes live.<\/p>\n<h4>Target Audience<\/h4>\n<p>This training is relevant for members of the UIC Accessibility Community who want <strong>practical, hands-on guidance for quickly checking websites, documents, and mobile apps for accessibility.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>What You Will Learn<\/h4>\n<p>By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Test a website using only your keyboard<\/li>\n<li>Check color contrast in documents and on websites<\/li>\n<li>Use built-in screen readers on your laptop to:\n<ul>\n<li>Evaluate alt text for images<\/li>\n<li>Assess link text clarity<\/li>\n<li>Review heading structures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Turn a screen reader on or off on mobile devices<\/li>\n<li>Navigate and evaluate mobile screens<\/li>\n<li>Check target size, button labels, and readability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hybrid Participation Options<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In-person: Richard J. Daley Library, Room #1-470<br \/>\nOnline: Zoom (link provided after registration)<br \/>\n<strong>Registration Form:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Advance registration is required. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/iC7FdM2CiS\">Register now for Assistive Technology &amp; Mobile Accessibility: Quick Checks with Tools You Already Have\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Please bring:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Laptop<\/li>\n<li>Mobile device<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Accessibility Information<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This Zoom training will feature automatic captions. If available, electronic copies of the presentation materials will be shared prior to the session.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>For any additional access requests or questions, please reach out to the Digital Accessibility Services &amp; Engineering (DASE) Team.<\/p>\n<p>Contact DASE team: accessibility@uic.edu<\/p>\n","intro_text_excerpt":"","content_author":"Ryan Lemke","content_sticky":false,"intro_text_include_image":false,"news_include_thumbnail":false,"components":false,"SEO_meta_description":""},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/30485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/30485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30492,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/30485\/revisions\/30492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_categories?post=30485"},{"taxonomy":"news_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_tags?post=30485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}