USF Faculty Digital Accessibility Training Program Registration Form

Course Descriptions

Why Accessibility Matters (30 min)
A good starting point for anyone wondering, "why now, and why me?" We'll look at what the updated federal accessibility rules mean for USF, which of your course materials are affected, and what students with disabilities actually experience when content isn't accessible. No jargon - just a clear picture of what's required, what's not, and how faculty fit into the bigger picture. 

Accessible Canvas Course Design (60 min)
Canvas is already built with accessibility in mind, but what you put inside it may not be. This session focuses on building pages and assignments that work for all students: using the Rich Content Editor's built-in Accessibility Checker, organizing modules so they're easy to navigate, and writing clear assignment instructions. You'll also get a walkthrough of UDOIT, an accessibility tool integrated with Canvas that scans your course and flags the files and pages that need attention.

Accessible Word & Google Docs (30 min)
Small changes to how you structure a document can make a huge difference for students using assistive technology. You'll learn how to use heading styles (instead of just making text bigger and bold), write useful alt text for images, make your hyperlinks descriptive, and format tables correctly. We'll use Word's built-in Accessibility Checker together so you leave knowing exactly how to find and fix the most common issues in your own files.

Accessible PowerPoint & Slides (30 min)
Slides you post to Canvas need to work for students who can't see them the same way you do. This session covers the fixes that matter most: giving every slide a unique title, setting the correct reading order so a screen reader follows your content logically, and adding alt text to charts and images. We'll work through real examples in PowerPoint and Google Slides, and you'll use the built-in Accessibility Checker to audit a deck of your own.

Video & Audio Accessibility (30 min)
If you record lectures or post video content, captions are required and auto-generated captions alone don't meet the standard. This session shows you how to review and correct captions directly in Panopto, without needing any special software. We'll also cover when a written transcript is needed for audio-only content, and how to quickly check whether a video you didn't create yourself is ready to share with students.