[Eril-l] Last chance for early bird rates to Accessibility Essentials

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**Apologies for cross posting**


If you haven’t yet registered for our Accessibility Essentials training
series (April 3–May 22), now is the time! Sign up by 11:59 pm today,
Monday, March 17
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/accessibility-essentials-a-2025-niso-training-series-tickets-1141346270419?aff=oddtdtcreator>
for
the best rates to this eight-work course led by accessibility experts and
get up to speed on making scholarly content, programs, and services more
inclusive. See below for details on instructors and a full course
description.


Accessibility Essentials
<https://niso.org/events/accessibility-essentials-2025-niso-training-series>

Thursdays, 11:00 am–12:30 pm EDT (US/Canada)

April 3–May 22, 2025


This training series will empower attendees with actionable insights and
practical guidance on accessibility compliance for professionals in the
information community. Attendees will come away with an operational
understanding of what it means to engage in accessible publishing and
methods to ensure their organizations are prepared to achieve accessibility
compliance. The course will cover upcoming regulatory changes;
accessibility standards and best practices; and human-centered web design.
>From production to public relations, Accessibility Essentials will be an
invaluable resource for information practitioners, content or product
development experts, and scholarly communications professionals.


Training Facilitators: Lettie Conrad, Product Experience Architect for
LibLynx and Instructor at San José State University’s School of
Information, and Simon Holt, Senior Product Manager, Content Accessibility
at Elsevier.


See the NISO website for more information and to register
<https://niso.org/events/accessibility-essentials-2025-niso-training-series>.
Discounts are available for NISO Voting Members, LSA Members (including LSA
Consortia Members), and groups.


Course Description


Module 1 (April 3): Introductory seminar

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   Lecturers: Lettie Y. Conrad and Jack McElaney, Accessibility Consultant
   at Microassist
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   We will kick off this seminar series by defining the key terms and
   concepts for digital accessibility and inclusive publishing.
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   Question for the week: What is inclusive publishing, and why do we care
   about accessibility?


Module 2 (April 10): Laws and regulations

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   Lecturer: Will Awad, Accessibility Consultant at iAccessDigital
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   This module will focus on the regulatory space, addressing key court
   cases and legislation that define the legal ramifications of digital
   accessibility.
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   Question for the week: What are the repercussions for non-accessible
   content, services, other programs?


Module 3 (April 17): Introduction to accessible publishing

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   Lecturer: Simon Holt and and *Simon Mellins,* Independent Digital
   Publishing Consultant and Accessibility Specialist, Simon Mellins Consulting
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   This module will guide us to a deeper level of understanding about
   accessible publishing and how to establish an accessible program in your
   organization.
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   Question for the week: What does an accessible or inclusive publishing
   program look like, and what does it take to achieve?


Module 4 (April 24): Introduction to inclusive design

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   Lecturers: Lettie Y. Conrad; Bob Liu, User Experience Strategist,
   University of Arizona Libraries; and Bridget Burke, Front-end Designer
   and Accessibility Expert, University of Michigan Libraries
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   In this module, lecturers will introduce inclusive and human-centered
   design principles and how they align with delivering accessible web design.
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   Question for the week: What does an inclusive web design program entail,
   and what methods or techniques are involved?


Module 5 (May 1): Standards seminar

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   Lecturer: Bill Kasdorf, Principal, Kasdorf & Associates, LLC, and
   Accessibility Consultant, Publishing Technology Partners
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   In this module, Bill will provide an intensive session on the prevailing
   standards and guidelines for accessible publishing and inclusive design.
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   Question for the week: What are the relevant standards for accessible
   publishing programs?


Module 6 (May 8): Accessible text-based production

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   Lecturers TBD
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   We will dive into the technical requirements and workflows for
   accessible publishing of text-intensive products and services.
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   Question for the week: How do we implement inclusive text-based content
   production?


Module 7 (May 15): Accessible multimedia production

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   Lecturers TBD
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   This module will dive into the technical requirements and workflows for
   accessible publishing of products and services with multimedia and special
   formats.
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   Question for the week: How do we implement inclusive multimedia content
   production?


Module 8 (May 22): Looking ahead

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   Lecturers: Lettie Y. Conrad and Simon Holt
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   We will conclude with a forward-looking module dedicated to planning
   accessibility programs and exploring the state of the art in accessible
   publishing.
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   Question for the week: How do we develop inclusive publishing
   strategies, roadmaps, and budgets for the long term?


We hope you’ll join us and take advantage of this unique opportunity to
build your knowledge in a critical and evolving area in scholarly
communications! And remember to sign up by the end of today, Monday, March
17 (11:59 pm EDT)
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/accessibility-essentials-a-2025-niso-training-series-tickets-1141346270419?aff=oddtdtcreator>
for
early bird rates.


Best,


The NISO Team



NISO
3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite 302
Baltimore, MD 21211
Phone: 301.654.2512
E-mail: nisohq at niso.org
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