Accessibility Training

ATRC Trainings

The ATRC has developed an online course covering the foundations of electronic accessibility.
The three-week introductory course is asynchronous, hosted in Canvas.
It is offered through TILT in the Best Practices in Teaching series, and is eligible for 5 domain experience units in the Inclusive Pedagogy track.
The course is free for both faculty and staff.
Staff are welcome and encouraged to register as the course is not limited to teaching roles.
Registration information for Best Practices in Teaching: Accessible and Inclusive Electronic Content.

Learn at your own pace with LinkedIn Learning. (See information on logging into LinkedIn Learning with a CSU account.)

We are able to assign self-paced trainings to individuals through our SiteImprove license. Please use the contact form to request information about these training opportunities.
These targeted training modules are beneficial for those who have an immediate need to learn about accessibility and are unable to wait for the TILT course.

Visit the Tutorials and Best Practices portion of this website for self-guided tutorials.
Both written and video tutorials are available.

The ATRC provides one-on-one consultations for content editors on request.
Consultations include follow-ups from the online training and topics not included in the online course.
One-on-one training is also available for faculty learning how to meet required accommodations.

The ATRC frequently presents at venues such as PDIs and the Diversity Symposium.
Electronic accessibility overview presentations are available by request.

WebAIM has a comprehensive offering of tutorials on their website. This is an excellent resource for those going beyond what our website covers.
WebAIM: Accessible Documents Course. This is a paid course, and a good option for those who want to go beyond the basics that we cover in our online course.
AccessibilityOz Document Courses – AccessibilityOz offers paid courses on both Word and PDF accessibility.
Deque University Document Courses – Deque offers paid courses on a variety of document types including Word, PDF, Excel, PowerPoint, EPUB, and InDesign.

Monsido training is available with our license. Contact us for information.
SiteImprove Accessibility Hub
w3c: Digital Accessibility Foundations. This is a free online course for web content managers and web developers.
w3c Accessibility Fundamentals. The w3c also has free training materials to help web developers understand how to apply WCAG2 guidelines.
WebAIM: Web Accessibility Virtual Training. This is a paid course.
AccessibilityOz Web Courses – AccessibilityOz offers a variety of paid courses including WCAG2 standards for content managers, for web developers, and video accessibility.
Deque University Web Courses – Deque offers a full curriculum on web accessibility covering a variety of in-depth topics including AJAX and ARIA and mobile apps.

Learn how to test websites and applications for accessibility.