Creating Accessible Content

Many of you in our user community have asked for training and guidance on how to ensure your web content meets the accessibility guidelines required by the 2024 U.S. Department of Justice ruling on the Americans with Disabilities Act. In response, we are developing a series of self-paced online courses to explore accessibility and usability standards, strategies, and tools to help you get started. 

Installment One

The first installment of the Creating Accessible Content series is Writing for the Web. In this course, you will learn strategies and tools to help you increase the accessibility and usability of your written web content. The course focuses on how to communicate in plain, direct language to all visitors, including those who use screen readers and consists of 30 minutes of narrated video with captions, transcript, and linked resources. 

Any state employee with an NCID and LMS access may take this module in NC Learning Center. Those without LMS access, such as interns or contractors, can request access to the material in an alternate training environment. Request this Content Outside NC Learning Center. 

Wait- Another Writing for the Web?

You may be wondering: How does this online version of Writing for the Web compare to the instructor-led version?  Both courses provide valuable information, but in different formats. Select the format that works best for your learning style, or feel free to take both! 

Writing for the Web Details	Instructor-Led Version (ILT)	Online LMS Version (OLT)
Content	Covers many of the same topics as the online module, but with less focus on formatting web page text for digital accessibility.  Briefly touches on content which will be covered in later installments of the Creating Accessible Content series in more detail.	Uses the instructor-led Writing for the Web training content as a starting point and covers many of the same topics.  Provides additional information that focuses on formatting web page text for digital accessibility. Omits content which will be covered in later installments of the Creating Accessible Content series.
Format	Taught by instructor Kelly Gardner, Communications Manager for the NCDIT Strategic Communications Office.  The two-hour training includes exercises and the opportunity to interact with a professional communicator. Registration is required.	Offered online via NC Learning Center or the Articulate Reach360 LMS.  A 30-minute narrated video with captions, transcript, and links to resources. Includes demontrations of screen reading software interacting with written web content.
Availability	Offered monthly, contingent on the instructor's availability.	Available on-demand. Repeat, if desired.
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