Workshop – ETD Accessibility: Defined, Designed, Reviewed, and Refined. USETDA 2023.
Channel: USETDA
Date: 2023-10-02

Workshop – ETD Accessibility: Defined, Designed, Reviewed, and Refined – (Teri Green, The University of Toledo; College of Graduate Studies; Kim Fleshman, Bowling Green State University Graduate College and Alison Thompson, ProQuest). Moderator: John Fudrow.

Abstract. An accessible document is created to be easily navigated, read, used, and understood by a wide audience, including people with disabilities and those who use a variety of adaptive technology, devices, software, and hardware to achieve equal access. While many universities have focused on accessible websites, course instruction, library content and events/physical spaces, student-authored ETDs only recently are being recognized as an output of and therefore representative of, the institution. As an ETD practitioner, you may be asked to instruct on, design, review, remediate, approve, or publish an accessible ETD. This workshop will address the basic principles and best practices of document accessibility, including source document design, accessibility wizards and checkers, and resources to further refine the process at your own institution. Interactive exercises will give you a hands-on opportunity to create, review, and fix common accessibility issues in documents, focusing on Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF formats. ProQuest/Clarivate will join us to share their work with thought leaders on establishing best practices, building robust resources, and their vision for an accessible future in the world of ETDs.

USETDA 2023 Conference. United States Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Association.

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