Training

Making electronic or online content accessible does not need to be intimidating. CSULB offers training to help understand what accessibility is, best practices and where to find information about making websites and documents accessible to all users.

Note: If you need to change or cancel a training you signed up for see: Manage/Cancel Your Registrations

Upcoming special training opportunities

The ATI committee and CSULB ITS present four trainings this spring to learn more about accessibility:

Accessibility Designer Training

In depth training on Color Contrast and/or Images. We go through the ins and outs of how to select color pallets, write an alt attribute, etc. as well as general design best practices.

• Intended Audience: Designers and Content Creators
• Skill Level: Beginner 
• April 14 @10:00 - 11:30am 
• Join Accessibility Designer Training on Teams

Accessibility Testing 101

Introduction training for accessibility with Keyboard, Screen Reader, and Color Contrast

• Intended Audience: Developers and Programmers
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• April 16 @10:00am - 11:00am
• Join Accessibility Testing 101 on Teams

Intro to Digital Accessibility 

Building a base layer of understanding of why Accessibility and Web Accessibility is important. It also includes screen reader and keyboard demo.

• Intended Audience: General
• Skill Level: Beginner
• June 2 @10:00 - 11:30am
• Join Intro to Digital Accessibility on Teams

Accessible Customer Support Training

Ensure customer support service remains compliant with the essential aspects of accessible customer support.

• Intended Audience: Anyone who interacts with the public or students
• Skill Level: Beginner
• June 4 @10:00 - 11:30am
• Join Accessible Customer Support Training on Teams

Accessibility Training Offerings

1. Introduction to Web Accessibility
   • Description: Learn what accessibility is and your role as a CSULB employee in creating accessible web pages and documents.
   • Time and Location: Cohort starts first of the month WebAIM Accessible Document Training
   • Duration: approximately 1 hour per week for 5 weeks, 
2. Document Accessibility for CSULB Content Creators
   • Description: Learn how to make accessible Word and Adobe documents.
   • Time and Location: Monthly – Campus and Software Training page for details.
   • Duration: 2 hours
3. Accessibility Open Lab for CSULB Employees
   • Description: Bring your accessibility questions and receive one on one help making your documents or web pages accessible.
   • Time and Location: Monthly - see the Campus and Software Training page for details.
   • Duration: 2 Hours
4. Annual Training for Web Administrators, Web Developers and Content Editors
   • Description: Web Administrators, Web Developers, and Content Editors must attend a yearly training on accessibility to make sure their skills are up to date with latest accessibility testing techniques. For Web Administrators and Web Developers, manual and screen reader training will be included.
   • Time and Location: Once a year
   • Duration: 1 to 1.5 Hours
5. Captions and transcripts for media content
   • Description: Learn how to create captioning and transcripts for audio and video content.
   • Time and location: On demand at the CSULB ATI website

On Demand Training Opportunities

The CSU Chancellor's office is offering the following specialized accessibility trainings between November 20 and December 9th. These trainings are available for 6 months on demand: