Accessibility
Accessibility Committee
Helpful Documents
- OKLIS - Preparing for the ADA Compliance Deadline - Feb. 21, 2025 sessions for faculty and staff
- Links to ADA Resources -- YouTube video links are included on this document. All videos have been saved to the Accessibility Help Playlist on the Northwestern YouTube Channel. ( NWOSU--Accessibility Help, YouTube Playlist ) The following documents are the slide presentations that were used in the videos.
- What is Accessibility Anyway? Adam Thiel, Oklahoma ABLE Tech
- OKLIS: The ADA Legislation as Applied to You, Cristina Colquhoun, Instructional Design & Online Learning Librarian, Oklahoma State University Libraries
- Retrofitting Basics with UDL (Universal Design for Learning) in Mind, Natasha Brand, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
- Teaching the Student to Create Accessible Content, Ally Sharp, Langston University
- OKLIS: How To Session on Accessible Media, Clarissa Anderson
- What is Accessibility Anyway? Staff Session, Adam Thiel, Oklahoma ABLE Tech
- The Legislation as Applied to You - Staff Session, Cristina Colquhoun, Instructional Design & Online Learning Librarian, Oklahoma State University Libraries
- Best Practices in Email Accessibility - Staff Session, Ally Sharp, Langston University
- How-To Session: Documents, PDF Basics Workshop, Natasha Brand, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
- Tips for Making Microsoft Word Documents Accessible
- TechAccess Accessibility 2025 Session Presentations, March 4, 2025 (accompanying videos are in our YouTube Playlist) Individual slide presentations provided below:
- Building accessibility community & systems for the long haul - Devon Persing, Tech Access Oklahoma 2025
- AI and accessibility, Lucy Greco, UC Berkeley
- WCAG May Not Just be a Guideline Anymore, Judith Risch, Title IX & Equity Access Services Special Advisor (no accompanying video)
- Evaluating Web Accessibility When time is Scarce, Rob Carr, WebAIM
- Creating Accessible PDFS from Microsoft Word, Chad Chelius, ACI, ADS, CHAX Training and Consulting
- Managing up and setting priorities, Jay Wyant, Chief Information Accessibility Officer, Minnesota IT Services
- Writing in Plain Language for Digital Accessibility: Don't Make Me Read! Glenda Sims
- The Impact of the ADA Title II Updates on Website Architecture and Content Design, Cristina Adams, Manager of Digital Accessibility at Siteimprove
- CreativePro Magazine Accessibility SuperGuide Special Sampler
- Slides from the Foundation of Accessibility 2025 Summit
- Building Your Accessibility Roadmap Slide Presention - A Practical Guide for Higher Ed - 1st of 3-Part Series macmillanlearning.com - July 10, 2025 (These slides accompany a video saved in the NWOSU--Accessibility Help, YouTube Playlist
- Accessibility & You - NWOSU Accessibility Committee Presentation powerpoint, Sept. 5, 2025 (used for the video that is found in the NWOSU--Accessibility Help, YouTube Playlist
- Accessibility & You - handouts for presentation, Sept. 5, 2025
- Accessibility Checklist
Committee Meeting Minutes
OKLIS Virtual Session Countdown to Compliance
Oklahoma Learning Innovations Summit (OKLIS) - Virtual Session
Countdown to Compliance: A Hands-On Workshop Sept. 12, 2025
- Accessibility in Microsoft 365 and Google Recording, Ally Sharp, Langston University
- Accessibility in Microsoft 365 and Google Resource Document
- Accessibility in Microsoft 365 and Google Q&A Document
- PDF is a Four-Letter Word Recording - Adam Thiel, Oklahoma ABLE Tech
- PDF is a Four-Letter Word Slides
- PDF is a Four-Letter Word Q&A Document
- Practical Strategies for Captions and Audio Description: Effective Methods to Ensure Accessibility Recording, Darren Denham, University of Central Oklahoma
- Practical Strategies for Captions and Audio Description: Effective Methods to Ensure Accessibility Slides
- Practical Strategies for Captions and Audio Description: Effective Methods to Ensure Accessibility Q&A Document
- Getting to Know ANDI: the Accessible Name & Description Inspector Recording, Yasminda Choate, Seminole State College
- Getting to Know ANDI: the Accessible Name & Description Inspector Slides
- Getting to Know ANDI: the Accessible Name & Description Inspector Resources
- Getting to Know ANDI: the Accessible Name & Description Inspector Q&A Document
- Screen Reader Testing Recording, Madison Saunders, Rock Valley College
- Screen Reader Testing Q&A Document
- Screen Reader Testing Resources
- Make Your Emails Work for Everyone Recording, Natasha Brand, Northeastern State University
- Make Your Emails Work for Everyone Slides
- Make Your Emails Work for Everyone Q&A Document
- Make Your Emails Work for Everyone Resources
- Practical Strategies to Advance Accessibility at Your Institution Recording, Clarissa Anderson, University of Oklahoma
- Practical Strategies to Advance Accessibility at Your Institution Slides
- Practical Strategies to Advance Accessibility at Your Institution Q&A Document
- Practical Strategies to Advance Accessibility at Your Institution Resources