Accessible digital content helps ensure that everyone—including students, faculty, patients, staff, and visitors—can fully participate in our digital spaces. Whether you’re just starting to explore digital accessibility or looking to enhance your existing skills, there are practical, flexible ways to learn as we count up (not down!) to a more accessible, inclusive ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
Below is a list of both asynchronous and synchronous training opportunities available to anyone with a ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø NetID, offered through multiple ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø departments and partners—including , , and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø-IT Accessible Technology Services.
Training Options by Audience
Find more info about LinkedIn Learning, Deque University, and other training in the Digital Accessibility Training Options section.
- ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø students: LinkedIn Learning, Deque University, Accessibility 101, Accessible Technology webinars
- ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø faculty & graduate students: LinkedIn Learning, Deque University, Accessibility 101, Accessible Technology webinars, Teaching@ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, Course Accessibility Lunch & Learns
- ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø staff, including web developers and designers: LinkedIn Learning, Deque University, Accessibility 101, Web Accessibility & Usability Meetups, Accessible Technology webinars
All training options are free to the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø community, with the exception of the final item on the following list: the Web & Digital Accessibility Specialization offered through ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Professional & Continuing Education.
Don’t Know Where to Start?
We recommend either of the following:
- Follow the LinkedIn learning paths recommended by Accessible Technology Services (ATS) staff which are listed on the ATS LinkedIn Learning web page.
- Visit the Deque University for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Users web page suggested courses for specific roles (beginners, faculty, staff, developers) applications, and platforms.
Digital Accessibility Training Options
Audiences: ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø students, faculty, staff, graduate students
Skill levels: Beginner to Advanced
LinkedIn Learning provides a rich catalog of digital accessibility training videos, available at no cost to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø students, staff, and faculty. To help you get started, Accessible Technology Services (ATS) has created four custom learning paths for the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø community, with more to come!
Topics include:Â
- Web accessibility
- Creating accessible documents and multimedia
- Inclusive design practices
Find more information, including custom learning paths, on the ATS LinkedIn Learning web ±è²¹²µ±ð.Ìý
Audiences: ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø students, faculty, staff, developers, designers, and more
Skill levels: Beginner to Advanced
Deque University is a great place to start learning at your own pace and level, and their training library is free for anyone with a ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø NetID.
Deque University is a great place to start learning at your own pace and level, and their training library is free for anyone with a ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø NetID.
Deque’s online library contains over 100 courses and reference materials about digital accessibility. The courses are as short as 30 minutes or as long as 6 hours and cover a wide range—from the basics to more advanced techniques—and are useful for all kinds of roles: faculty, developers, designers, document authors, and more. To help you get started, Accessible Technology Services (ATS) has created a list of suggested courses for specific roles on the on the Accessible Technology Services (ATS) Deque University for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Users web ±è²¹²µ±ð.Ìý
Audiences: ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø faculty, staff, graduate students
Skill levels: Beginner to Intermediate
Hosted in the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Bothell Canvas instance, Accessibility 101 is a self-paced course that introduces:
- Core disability and accessibility concepts
- Best practices for creating accessible web content and documents
- Universal Design (UD) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- Optional deep dives into PDF remediation, spreadsheet accessibility, accessible teaching, and more
An updated version of Accessibility 101 will be launched soon! Visit ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Bothell’s page for more information.Â
Audiences: ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø web developers & designers
Skill levels: Beginner to Advanced
These monthly meetups are a place for accessibility-minded colleagues to casually review and discuss projects, including hands-on testing and code review. Offered on the 4th Tuesday of each month, 11:00-noon.
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Audiences: ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø faculty, staff, graduate students
Skill levels: Beginner
This monthly series, hosted by Mary-Colleen Jenkins, an instructional accessibility specialist with ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Accessible Technology Services (ATS), features guest speakers from the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø community who share insights and information on making your course content digitally accessible. Typically offered the 1st Tuesday of each month, from noon to 1:00 pm.
Find out more about these monthly sessions on the Accessible Technology Events page.
Audiences: ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø faculty, staff, graduate students
Skill levels: Beginner
The page on provides actionable guidance for instructors with specific guidance for syllabi, reading & textbooks, slide decks, Canvas courses, and more.
Teaching@ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø also offers , an eight-week, online course that enhances digital-course design and pedagogy while integrating key accessibility principles.
This year, Teaching@ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is also offering several related to digital accessibility.
Audiences: ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø students, faculty, staff
Skill levels: Beginner to Advanced
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø-IT Accessible Technology Services (ATS) offers on-demand webinar recordings covering topics such as:
- Teaching accessible online courses
- Document and web accessibility
- Video accessibility
- Testing with screen readers
- Accessibility in procurement
Watch recordings at your own pace on the Accessible Technology Webinar Series ±è²¹²µ±ð.Ìý
Skill level: Beginner to Advanced
12-week, online, asynchronous program through ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Professional & Continuing EducationÂ
Audiences: Web & mobile developers, as well as nontechnical professionals, compliance coordinators, program administrators, social service professionals, disability service providers, educators, content creators, and advocates in any field that want to be more comfortable with a broad range of issues in making digital technology more accessible to individuals of diverse abilities. The course is designed to build foundational skills in digital accessibility, including the use of accessibility tools and the creation of accessible content.
Visit ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s website for more information, including tuition and schedule.Â
Join the Pack: Support Digital Accessibility
Learn about Power of the Pack, find tools and training that work for you, and help build a ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø that is accessible to everyone in the community. For more information, resources, and support, visit the Digital Accessibility portal.