Free online training: The 8 Habits for Highly Accessible Course Content, apply by June 15
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal law that applies to all digital resources used in our courses. Regardless of the delivery mode or the type of content we create, we are required by law to ensure that all of our digital resources are accessible to all learners.
The 8 Habits for Highly Accessible Course Content is an online, collaborative professional development program that will provide UH faculty and instructors with skills training, an accountability structure and individualized support. Program participants will actively apply the 8 ADA accessibility principles to their course content to ensure equity and reach all learners. The program will be facilitated by instructional designers and faculty volunteers from across the UH System.
Using the 8 ADA accessibility principles, this hands-on program will utilize small collaboration groups to help you:
- Identify current accessibility issues in your course content
- Revise current course content to comply with ADA accessibility standards for Laulima, documents and multimedia
- Adopt the 8 habits for future and ongoing efficiency
Join us from July 11 to August 5 (four weeks) for this collegial and collaborative opportunity to update your digital content. Submit your application now before the seats fill up. All UH System faculty and instructors are eligible.
The program is entirely online and will include one synchronous online meeting each Monday morning from 10 a.m.–noon for collaboration, Q&A and overall support. We recommend selecting one of the courses that you teach to practice on during the program, as we will be collectively applying the ADA habits each week.
This program builds upon the “Fundamentals of Digital Accessibility” self-paced training offered by Kapiʻolani CC. However, this is a standalone program and the fundamentals program is not a prerequisite.
Applicants will be notified of their acceptance by June 22. Email 8habits.2022@laulima.hawaii.edu if you have any questions.