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Providing a foundational knowledge in disabilities and digital accessibility helps build momentum in the accessibility project and provide the foundational knowledge about why something is needed. The workshop introduces the following concepts:

• Disability and accessibility concepts.
• Permanent. Temporary & Situational scenarios​.
• The broad usefulness of accessible content.
• The concept of personas.
• Examples of approaches in guidance provision.
• A look at accessibility in general for LMS.

Taking the concepts of digital accessibility and applying this specifically to building web content is important. These guidelines apply as much to content built in courses in Moodle and other LMSs as to content built in websites like WordPress. This virtual workshop includes:

• A sample set of personas and examination of the issues they face on the web.
• Recap on key accessibility aspects in content.
• A look at content editors.
• Key considerations when building Images, Layout, Links, Multimedia, Tables, and Text type content.

Much of the content we create now involves multi-media. Videos, Podcasts, Audio files and images. This workshop brings attendees through the different considerations when creating the different media types, including:

• Introduction to a set of personas and examination of the issues they face using media.
• A look at different types of images, and how to approach ensuring their use is accessible to all.
• A look at audio and video and how video can be added to online courses.
• First steps with Captions, and different ways to create them.