Accessibility Training Workshops

AODA Customer Service Workshop

Web Accessibility Design and Usability Workshop

PDF Accessibility Workshop

 

AODA Customer Service Workshop

 

Did Your Organization Meet the January 1st, Deadline?

 

Upon completion of this workshop, organizations will be able to accommodate customers in your workplace and surrounding environment. 

 

The hands on exercises below will ensure your compliance with the Customer Service Standard under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and other legislations. 

 

Five accessibility experts will be on hand who will give you the experience and knowledge to break the accessibility barrier on the following topics:

  • Policies, practices and procedures
  • Service animals and support people
  • Notice of disruptions in service to people with disabilities
  • Training for staff
  • Feedback process
  • Notice of availability of documents
  • Format of documents
  • Financial support
  • Checklist

Details:
Lunch and Beverages included if the workshop is held at CNIB center (Onsite cost is $650).
Offsite Cost is $700 per person which includes transportation of specialists and supplies.
This workshop is limited to a maximum of 50 participants.

Registration:
For more information or to confirm dates and space availability for participation, please contact T-Base Communications at 1-800- 563-0668 ext 230 or by email at info@tbase.com.

Web Accessibility Design and Usability Workshop

(full day hands-on training)

 

This comprehensive, hands-on full-day workshop will help web professionals within your organization to better understand how people with vision loss and other disabilities use the web and introduce some common adaptive technologies and basic techniques to can use in order to make your companies website more accessible.

 

The workshop is offered in a classroom fully equipped with adaptive software and hardware. Participants will receive documentation and handouts.

 

Topics covered:

  • Layout and Design including Contrast and Colour, Multimedia – Audio and Video, Web Content and Languages, Images and Graphics, Forms, and Web Programming.
  • CSS Screen Reading Software:
    • Intro to Jaws; Navigating and reading web pages
    • Hands on tutorial
    • Basic Jaws reading commands – Morning introduction
    • Covered throughout the day; Reading Hyperlinks, Lists, Headings and Tables.
    • Reading and filling out Forms.
  • Screen Magnifiers and Document Readers:
    • Intro to Zoomtext; Navigating and reading web pages
    • Screen Magnifier / Screen Reader
    • Configuring the look and feel of the Focus and Pointer
    • Color Schemes for various eye conditions

 

Details:

Cost is $695 per person. This workshop takes place at the CNIB Centre in Toronto, Ontario and is limited to a maximum of 10 participants.  
 

Registration:

For more information or to confirm dates and space availability for participation, please contact
T-Base Communications at 1-800- 563-0668 Ext 230 or by email at info@tbase.com.

 

PDF Accessibility Workshop

 

This workshop is targeted to anyone who creates or works with electronic forms and documents, providing accessible information should be a part of what you do every day. But do you have what it takes to accommodate people with vision loss?

 

Learn what’s involved in providing barrier-free information from this comprehensive one-day seminar specifically on document design and conversion using Adobe Pro 9.  In this workshop, you will:

 

  • Learn the best practices of accessible electronic design, which you can implement today.
  • Understand how people with vision loss use assistive technology to read or review PDF forms and documents
  • Learn how to check electronic documents for accessibility.
  • Learn the principles of WCAG 2.0 and Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation act in relation to accessible files.
  • Be able to identify the differences between accessible and inaccessible forms and documents.
  • Receive real-world tips on Accessible PDF’s, including accessible forms, Images, and document formatting.
  • Participate in an open discussion about PDF creations and accessibility with CNIB experts and get your questions answered.

 

Details:

Cost is $695 per person. This workshop takes place at the CNIB Centre in Toronto, Ontario and is limited to a maximum of 10 participants. 

 

Registration:

For more information or to confirm dates and space availability for participation, please contact
T-Base Communications at 1-800- 563-0668 Ext 230 or by email at info@tbase.com.