Webinar: Unlocking Accessibility

Bite-sized solutions for professional development & tips to evangelize accessibility

Aired April 18th | 1PM EST


 
 

Discover an innovative approach to accessibility

Join Verbit for a live webinar featuring expert advice from Kristi O'Neil-Gonzalez, Accessibility and Inclusive Design Lead, CSU Channel Islands. In today’s academic landscape, educators don’t just have to stay in tune with the needs of their students – they have to stay up-to-date on the latest accessibility standards, guidelines and best practices. That’s no small ask.

To make accessibility and compliance more manageable, Kristi developed an approach to accessibility education that breaks down many of the broader concepts into digestible nuggets of information. Learn how Kristi’s bite-sized approach to accessibility education can help to make high-level accessibility concepts feel more manageable to your faculty and staff. 

We'll discuss:  

✔️Effective, innovative approaches to promoting campus-wide accessibility  
✔️Strategies for helping educators enhance their understanding of accessibility and compliance  
✔️The role of tools like alt-text, headlines and closed captioning in accessible course design 
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Meet our speaker

Kristi O'Neil-Gonzalez

Accessibility and Inclusive Design Lead
CSU Channel Islands

Kristi O'Neil-Gonzalez is the Accessibility and Inclusive Design Lead (Specialist) for Teaching and Learning Innovations (TLi) at California State University Channel Islands. She received the 2021 President's Staff Award for Excellence for her contributions to accessible and inclusive design education within and beyond the University. She has published on digital accessibility and completed postgraduate certifications in inclusive, equitable, and accessible learning and program development. Kristi is passionate about ensuring that disability is included in diversity, equity and inclusion discourse.

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