Canvas courses
Start with these two free, self-paced U-M Canvas courses. They’ll give you context and skills to make things accessible and make accessible things.
Intro to Accessibility
- What is Digital Accessibility?
- Why is Digital Accessibility Important?
- Benefits of Digital Accessibility
- Intro to Assistive Technology
- How to Implement Digital Accessibility
Modules 1-4 typically take 30-45 minutes each. Module 5 may take a little longer (45-60 minutes) but you’re welcome to take the entire course at your own pace.
Digital Accessibility Basic Training
Can be taken as a complete course or as any combination of 10 individual modules.
- Documents
- PDFs
- Forms and surveys
- Web content
- Events and meetings
- Presentations and slides
- Multimedia
- Spreadsheets
- Social Media
Self-guided trainings
The U-M Accessibility team maintains a collection of self-paced training materials that include best practices guidelines, How-to’s, Canvas courses and courses from MDN and LinkedIn Learning. The list continues to grow. Check it out!
Topics include courses on:
- Accessibility basics
- Email accessibility
- Accessible documents and PDFs
- Accessible forms and surveys
- Presentations and slides
- And much, much more
One-on-one accessibility onboarding
Half-hour, 1:1 session with User Experience & Accessibility lead Amy Whitesall covering accessibility training tailored to your job duties. You’ll leave with a better understanding of how you can impact accessibility in your day-to-day. Email Amy to schedule an appointment.
Find more tools and guidance at accessibility.umich.edu, the university’s repository for digital accessibility knowledge.