Technology Services
Accessibility Training
A wide spectrum of accessibility training is now being offered for faculty, staff, and students by the Office of Digital Accessibility (ODA), along with Web Services.
The Office of Digital Accessibility pleased to offer quick and easy training sessions
on a variety of accessibility subjects. If there is a training you would like to see
in the near future, please email digitalaccessibility@mail.fresnostate.edu with your suggestions.
At this time, no registration is required to attend. We do require that all attendees sign into their Fresno State Zoom accounts (email username and password) when attending. Click on the Zoom link on the day of the training and a moderator will allow access once training starts at 10 AM.
Introduction to Digital Accessibility at Fresno State
A wide-ranging talk on all the available digital accessibility resources at Fresno State. The talk covers "Why is digital accessibility important?", key offices and resources, and what are some tools available now. There will be an open discussion on the needs of our campus and potential future training sessions.
Where: ODA Zoom Room
When: January 26th, 2023 - 10:00 am to 10:45 am; February 2nd, 2023 - 9 AM to 9:45 AM; February 9th - 9 AM to 9:45 AM.
Length: 45 - 60 minutes.
Accessibility and Zoom
Zoom is used for video and audio conferencing, collaboration, chat, and webinars across multiple platforms. Join Lars Newlander and Mike Harding as they discuss how to use Zoom for accessibility in an educational environment.
Where: ODA Zoom Room
When: February 16th, 2023 - 10:00 am to 11:00 am. and March 2nd, 2023 - 9:00 am to 10:00 am.
Length: 60 minutes
Accessible PDF Forms
Learn how to easily create accessible PDF forms using Adobe Acrobat.
Where: ODA Zoom Room
When: March 9th, March 23rd, April 20th, and May 11th, 2023 - 10:00 am to 11:30 am.
Length: 90 minutes.
Creating Accessible Emails
Email is a vital communication tool, so it’s important to avoid accessibility barriers that might prevent someone from viewing or understanding the message. Join ODA for specialized training on making your email messages more accessible.
Where: ODA Zoom Room
When: April 13th, 2023 - 9:00 am to 10:00 am.
Length: 60 minutes
GrackleDocs
GrackleDocs is an add-on to the Google Suite of programs (Google Docs and Google Slides). GrackleDocs will test and help remediate Google content to work well with screen reader software and other assistive technology, while producing better-structured documents overall.
Where: ODA Zoom Room
When: March 30th, 2023 - 10:00 am to 11:30 am.
Length: 60 to 90 minutes.
Video Captioning
Captioning your videos help promote an equitable environment online. Learn proper formatting for your Fresno State videos. Learn about YouTube Studio and other Fresno State tools for captioning.
Where: ODA Zoom Room
When: April 20th, 2023 - 10:00 to 12:00 pm.
Length: 120 minutes.
Open Labs for Digital Accessibility
These labs are open to everyone, and you may attend one or all of them. The lab is open from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm. We will stop allowing people into the Zoom room at 11:45 am. You do not need to stay the entire two hours. We will provide anyone who attends assistance with documents you are working on, please be prepared to share them with us. If you would prefer one-on-one assistance, schedule an appointment with the Office of Digital Accessibility.
PDF Remediation
Bring your challenging PDFs to the Accessibility Open Lab. Learn quick tips and tricks on PDF remediation.
Where: ODA Zoom Room
When: January 19th, February 9th, March 2nd, March 23rd, April 13th, and May 4th, 2023.
Length: Open Lab - Zoom doors open at 9:45 am and close at 11:45 am.
Pre-requisites: Please have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer.
Office 365
Easy tips and tools to transition of Office 365 documents to an accessible format in a virtual lab setting.
Where: ODA Zoom Room
When: February 2nd, 2023
Length: Open Lab - Zoom doors open at 9:45 am and close at 11:45 am.
Office of Digital Accessibility Virtual Office Hours
The Office of Digital Accessibility offers virtual office hours on Tuesdays from 10 AM to 2 PM to answer any accessibility questions. All office hours are on Zoom. Use the button below to book your appointment time.
Link to ODA Virtual Office Hours Page
Web Services is proud to offer training for the campus OMNI CMS web portal. Additional
training videos (covering Omni CMS and web accessibility) are provided to access at
any time.
Omni CMS Training
Learn how to edit campus webpages and be a web content editor. You will learn how to upload images and documents, link to pages, and much more. Please note that Omni CMS training is mandatory to gain access to the Fresno State web portal.
Web Services Open Lab Hours
A one on one session with a web services staff member or student assistant to assist you with any of your website editing related needs. Open Lab is offered every Friday via Zoom.
Link to Web Services Open Lab Information