Creating accessible digital content is easier than you might think. The University of Iowa offers live and on-demand trainings options that will help build your skills. By making small changes to your daily habits, you will help the university ensure that all individuals can easily access its digital materials.

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Attend a virtual or in-person event and join your colleagues in learning how to create more accessible content.

Upcoming Events

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Accessibility Focus: Writing Effective ALT Text

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 12:00pm to 12:45pm
Virtual
ALT text is a core concept in digital accessibility. Join us to learn some practices for providing better ALT text.
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Roles, Rules, and Tools: Using Free Tools to Support Digital Accessibility

Friday, February 20, 2026 10:30am to 12:00pm
Virtual
Learn about free tools you can use to check and fix accessibility issues in your digital content.
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Anthology Ally: An ICON Course Accessibility Tool

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 8:30am to 9:30am
Virtual

Anthology Ally is a powerful tool in your ICON courses. It provides instructors guidance and feedback on accessibility issues in their course sites and offers students multiple formats for downloading and using course materials. Join us to learn how this tool works, how you can make your course sites more accessible, and how it can increase students' ability to engage with your course materials.

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Accessibility Focus: Document Headings and Structure

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 12:00pm to 12:45pm
Virtual
Headings and structure are core concepts in digital accessibility. Join us to learn some practices for managing headings and structure in your documents.
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Destination PDF: Creating More Accessible PDFs

Friday, March 6, 2026 10:30am to 12:00pm
Virtual
PDF accessibility starts with accessible source documents. Learn how you can optimize your Office documents and other formats to produce more accessible PDF content.

On-demand

Learn about digital accessibility at your own pace.

Accessibility 101

The first module in Accessibility 101 presents basic knowledge about digital accessibility at the University of Iowa. 

Self-paced CAFÉ

Course Accessibility for Everyone (CAFÉ) discusses the principles of accessible course design and helps instructors make their ICON course sites accessible to all students.

Siteimprove

Siteimprove is a tool that checks websites for accessible content. Learn how it can help ensure your site meets accessibility standards.