Training and Events

Our classes and events are help members of the University community build skills and expand their awareness of disability and digital accessibility. From overviews to quick practical tips to deep dives, and opportunities to achieve professional certification, we offer training that helps you provide digital information and experiences that are inclusive to people with disabilities.

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Upcoming Classes & Events

Caption Editing Best Practices
Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 11:30 am12:00 pm
Social Media Accessibility
Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 11:00 am12:00 pm
Speaker
Accessible Presentations
Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 10:00 amTuesday, February 25, 2025, 11:00 am
Alt Text Best Practices
Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 11:30 am12:00 pm
Inclusive Online Meetings and Events
Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 11:00 am12:00 pm
Accessible Website Content: Best Practices
Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 10:00 am12:00 pm
Accessible Websites: Testing Design & Code
Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 9:00 am12:00 pm
Getting Started with Digital Accessibility
Thursday, April 3, 2025, 10:00 am12:00 pm
Alt Text Best Practices
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 11:30 am12:00 pm
Accessible Website Content: Best Practices
Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 10:00 am12:00 pm

Self-paced DubBot Course

This brief online course prepares you to use the DubBot tool to monitor your website for accessibility issues and fix them. It can be completed at your own pace.

Certification

Zoom windows showing 2021 CPACC celebration

At Princeton, we have created a welcoming and innovative program for staff in any role, whether technical or non-technical to earn credentials in accessibility. To date, over 190 staff have earned certifications. We believe that everyone can benefit from and apply accessibility knowledge in their work, and we especially encourage those who:

  • Are responsible for supporting people with disabilities
  • Want to create more inclusive experiences
  • Create content
  • Create or manage IT
  • Organize and host meetings
  • Work with students

 

CPACC

Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies

The CPACC is a foundational professional credential through the International Association of Accessibility Professionals. The certification represents the ability to apply broad, cross-disciplinary conceptual knowledge about disabilities and accessibility.

OIT's CPACC training program is cohort-based, and is offered in the summer and January. It includes an online course, three in-person training classes, study sessions, and the exam. The thoroughness of the preparation gives Princeton a high pass rate. Those who do well in the course and practice exam have their certification fees met by the University.

Course topics include:

  • Disabilities, challenges and assistive technologies
  • Etiquette
  • Accommodations
  • Universal design
  • Standards and laws
  • Integrating accessibility in organizations

CPACC classes are open only to members of the University community. Contact us to ask about upcoming cohorts.

 

CAT

Certificate in Accessibility Testing

The CAT is a practical, "how-to" credential, focused on the tools and skills participants need to evaluate and improve the accessibility of the websites and applications they edit, build or manage.

Any University employee responsible for content, design or code should find the material relevant and useful.

Topics include:

  • How to structure and format content to be compatible with assistive technologies
  • Design considerations for common disabilities, including low vision and colorblindness
  • Helpful tools that can automatically find many common issues
  • How to test interactive elements using a keyboard and screen reader


The CAT exam is a demonstration of role-relevant skills rather than rote memorization: each participant is asked to evaluate a sample website, identify its issues, and explain what they would do next in their role. A developer might identify which parts of the code need to be rewritten, while a product owner might explain how they would describe each issue to the vendor.

Preparing for the exam involves 6 hours of instruction:

  1. Course: Getting Started with Digital Accessibility
  2. Course: Practical Steps for Creating Accessible Web Content
  3. Workshop: How To Test for Accessibility

Participants are encouraged to practice until they feel confident with each DIY testing step and their chosen screen reader before sitting for the exam.

Contact us to ask about upcoming cohorts.

Custom Classes

Custom classes are designed for small groups and departmental staff upon request.

Examples of topics previously taught include:

  • Introductory concepts on disability and accessible IT
  • Accessible presentations and documents
  • Accessible online meetings and events
  • Testing your website or application

Request a custom class

Community of Practice

The Digital Accessibility Community of Practice is for staff who are working to make their websites, other IT, and digital information accessible to people with disabilities. It is open to anyone on campus who edits content, manages technology, or who is interested in the topic of digital accessibility.

Meetings are held during the academic year on the second Thursday of the month via Zoom, and led by OIT’s Digital Accessibility Program staff. Participants are encouraged to bring questions, or examples of their work, so that the group can exchange ideas and learn together. 

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