Class calendar

Due to COVID-19, our traditional classroom is temporarily closed. All classes at this time are online and live via video conferencing.

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Classes: Spring 2023

Basics of Editing and Proofreading

March 2, 2023 (90 minutes)

With Guest Presenter, Ruth E. Thaler-Carter

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Remote live online session. Live classroom session. Location: Hybrid, both classroom and online

Learn from a longtime, award-winning writer, editor, and proofreader, Ruth E. Thaler-Carter.

Registration and Course description: Basics of Editing and Proofreading

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Refresher: Accessible InDesign

Feb 27, 2023 (1 half-day)

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Remote live online session. Location: Online only

Learn what's new for accessibility in InDesign 2023. This is an advanced InDesign class, open to those with prior accessibility-InDesign training.

Registration and Course description: Refresher, Accessible InDesign

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Accessible Templates in Word

March 14 – 15, 2023 (2 half-days)

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Open to those who've completed our Accessible Word class.

Registration and Course description: Accessible Templates in Word


Crafting Accessible Documents:
for Writers and Editors

March 28 (1 half-day)

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Open to all writers and editors who have learned how to make an accessible Word.docx file. This advanced class reviews how to manage accessibility throughout your publishing workflow, write Alt Text and Metadata, manage the team, manage tables and complex STEM graphics, and other tasks for editors. Editors are the gatekeepers for accessibility!

Registration and Course description: Writers and Editors


Accessible PowerPoint + PDF

March 30 (1 half-day)

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Open to everyone.

Registration and Course description: Accessible PowerPoint


Executive Briefing: Managing your organization's accessibility requirements

April 3 (webinar)

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Open to everyone. High-level briefing for directors, managers, contract officers, and project leads.

""Registration and Course description: Accessibility for Managers

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Accessibility + InDesign + PDF

4 Sessions (4 half-days, late start)

Starts April 14, 2023

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Open to experienced InDesigners (intermediate level class)

""Registration and Course description: Accessibility InDesign + PDF

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Accessible Word + PDF

3 Sessions (3 half-days, late start)

April 17 – 19, 2023

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Everything for accessible Word.docx files. (Beginner level class)

""Registration and Course description: Accessible Word + PDF

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Accessible PDFs: Checking and Remediating PDFs

2 Sessions (2 half-days)

May 2 – 3, 2023

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Open to everyone

""Registration and Course description: Accessible PDFs

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Accessible Forms — InDesign, Word & Acrobat

2 Sessions (2 half-days, late start)

May 11 – 12, 2023

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Advanced course: Open only to those how have basic Accessible InDesign experience, such as our Accessible InDesign class

""Registration and Course description: Accessible PDF Forms (InDesign + Acrobat

More Classes in Summer 2023

""See a list of all the topics we cover.

TBA more classes, webinars, and conferences in 2022. Look for:

  • Accessible PDF Forms with Adobe InDesign
  • Accessible Templates for MS Word
  • Accessible PDFs (PDF Remediation and validation)
  • Accessible + Word + PDF
  • Accessible PowerPoint Presentations
  • Sec. 508 Word for Writers and Editors
  • Sec. 508 + InDesign +PDF
  • Accessible Forms with Adobe Acrobat
  • Conferences