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Access: A Quest Toward Inclusion

On-demand accessibility course modules

Join us on our journey to making our community more inclusive and accessible. Together, we will learn new digital skills, discover resources and connect with others embarking on this quest!

Welcome to our on-demand digital accessibility course! This asynchronous, self-paced program allows you to delve into the material at your own convenience, anytime, anywhere. Administered through Brightspace, you'll have access to a wealth of resources and support to guide you through your learning journey.

This non-credit bearing course offers you the opportunity to expand your knowledge and skills in a variety of areas relating to digital accessibility, all while earning a certificate of completion to showcase your accomplishment. 

You can be a part of something truly special and among the early adapters to experience this groundbreaking learning opportunity. Your feedback is invaluable to us as we fine-tune and perfect the course for future participants. Together, let's shape the future of online accessibility learning. 

For Oswego Personnel

SUNY Oswego faculty, staff, and students can self-enroll in the course using the link below. 

For Others

Not a member of SUNY Oswego? Request to enroll by emailing us using the link below. 

Optional Facilitated Sessions

Prefer learning with a group? Anna Croyle and Carrie Mocyk, both members of the Workgroup on Accessibility Practices, will offer five facilitated sessions to explore topics related to the Access: a quest toward inclusion course. Following this structure, plan to complete a module a week. While the schedule aligns with the Access: A quest toward inclusion facilitated course, you do not need to be enrolled in the course to attend these sessions.

For details and a Zoom link to join each session, see the CELT Fall 2025 workshop schedule, coming soon.

  • Thursday, September 25 from 11:00am-12:00pm
  • Tuesday, October 7 from 2:00pm-3:00pm
  • Wednesday, October 22 from 11:00am-12:00pm
  • Friday, November 7 from 10:00am-11:00am
  • Monday, November 17 from 11:00am-12:00pm

Access in Action Series

The Access in Action webinar series begins the week of September 15. Each week a new session will be offered. Sessions start with 20 minutes of focused learning, followed by time for questions. While the schedule aligns with the Access: A quest toward inclusion facilitated course, you do not need to be enrolled in the course to attend.

For details and a Zoom link to join each session, see the CELT Fall 2025 workshop schedule, coming soon.

Topics by Week

  1. Week 1: Title II and You — Rebecca Mushtare
  2. Week 2: Accessibility in Action — Carrie Mocyk
  3. Week 3: Designing for Cognition: Accessible Practices for Neurodiversity — Emily Bovier
  4. Week 4: Communicating Digitally: Inclusive Public-Facing Communication — Andjela Dapa
  5. Week 5: Quick & Easy Accessible Documents: Creating & Using Templates in Google Docs — Amy Shore
  6. Week 6: Slide Smarter, Not Harder: PowerPoints Made Easy — Kate DeForest
  7. Week 7: Warming up your Zoom room: Creating a more inclusive online presentation space — Michele Thornton
  8. Week 8: Editing Captions in Panopto and YouTube — Dan Laird
  9. Week 9: Accessibility Roadblocks: How to Move Forward — Carrie Mocyk
  10. Week 10: The Accessible Advantage: Smarter PDF Practices — Kate DeForest

Learning Objectives

  • Create awareness about the need and importance of a proactive approach to Accessibility
  • Build confidence and competency in creating accessible digital content
  • Increase knowledge and skills for decision-making related to choice and evaluation of tools, approaches and resources to share
  • Generate support to promote and lead a more inclusive campus culture
Access: A Quest Toward Inclusion

Questions

For questions about this course, please email the Workgroup on Accessibility Practices at [email protected].