Accessibility resources at NEOMED

Need help making your course materials and other documents accessible? Check out these resources shared by the Office of the Provost:

Updated Digital Accessibility Resource page

The University has launched an updated Digital Accessibility Resource page, which consolidates guidance, tools and training materials to support NEOMED’s compliance efforts. Bookmark this page and refer to it regularly, as additional resources will continue to be added. The page can be found at Accessibility at NEOMED | ADA Compliance | Northeast Ohio Medical University

MarCom is advising campus web editors to bring PDFs into compliance by first locating the original source document (such as a Word or PowerPoint file) and using Microsoft’s built‑in Accessibility Checker before converting the file to PDF.  If the original document is not available, Equidox and Panorama may be used to remediate existing PDFs. Web editors are encouraged to review the available the Equidox training.

Access to Accessibility Trainings, Presentations and Tools

As a reminder, all faculty and staff have access to the Institute for Teaching Excellence (ITE) Faculty Professional Development (FPD) course page through the Faculty Professional Development Course link (requires SSO).

The recent presentation from accessibility consultant Judy Risch, including the slides, is available on the Digital Accessibility Overview page within the FPD course, along with recordings of prior accessibility trainings.

Upcoming Drop‑In Sessions and Trainings

ITE is offering additional training and one-on-one support as follows: 

April 15 Zoom Session: Practicing Panorama Drop-In Hour

Wednesday, April 15: Noon – 1 p.m. | April 15 Zoom Link

Drop in and work alongside an ITE staff member for quick one-on-one assistance with accessibility tools in Microsoft and Panorama to make your PowerPoint or Word documents digitally accessible.

April 22 Zoom Session: Designing Accessible PowerPoints from the Ground Up

Wednesday, April 22: 12:30 – 1 p.m. | April 22 Zoom Link

Learn how to design PowerPoint slides with digital accessibility in mind from the start. This ITE-sponsored session will cover functional design choices, the basics of using images, objects, and tables, and the use of built-in tools.