BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Central Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Central Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn practical strategies for creating more digital ly accessible and inclusive Google Docs and Google Slides!Date and Time: A ugust 27 from 11:00 a.m. to 11:55 a.m.Location: Education Room 22 or Onlin e via Zoom \;Campus now has a digital accessibility checker for Google Docs and Slides!This hybrid workshop will guide faculty and teaching assi stants through key accessibility features and best practices in Google Doc s and Google Slides using  Grackle Docs\, an accessibility checking and re mediation tool. You'll learn how to create documents that are easier to na vigate and use for everyone while applying accessibility techniques to you r own documents.Key takeaways:Use built-in heading styles to create a clea r document structure.Create accessible lists and tables.Add meaningful alt text to images and other non-text content.Write descriptive link text.Che ck color contrast and use readable fonts.Use Grackle Docs to identify acce ssibility issues and apply recommended fixes.Bring a laptop and a Google D oc and Google Slides document to work on during the session.You will need to access your document with your University of Illinois Google account.&n bsp\; \;Learn out to use your U of I Google Account. DTEND:20260827T165500Z DTSTAMP:20260804T231514Z DTSTART:20260827T160000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Google Docs Accessibility Workshop UID:RFCALITEM639214641140820874 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join us to learn practical strategies for creating more digitally accessi ble and inclusive Google Docs and Google Slides!

Date and Time: August 27 from 11:00 a.m. to 11:55 a.m.

Location: Education Room 22 or Online via Zoom
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Campus now has a digital accessibility ch ecker for Google Docs and Slides!

This h ybrid workshop will guide faculty and teaching assistants through key acce ssibility features and best practices in Google Docs and Google Slides usi ng  Grackle Docs\, an accessibility checking and remediat ion tool. You'll learn how to create documents that are easier to navigate and use for everyone while applying accessibility techniques to your own documents.

Key takeaways:
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  • Use built-in heading styles to create a clear document structu re.
  • Create accessible lists and tables.
  • < div>Add meaningful alt text to images and other non-text content.
  • Write descriptive link text.
  • Check color con trast and use readable fonts.
  • Use Grackle Docs< /strong> to identify accessibility issues and apply recommended fixes.

    • Bring a laptop and a Google Doc and Google Slides document to work on during the session.

    Y ou will need to access your document with your Universit y of Illinois Google account. \; \;Learn out to use your U of I Google Account.
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