A11Y Idaho

A11y Idaho is a community of practice to support understanding of best practices related to accessible content creation. Conversations each week will center around document accessibility or web accessibility. General digital accessibility will always be at the core of each session. Bring questions, experiences, and ideas to support conversations about best practices in the field.

Topic Interest Survey

Complete our A11y Idaho Guided Trainig Topic Interest Survey to help us determine the guided training topics for the next year, beginning in October.

Note The survey will close August 15, 2025.

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Calendar of Events

Join the Community of Practice each Wednesday at 9:30 am PT/10:30 am MT via Zoom.

Register to add the A11y Idaho recurring events to your calendar.

Schedule

  • 1st & 4th Wednesday: Open Hours (Documents)
  • 2nd Wednesday: Guided Training (See schedule)
  • 3rd Wednesday: Open Hours (Web Accessibility)

Meeting Descriptions

Open Hours: Stop by during our open hours to get your questions about accessibility answered. Sessions will alternate between being documents and web accessibility focused.

Guided Training: The second Wednesday of every month is dedicated to learning about a specific topic. See the guided training schedule for more information.

Recorded Guided Trainings

  • October 2024 guided training on images Play Video Images: Best practices for using alternative text and ensuring visual content is accessible.
  • November 2024 guided training on Flashing, auto-play, and auto-updating Play Video Flashing, auto-play, and auto-updating: Recognize the risks and ways to address content that could trigger seizures or create user confusion. Photosensitive Epilepsy Analysis Tool (PEAT)
  • December 2024 guided training on links and buttons Play Video Links and buttons: Tips for creating clear, accessible interactive elements that enhance user navigation and usability.
  • February 2025 guided training on sensory characteristics, contrast, resizing text Play Video Sensory characteristics, contrast, and resizing text: Adopt accessible design practices with high contrast and flexible text resizing to ensure content remains readable and user-friendly.
  • March 2025 guided training on content structure and consistent structure Play Video Content structure and consistent structure: Use headings and other structural elements to create clear and navigable content for all users.
  • April 2025 guided training on plain language and tools used Play Video Plain language and tools used: Tips for how plain language—clear, concise, and well-organized content—improves accessibility, and tools to help evaluate and create content that all users can understand. Plain language resources and tools
  • May 2025 guided training on tables Play Video Tables: Tips for creating accessible tables using proper headers, layout, and structure for screen reader users.
    Resources for creating accessible tables
  • June 2025 guided training on captions, transcripts, and audio description Play Video Captions, transcripts, and audio description: Learn what captions, transcripts, and audio description are, why they matter, and simple best practices to help make your videos and audio more accessible.