Navigating the Accessibility Frontier: From Fundamentals to Future-Ready Tools using Microsoft’s Digital Platform
Available On-Demand
This webinar is available on-demand. If you have issue accessing the recording, please email meetings@naco.org.
Join us as we continue in our "Chart Your Course" digital learning program. Discover how Microsoft's digital platform can assist your journey to ADA compliance.
Presenters will cover the following areas, as well as a selection of curated resources from the online digital platform:
- Accessibility 101: What is accessibility
- Compliance
- Best practices
- Websites, apps
- Documents
- Social media
- Microsoft accessibility features and tools
- AI and accessibility
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Speakers
Angela Lean
Erica Zelmanowicz
Rita Reynolds
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