{"id":2000015476,"date":"2025-12-10T15:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T22:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/oit\/?p=2000015476"},"modified":"2025-12-10T15:00:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T22:00:33","slug":"grackle-for-google-docs-webinar-recording-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/oit\/2025\/12\/10\/grackle-for-google-docs-webinar-recording-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Grackle for Google Docs webinar recording now available"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In case you missed the Office of Information Technology&#8217;s recent Grackle for Google Docs workshops, we&#8217;ve made the recording available via an on-demand webinar to help faculty and staff ensure that the Google Docs they create and share meet the university&#8217;s digital accessibility requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The webinar recording offers practical, step-by-step guidance on using Grackle Docs (available in Google Docs), and provides a clear strategy for reviewing, correcting, and publishing accessible digital documents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The training supports the university\u2019s commitment to meeting WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility standards per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/compliance\/ada\/title-ii-rule-on-digital-accessibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">updated ADA Title II regulations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-proactive-approach-to-accessible-documents\">A proactive approach to accessible documents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recording introduces a simple three-step decision framework to guide the review of existing Google Docs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Remove outdated or unnecessary files<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Replace content with a more accessible format when appropriate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remediate documents that must remain in Google Docs by using the Grackle add-on<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This method helps areas prioritize their workload while ensuring that essential materials are improved and kept compliant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hands-on-guidance-using-grackle-docs\">Hands-on guidance using Grackle Docs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bulk of the webinar provides an in-depth demonstration of Grackle Docs, recommending a \u201cwork backwards\u201d approach that begins with readability issues before addressing larger structural elements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants learn how to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Improve readability through color contrast, font choices, paragraph length, and descriptive links<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Correct lists, footnotes, and headers\/footers to ensure proper tagging and screen-reader behavior<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Structure tables accurately and avoid layout tables<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apply proper heading hierarchy for navigability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Write effective alternative text for images and identify decorative content<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fix metadata issues, including document titles and language settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The webinar also stresses the importance of human review, noting that automated tools cannot catch every issue (e.g., color contrast within images, clarity of language, and logical reading order). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visit the Boise State Accessibility website to access the recording:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/accessibility\/2025\/12\/09\/grackle-for-google-docs-carolyn-quintero\/\">Grackle for Google Docs on-demand webinar<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you missed the Office of Information Technology&#8217;s recent Grackle for Google Docs workshops,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":2000015478,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2000015476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - 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