{"id":4418,"date":"2021-02-24T10:13:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T17:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/webguide\/?p=4418"},"modified":"2026-01-09T12:36:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T19:36:54","slug":"improve-your-accessibility-skills-with-tech-tuesdays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/webguide\/2021\/02\/24\/improve-your-accessibility-skills-with-tech-tuesdays\/","title":{"rendered":"Improve your accessibility skills with Tech Tuesdays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Join us for Tech Tuesdays! You know accessible content is crucial for a high-quality web experience. Beyond that, accessible content is essential for assistive technology users to access basic information and services. If you&#8217;ve ever been curious about how different assistive technology works, here&#8217;s an opportunity to learn more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join Laine&nbsp;Amoureux, owner of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AmoureuxATConsulting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AmoureuxATConsulting\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614199726954000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFrIwmol_vEpDDwuEzVlrXZobk54w\">Amoureux AT Consulting<\/a>, and Nick Stallings, from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/idahoat.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/idahoat.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614199726955000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEAs-CPV_EuyXo8pxvnxBtgwyRppQ\">Idaho Assistive Technology Project<\/a> live on Facebook every Tuesday to learn more about web accessibility and assistive technology. You&#8217;ll see demonstrations of different types of technology and learn practical tips for making your content more accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-upcoming-sessions\">Upcoming sessions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday, March 2nd Boise State University Web Accessibility Analyst, Carolyn Quintero, joins the conversation to discuss how tags make a PDF document more accessible for screen reader users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 9th, she&#8217;ll also discuss how to use a word processor&#8217;s built-in styles to create a tagged PDF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To access the sessions, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AmoureuxATConsulting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AmoureuxATConsulting\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1614199726954000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFrIwmol_vEpDDwuEzVlrXZobk54w\">Amoureux AT Consulting<\/a> on Facebook Tuesdays at 1:00 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-past-sessions\">Past sessions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Past Tech Tuesdays include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AmoureuxATConsulting\/videos\/859542564611339\/\">Using a website and accessing a PDF document without the ability to perceive color<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AmoureuxATConsulting\/videos\/1079882625864274\/\">Demonstration of how different assistive technologies interact with webpages<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AmoureuxATConsulting\/videos\/255134852709467\/\">Leverage speech to text technologies to ease the strain on your fingers, hands, wrists and arms<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AmoureuxATConsulting\/videos\/440170587349819\/\">What was I going to say? 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