{"id":5075,"date":"2021-09-20T14:46:28","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T20:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/webguide\/?p=5075"},"modified":"2026-01-13T11:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T18:24:13","slug":"free-webaim-virtual-training-opportunity-october-6-and-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/webguide\/2021\/09\/20\/free-webaim-virtual-training-opportunity-october-6-and-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Free WebAIM virtual training opportunity October 6 and 7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Idaho Digital Accessibility Consortium is presenting a <strong>free<\/strong> WebAIM Virtual Training workshop opportunity for State of Idaho employees (including Boise State staff and faculty) October 6 and 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WebAIM (Web Accessibility In Mind)<\/a> has provided comprehensive accessibility services since 1999 and is internationally recognized as a leader in providing web accessibility expertise, leadership, and advocacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-the-training\">About the training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join us to celebrate Disability Awareness Month in October and gain a better understanding of how web accessibility provides greater access to services and support for your audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This two-day interactive Zoom training will introduce participants to web accessibility principles and strategies for how to champion accessibility within an organization. Participants who wish to take a deeper dive into making documents or websites accessible can choose to attend advanced breakout sessions at the end of day two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While this training is tailored toward non-profit organizations and their partners, Boise State faculty and staff can apply foundational concepts to their roles at the university. To find more resources on web accessibility, visit the <a href=\"\/webguide\/\">Boise State Webguide.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-training-sponsors\">Training sponsors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/webguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/06\/WebAim-Sponsors.png\" alt=\"Sponsor logos\" class=\"wp-image-4971\" style=\"width:400px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Idaho Digital Accessibility Consortium<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access Idaho<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/idahocdhd.org\/\">Center on Disabilities and Human Development<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dacnw.org\/\">Disability Action Center<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/idahoat.org\/\">Idaho Assistive Technology Project<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifecil.org\/\">Life: A Center for Independent Living<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lincidaho.org\/\">LINC: Powering Independence<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Idaho Digital Accessibility Consortium is presenting a free WebAIM Virtual Training workshop opportunity for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":4981,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3162,3159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-accessibility","category-learning-opportunities"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Free WebAIM virtual training opportunity October 6 and 7 - Webguide<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Boise State announced a free WebAIM virtual training opportunity for October 6-7, 2021. 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