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SUMMARY:PDF Accessibility Tools
DESCRIPTION:Description: This training introduces participants to the fundamentals of creating accessible PDF documents using Adobe Acrobat. Attendees will learn how to apply proper tagging techniques to ensure PDFs meet accessibility standards and are usable by individuals with disabilities. The session also highlights the importance of preserving accessibility features during the conversion process from Microsoft Word to PDF. \nLearning Objectives \n\nUnderstand how converting Word documents to PDF can preserve and enhance accessibility features\nExplain the essential components that make a PDF document accessible\nEvaluate converted PDFs to identify and correct common accessibility issues\n\nRecommended Attendees: Staff\, Faculty\, IT Specialist\, Web Developers\, Web Content Creators\, Graphic Designers\, Instructional Support\, Business Analysis\, Financial Personnel\, Marketing Specialist\, and Admin Support \nLocation: Virtual event \n\nThese trainings are only available to CSUN employees. You are required to login with your CSUN credentials in order to access Microsoft Bookings form). If you encounter any issues while completing the training registration form\, please contact udc@csun.edu. \nTo register via Microsoft Bookings\, go to the date of the workshop and select the time in the Bookings calendar\, fill in your information\, then scroll down to select the red Book button. \nRegister for this event\n\nNote: The accessibility training is for CSUN faculty\, staff\, student employees\, and alumni. \nAccommodations: ASL interpreter available. If you require other accommodations\, please contact udc@csun.edu. \nPlease note that a minimum of 20 attendees is required for UDC to conduct the training event.
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/pdf-accessibility-tools-2/
CATEGORIES:Accessibility & Universal Design,Human Resources,Information Technology,Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Universal Design Center":MAILTO:udc@csun.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260507T110000
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SUMMARY:New CSU Community of Practice for faculty: Accessible Instructional Materials
DESCRIPTION:Description: For faculty\, led by a CSU faculty member. Bring your questions about accessibility; share and learn from your colleagues. Agenda to follow. \nLocation: Zoom meeting link
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/new-csu-community-of-practice-for-faculty-accessible-instructional-materials-2/
CATEGORIES:Accessibility & Universal Design,Human Resources,Information Technology,Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Universal Design Center":MAILTO:udc@csun.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260604T110000
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SUMMARY:New CSU Community of Practice for faculty: Accessible Instructional Materials
DESCRIPTION:Description: For faculty\, led by a CSU faculty member. Bring your questions about accessibility; share and learn from your colleagues. Agenda to follow. \nLocation: Zoom meeting link
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/new-csu-community-of-practice-for-faculty-accessible-instructional-materials-3/
CATEGORIES:Accessibility & Universal Design,Human Resources,Information Technology,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260616T100000
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SUMMARY:June | Accessibility for Academic Support Staff
DESCRIPTION:Description: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has been updated with new requirements for course materials. These changes take effect April 24\, 2026. \nThis workshop for staff in academic departments will help you help your faculty prepare. We’ll cover: \n\nSummary of the ADA changes\nS.M.A.R.T. accessibility goals for faculty\nHow do you even know if a course file needs attention?\nUniversity support and resources for faculty\nCidi Labs in Canvas\nAnd more tools\nUniversal Design Center (UDC) and Academic Technology\nTraining workshops\nConsultations\nAdditional support\nWith time for questions\n\nNote: This workshop will not cover how to fix course materials. UDC’s semester training series for all faculty\, staff\, and student employees presents the “how-to” for various popular content creation tools. \nUDC also offers custom department workshops! To arrange a workshop for your department\, email UDC. \nLocation: Virtual event \n\nThese trainings are only available to CSUN employees. You are required to login with your CSUN credentials in order to access Microsoft Bookings form). If you encounter any issues while completing the training registration form\, please contact udc@csun.edu. \nTo register via Microsoft Bookings\, go to the date of the workshop and select the time in the Bookings calendar\, fill in your information\, then scroll down to select the red Book button. \nRegister for this event\n\nNote: The accessibility training is for CSUN faculty\, staff\, student employees\, and alumni. \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations\, please contact udc@csun.edu.
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/june-accessibility-for-academic-support-staff/
CATEGORIES:Accessibility & Universal Design,Human Resources,Information Technology,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260701T140000
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SUMMARY:Introduction to the Summer Sweep
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by a similar project at North Carolina State University\, since adopted by more than 50 colleges and universities\, CSUN will take targeted steps over four weeks this summer to make our web content\, specifically public-facing PDF documents\, more accessible. \nWeek 1 – The List (July 6 to 10)\nThe Universal Design Center will distribute a list of PDFs on division and college websites. Go through your list and remove from the site any PDFs that are internal\, outdated\, or unnecessary. Of the remaining PDFs\, start to identify which of your PDFs could be a web page or a web form instead\, and which need to remain public-facing PDFs. \nLearn more about the Summer Sweep Schedule \nUDC also offers custom department workshops! To arrange a workshop for your department\, email UDC. \nLocation: Virtual event \n\nThese trainings are only available to CSUN employees. You are required to login with your CSUN credentials in order to access Microsoft Bookings form). If you encounter any issues while completing the training registration form\, please contact udc@csun.edu. \nTo register via Microsoft Bookings\, go to the date of the workshop and select the time in the Bookings calendar\, fill in your information\, then scroll down to select the red Book button. \nRegister for this event\n\nNote: The accessibility training is for CSUN faculty\, staff\, student employees\, and alumni. \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations\, please contact udc@csun.edu.
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/introduction-to-the-summer-sweep/
CATEGORIES:Accessibility & Universal Design,Human Resources,Information Technology,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260708T100000
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SUMMARY:Web Accessibility in the New CSUN Web Environment
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by a similar project at North Carolina State University\, since adopted by more than 50 colleges and universities\, CSUN will take targeted steps over four weeks this summer to make our web content\, specifically public-facing PDF documents\, more accessible. \nWeek 2 – Web Pages (July 13 to 17)\nUsing your list from week 1\, begin to convert some of your PDFs to web pages on your division\, college\, or department website. \nLearn more about the Summer Sweep Schedule \nUDC also offers custom department workshops! To arrange a workshop for your department\, email UDC. \nLocation: Virtual event \n\nThese trainings are only available to CSUN employees. You are required to login with your CSUN credentials in order to access Microsoft Bookings form). If you encounter any issues while completing the training registration form\, please contact udc@csun.edu. \nTo register via Microsoft Bookings\, go to the date of the workshop and select the time in the Bookings calendar\, fill in your information\, then scroll down to select the red Book button. \nRegister for this event\n\nNote: The accessibility training is for CSUN faculty\, staff\, student employees\, and alumni. \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations\, please contact udc@csun.edu.
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/web-accessibility-in-the-new-csun-web-environment/
CATEGORIES:Accessibility & Universal Design,Human Resources,Information Technology,Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Universal Design Center":MAILTO:udc@csun.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260714T100000
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SUMMARY:Web Forms at CSUN
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by a similar project at North Carolina State University\, since adopted by more than 50 colleges and universities\, CSUN will take targeted steps over four weeks this summer to make our web content\, specifically public-facing PDF documents\, more accessible. \nWeek 3 – Forms (July 20 to 24)\nUsing your list from week 1\, begin to convert your PDF forms to one of CSUN’s many options for forms. \nLearn more about the Summer Sweep Schedule \nUDC also offers custom department workshops! To arrange a workshop for your department\, email UDC. \nLocation: Virtual event \n\nThese trainings are only available to CSUN employees. You are required to login with your CSUN credentials in order to access Microsoft Bookings form). If you encounter any issues while completing the training registration form\, please contact udc@csun.edu. \nTo register via Microsoft Bookings\, go to the date of the workshop and select the time in the Bookings calendar\, fill in your information\, then scroll down to select the red Book button. \nRegister for this event\n\nNote: The accessibility training is for CSUN faculty\, staff\, student employees\, and alumni. \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations\, please contact udc@csun.edu.
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/web-forms-at-csun/
CATEGORIES:Accessibility & Universal Design,Human Resources,Information Technology,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260721T100000
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SUMMARY:PDF Accessibility Tools
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by a similar project at North Carolina State University\, since adopted by more than 50 colleges and universities\, CSUN will take targeted steps over four weeks this summer to make our web content\, specifically public-facing PDF documents\, more accessible. \nWeek 4 – PDF Remediation (July 27 to 31)\nFinally\, some content does belong on our public websites as PDF files. For the PDFs that qualify for the “archive” exception under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)\, ensure those PDFs are presented as archived files. For the remaining PDFs\, ensure they are accessible. \nLearn more about the Summer Sweep Schedule \nUDC also offers custom department workshops! To arrange a workshop for your department\, email UDC. \nLocation: Virtual event \n\nThese trainings are only available to CSUN employees. You are required to login with your CSUN credentials in order to access Microsoft Bookings form). If you encounter any issues while completing the training registration form\, please contact udc@csun.edu. \nTo register via Microsoft Bookings\, go to the date of the workshop and select the time in the Bookings calendar\, fill in your information\, then scroll down to select the red Book button. \nRegister for this event\n\nNote: The accessibility training is for CSUN faculty\, staff\, student employees\, and alumni. \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations\, please contact udc@csun.edu.
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/pdf-accessibility-tools-5/
CATEGORIES:Accessibility & Universal Design,Human Resources,Information Technology,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T150000
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SUMMARY:July | Accessibility for Academic Support Staff
DESCRIPTION:Description: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has been updated with new requirements for course materials. These changes take effect April 24\, 2026. \nThis workshop for staff in academic departments will help you help your faculty prepare. We’ll cover: \n\nSummary of the ADA changes\nS.M.A.R.T. accessibility goals for faculty\nHow do you even know if a course file needs attention?\nUniversity support and resources for faculty\nCidi Labs in Canvas\nAnd more tools\nUniversal Design Center (UDC) and Academic Technology\nTraining workshops\nConsultations\nAdditional support\nWith time for questions\n\nNote: This workshop will not cover how to fix course materials. UDC’s semester training series for all faculty\, staff\, and student employees presents the “how-to” for various popular content creation tools. \nUDC also offers custom department workshops! To arrange a workshop for your department\, email UDC. \nLocation: Virtual event \n\nThese trainings are only available to CSUN employees. You are required to login with your CSUN credentials in order to access Microsoft Bookings form). If you encounter any issues while completing the training registration form\, please contact udc@csun.edu. \nTo register via Microsoft Bookings\, go to the date of the workshop and select the time in the Bookings calendar\, fill in your information\, then scroll down to select the red Book button. \nRegister for this event\n\nNote: The accessibility training is for CSUN faculty\, staff\, student employees\, and alumni. \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations\, please contact udc@csun.edu.
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/july-accessibility-for-academic-support-staff/
CATEGORIES:Accessibility & Universal Design,Human Resources,Information Technology,Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Universal Design Center":MAILTO:udc@csun.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260806T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260806T120000
DTSTAMP:20260415T104416
CREATED:20260407T220647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T220647Z
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SUMMARY:New CSU Community of Practice for faculty: Accessible Instructional Materials
DESCRIPTION:Description: For faculty\, led by a CSU faculty member. Bring your questions about accessibility; share and learn from your colleagues. Agenda to follow. \nLocation: Zoom meeting link
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/new-csu-community-of-practice-for-faculty-accessible-instructional-materials-4/
CATEGORIES:Accessibility & Universal Design,Human Resources,Information Technology,Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Universal Design Center":MAILTO:udc@csun.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260812T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260812T110000
DTSTAMP:20260415T104416
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SUMMARY:August | Accessibility for Academic Support Staff
DESCRIPTION:Description: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has been updated with new requirements for course materials. These changes take effect April 24\, 2026. \nThis workshop for staff in academic departments will help you help your faculty prepare. We’ll cover: \n\nSummary of the ADA changes\nS.M.A.R.T. accessibility goals for faculty\nHow do you even know if a course file needs attention?\nUniversity support and resources for faculty\nCidi Labs in Canvas\nAnd more tools\nUniversal Design Center (UDC) and Academic Technology\nTraining workshops\nConsultations\nAdditional support\nWith time for questions\n\nNote: This workshop will not cover how to fix course materials. UDC’s semester training series for all faculty\, staff\, and student employees presents the “how-to” for various popular content creation tools. \nUDC also offers custom department workshops! To arrange a workshop for your department\, email UDC. \nLocation: Virtual event \n\nThese trainings are only available to CSUN employees. You are required to login with your CSUN credentials in order to access Microsoft Bookings form). If you encounter any issues while completing the training registration form\, please contact udc@csun.edu. \nTo register via Microsoft Bookings\, go to the date of the workshop and select the time in the Bookings calendar\, fill in your information\, then scroll down to select the red Book button. \nRegister for this event\n\nNote: The accessibility training is for CSUN faculty\, staff\, student employees\, and alumni. \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations\, please contact udc@csun.edu.
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/august-accessibility-for-academic-support-staff/
CATEGORIES:Accessibility & Universal Design,Human Resources,Information Technology,Workshops
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://news.csun.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/udc_training_request.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Universal Design Center":MAILTO:udc@csun.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260903T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260903T120000
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SUMMARY:New CSU Community of Practice for faculty: Accessible Instructional Materials
DESCRIPTION:Description: For faculty\, led by a CSU faculty member. Bring your questions about accessibility; share and learn from your colleagues. Agenda to follow. \nLocation: Zoom meeting link
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/new-csu-community-of-practice-for-faculty-accessible-instructional-materials-5/
CATEGORIES:Accessibility & Universal Design,Human Resources,Information Technology,Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Universal Design Center":MAILTO:udc@csun.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261001T110000
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SUMMARY:New CSU Community of Practice for faculty: Accessible Instructional Materials
DESCRIPTION:Description: For faculty\, led by a CSU faculty member. Bring your questions about accessibility; share and learn from your colleagues. Agenda to follow. \nLocation: Zoom meeting link
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/new-csu-community-of-practice-for-faculty-accessible-instructional-materials-6/
CATEGORIES:Accessibility & Universal Design,Human Resources,Information Technology,Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Universal Design Center":MAILTO:udc@csun.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261105T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261105T120000
DTSTAMP:20260415T104416
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T220850Z
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SUMMARY:New CSU Community of Practice for faculty: Accessible Instructional Materials
DESCRIPTION:Description: For faculty\, led by a CSU faculty member. Bring your questions about accessibility; share and learn from your colleagues. Agenda to follow. \nLocation: Zoom meeting link
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/new-csu-community-of-practice-for-faculty-accessible-instructional-materials-7/
CATEGORIES:Accessibility & Universal Design,Human Resources,Information Technology,Workshops
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://news.csun.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/udc_Instructional_Materials.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Universal Design Center":MAILTO:udc@csun.edu
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261203T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261203T120000
DTSTAMP:20260415T104416
CREATED:20260407T220915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T220915Z
UID:10011323-1796295600-1796299200@news.csun.edu
SUMMARY:New CSU Community of Practice for faculty: Accessible Instructional Materials
DESCRIPTION:Description: For faculty\, led by a CSU faculty member. Bring your questions about accessibility; share and learn from your colleagues. Agenda to follow. \nLocation: Zoom meeting link
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/new-csu-community-of-practice-for-faculty-accessible-instructional-materials-8/
CATEGORIES:Accessibility & Universal Design,Human Resources,Information Technology,Workshops
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://news.csun.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/udc_Instructional_Materials.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Universal Design Center":MAILTO:udc@csun.edu
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