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SUMMARY:Sew Savvy Adults: Library Book Bag
DESCRIPTION:It’s Canadian library month! Let’s make a simple tote bag to bring home your next library reads!
URL:https://wasagabeachpubliclibrary.ca/events/sew-savvy-adults-library-book-bag/
LOCATION:Wasaga Beach Public Library\, 544 River Road West\, Wasaga Beach\, ON\, L9Z 2P1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Create Accessible Documents Series: Make Your MS Word Documents Accessible
DESCRIPTION:Turn an ordinary Word document into one that everyone can use.\n\n\n📌 Adults \nMAKE YOUR DOCUMENTS WORK FOR EVERYONE: MICROSOFT WORD \nYour registration includes a hands-on tech help lab on October 21. \nYour document may look perfect—but can everyone read it\, navigate it\, and understand it? \nJoin Lidia Durando\, Founder of Make It Accessible (MIA)\, for a practical workshop on creating more accessible Microsoft Word documents. \nParticipants are encouraged to bring their own fully charged laptop to the workshop so they can follow along in Microsoft Word on their own device and reinforce what they’re learning in real time. \nWE’LL COVER: \n• Why document accessibility matters• What assistive technologies are and how people use them• Heading structure and document organization• Making images and other objects accessible• Colour and contrast• Setting accessible default features• Using Microsoft Word’s Accessibility Checker• Practical accessibility tips you can apply immediately \nTake away: The knowledge and tools to create more accessible Word documents from the start. \nHANDS-ON TECH HELP LAB — INCLUDED WITH YOUR REGISTRATION \nOctober 21 | 6:00–7:30 PM \nReturn for a hands-on practice lab where you can apply what you’ve learned to your own Word documents with instructor coaching and guidance. \nBring your fully charged laptop and Microsoft Word files. You’ll have the opportunity to create or revise your own documents\, ask questions\, and get practical help as you work. \nREQUIRED FOR ATTENDANCE \nParticipants must have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and have Microsoft Word already installed on the laptop or computer they bring to the workshop and hands-on lab. \nWHO SHOULD ATTEND? \nSmall & Medium BusinessesMake your customer communications\, forms\, reports\, and business documents more inclusive. \nTeachers & EducatorsCreate learning materials and documents that are accessible to more students. \nTrainers & ProfessionalsMake the documents you share with colleagues and clients more accessible. \nOrganizations & Community GroupsBuild accessibility into everyday communication—not as an afterthought\, but from the beginning. \nMEET YOUR TRAINER \nLidia DurandoAccessibility Consultant • Trainer • Founder\, Make It Accessible \nLidia is an award-winning accessibility professional with more than 15 years of experience in information technology\, training\, and accessibility leadership. She brings extensive real-world experience to accessibility training\, making complex concepts practical\, understandable\, and achievable. \n• Former Accessibility and Inclusion Lead with the Ontario Public Service\, Treasury Board Secretariat• Delivered accessibility training to more than 15\,000 Ontario public servants• More than 10 years of experience implementing accessibility requirements\, including the AODA and IASR• Helped organizations develop practical and sustainable accessibility programs• Recipient of multiple Ontario Public Service awards• Trusted accessibility advisor and founder of Make It Accessible \n“Accessibility doesn’t have to be complicated. Let’s make it simple\, clear\, and accessible.” \nABOUT THE SERIES \nThree workshops. Three practical topics. Each workshop includes its own hands-on tech help lab. \nParticipants may register for the topics that interest them. Separate registration is required for each workshop. \nOctober 14 — Microsoft WordHands-on lab: October 21 \nOctober 28 — Microsoft PowerPointHands-on lab: November 4 \nNovember 18 — Microsoft ExcelHands-on lab: November 25 \nDon’t just create documents—create accessible documents. \nThree workshops. Practical skills. Real-world tools.Learn it. Apply it. Make it accessible. \nPresented by Make It Accessible (MIA)
URL:https://wasagabeachpubliclibrary.ca/events/create-accessible-documents-series-make-your-ms-word-documents-accessible/
LOCATION:Wasaga Beach Public Library\, 544 River Road West\, Wasaga Beach\, ON\, L9Z 2P1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adult
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