Upcoming Trainings
Grackle Workspace Accessibility Training
- Virtual and in-person Grackle Workspace trainings are available. Sign up on the Technology Training Scheduling page.
- Grackle Workspace is a set of add-ons for Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets that help you create accessible digital content directly within Google Workspace. It provides real-time accessibility checks, highlights issues such as missing alt text, improper heading structures, and color contrast problems, and offers step-by-step guidance on how to fix them.
Digital Accessibility Office Hours
Digital accessibility office hours aim to support faculty in creating learning environments that can be accessed by all students. Drop in to learn practical strategies for making your syllabi, slides, and other course materials accessible. Also, learn how to use Grackle to check accessibility in your Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Held in the CTL (Library 212) on a biweekly basis throughout the spring semester to get ADA Title II ready!
- Thursday, January 22, 2026, 3:30 - 4:30 pm
- Thursday, February 5, 2026, 3:30 - 4:30 pm
- Thursday, February 19, 2026, 3:30 - 4:30 pm
- Thursday, March 5, 2026, 3:30 - 4:30 pm
- Thursday, March 19, 2026, 3:30 - 4:30 pm
- Thursday, April 2, 2026, 3:30 - 4:30 pm
- Thursday, April 9, 2026, 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Mass.gov/EOTSS - Upcoming Accessibility Trainings
Visit the Accessibility Training Resource Center's Events page for a schedule of their upcoming instructor-led accessibility training sessions.
Past Events
How Colleges Can Comply With Web-Accessibility Laws
- The recording of this 11/19/25 presentation is available to watch on demand.
- Details on the presentation can be found on The Chronicle of Higher Education's website.
- Presented by The Chronicle of Higher Education, with support from Siteimprove.
Digital Accessibility Compliance Resource Panel
- The slides and video recording of this 10/27/25 presentation are on the Digital Accessibility (Internal) page (requires faculty/staff login).
- This presentation provides an introduction to our digital accessibility hub, which is designed to provide guidance, tools, and best practices to help you meet ADA Title II and WCAG 2.1 requirements by April 2026.
CTL Teaching and Learning Hour on Digital Accessibility
- Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 3:30 pm
- Presenters Stefan Dodd (Chief Information Officer and Assistant Vice President), Julie Maki (Associate Director, Disability Services), and Rebecca Newell (Director, Title IX and Equal Opportunity) will discuss digital accessibility and becoming ADA Title II compliant.