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Digital Accessibility Basics

Zoom

This interactive session introduces the fundamentals of digital accessibility and why it matters at UCLA. Participants will learn what accessibility means in a digital context, gain insight into disability culture, and see a live screen reader demonstration. The training will also cover practical tips for creating accessible documents, websites, and media, including proper use of...

Covariate Selection in Regression: A Crash Course on Good and Bad Controls

Zoom

Choosing which covariates to control for in regression models is a well-known challenge, and clear guidance on this issue is often lacking. Causal diagrams, specifically directed acyclic graphs (DAGs), offer a powerful framework for addressing this challenge. This workshop discusses the paper “A Crash Course in Good and Bad Controls” (Cinelli, Forney, & Pearl, 2022),...

Digital Accessibility Testing Made Simple

Zoom

Duration: 1 hour Audience: UCLA web editors, content creators, IT staff, and program managers Tools Covered: WAVE Chrome plug-in, Siteimprove Accessibility, manual keyboard testing By the end of this training, participants will: -Understand the basics of digital accessibility and UCLA’s WCAG 2.1 AA compliance requirements. -Learn how to use WAVE for page-by-page testing. -Learn how...

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