Accessible Social Media 2.0 (Co-listed with Accessible Technology Webinar Series)


Tuesday, March 15, 2022
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Eastern Time Zone

Description

Organizations, businesses, and public entities use social media to promote their products and mission as well as to engage members of the public. This webinar will cover how social managers and other staff can create and publish content for social media in a manner that is accessible to individuals with a variety of disabilities (vision, auditory, motor, and cognitive). The speaker will provide an overview of the basics of making content accessible on various social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Learn tips beyond the basics such as tips on writing alt text, ensuring language is accessible, and testing your own content. Participants will have an opportunity to ask the speaker questions following the presentation.

This session is co-listed with the Accessible Technology Webinar Series. Registration is only needed once to attend. You do not need to register under both programs.

Continuing Education Recognition Available

Certificate Credit hours
ACTCP 1.5
Certificate of Attendance 1.5

Speakers:

Alexa Heinrich, Social Media Manager, St. Petersburg College

Questions for presenters:

1 Good morning. I am deaf and I will need American Sign Language interpreter for this session. Thank you. James
2 How do you make social media accessible when the event or meeting is live or impromptu? Thanks, Anh N.
3 This session provides great content for my work, but the time conflicts with another nonnegotiable work commitment. Will the session be recorded so I can access it later in the day?

Session Questions

This session is accepting questions from registered users. After you have registered to participate in this session you can submit your questions on your Account Manager page. Please note: the number of questions will be limited and submissions will be closed well before the session starts to provide time to prepare answers.