{"id":8965,"date":"2026-03-18T12:23:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T16:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/ctl\/?p=8965"},"modified":"2026-03-18T12:23:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T16:23:53","slug":"digital-accessibility-fix-a-thon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/ctl\/archives\/8965","title":{"rendered":"Digital Accessibility Fix-A-Thon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(10, 10, 10)\"><i data-ogsc=\"\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">DON\u2019T PANIC!<\/i><\/span><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(10, 10, 10)\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Marshall needs to comply with<\/span><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/online\/digital-accessibility-and-universal-design-for-learning\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/online\/digital-accessibility-and-universal-design-for-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-outlook-id=\"31eafd2b-771c-40d9-8891-f2f815478aa9\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">federal digital accessibility standards<\/a><\/span><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">\u00a0b<\/span><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(10, 10, 10)\">y April 24, 2026,\u00a0<\/span><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(10, 10, 10)\">and we are here to support you! Join us for Marshall<\/span><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(10, 10, 10)\">\u2019<\/span><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(10, 10, 10)\">s Digital Accessibility Fix-a-Thon &#8211; a day of quick-fix workshops and drop-in help sessions hosted by Marshall Online, MUIT, Blackboard, CTL, and Adobe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(10, 10, 10)\">This event will be both in-person and on Teams.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(10, 10, 10)\"><b data-ogsc=\"\">Drop-In Help Table:\u00a0<\/b>1-4pm outside Drinko 349 to get one-on-one accessibility help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(10, 10, 10)\"><b data-ogsc=\"\"><i data-ogsc=\"\">Please see the website below or attached flyer <\/strong><\/span><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(10, 10, 10)\"><b data-ogsc=\"\"><i data-ogsc=\"\">for the Fix-a-Thon schedule:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><a title=\"https:\/\/events.marshall.edu\/event\/digital-accessibility-fix-a-thon\" href=\"https:\/\/events.marshall.edu\/event\/digital-accessibility-fix-a-thon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-outlook-id=\"15ca3f05-9fb3-4201-8f85-af687cfc1a0c\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\" data-ogsc=\"\">https:\/\/events.marshall.edu\/event\/digital-accessibility-fix-a-thon<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/ctl\/files\/Fixathon-Digital-Accessibility-2026.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8966\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/ctl\/files\/Fixathon-Digital-Accessibility-2026-232x300.png\" alt=\"FULL SCHEDULE\n\nDrop into sessions as your schedule allows.\n\n9-9:50 Fix and Fuel Coffee Bar, Welcome to the Fix-a-Thon! (Academic Affairs and Marshall Online)Enjoy coffee and refreshments while we discuss federal digital accessibility standards and how to get the most out of the Fix-a-Thon.\n\n10-10:50 Microsoft: Built-In Accessibility Meets AI Assistance (Jimil Vineyard, Tech Ed Training Manager, MUIT): Learn how to use Microsoft's core accessibility tools, including Copilot, and strengthen accuracy through human oversight.\n\n11-11:50 Adobe Accessibility Tools (Dan Armstrong, Adobe Senior Solutions Consultant and Katie McGuffey, Marshall Applications Systems Analyst): Learn new and exciting ways to integrate Adobe Accessibility tools into your workflow. Find out more about Adobe Acrobat's Accessibility tools.\n\n12-1 Blackboard Ally Quick Wins: Lunch and Learn (Eddie Randall, Blackboard Senior Solutions Engineer): Learn Blackboard Ally quick fixes for challenging tables, PDFs, and alt text. Lunch hosted by Blackboard (seats limited).\n\n1-2 Pause and Paws: Accessibility 1:1 Help (Marshall Online, MU Info Tech, MU Paws) Drop in for quick one-on-one help. Pet a therapy dog. Repeat.\n\n2-2:20 Accessibility vs. Accommodations (Stephanie Ballou, Director of Office of Accessibility and Accommodations) Learn how our office supports digital accessibility, the difference between accommodations and broader access, and how to know when a student needs an EEAAP.\n\n2:20-3:00 Don't Panic: Just-in-Time Tips (Dr. Jamie Warner, Interim Assistant Director of Center for Teaching and Learning) Not sure where to begin? This session walks through high-impact accessibility fixes using a just-in-time checklist.\n\n3:15-4:00 PreTeXt for Accessible Mathematics (Dr. Stephen Deterding, Assistant Professor of Math and Physics) Learn how to create and convert documents with mathematical equations and formulas to accessible HTML, PDF, and even Braille. Participants should create a free account at www.github.com prior to the workshop.\n\n4:00-4:30 From Fix-Its to Habits (Marshall Online and MU Information Technology) We'll summarize resources from the day and answer questions.\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/ctl\/files\/Fixathon-Digital-Accessibility-2026-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/ctl\/files\/Fixathon-Digital-Accessibility-2026-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/ctl\/files\/Fixathon-Digital-Accessibility-2026.png 1545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DON\u2019T PANIC!\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Marshall needs to comply with\u00a0federal digital accessibility standards\u00a0by April 24, 2026,\u00a0and we are here to support you! Join us for Marshall\u2019s Digital Accessibility Fix-a-Thon &#8211; a day of quick-fix workshops and drop-in help sessions hosted by Marshall Online, MUIT, Blackboard, CTL, and Adobe. This event will be both in-person and on Teams.\u00a0 Drop-In<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1064,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1064"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8965"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8967,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8965\/revisions\/8967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/ctl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}