In April 2024, the Department of Justice mandated that all state and local programs, including Penn State, must make their web and mobile applications accessible to individuals with disabilities by April 2026. This means our online course content must be fully accessible by then.
Join the Accessible Skills Challenge to master the essential skills needed to make your course content accessible and stay ahead of the curve!!
For 8 weeks, participants receive an email prompt asking them to perform a single accessibility task in their course. These tasks focus on core elements of content that can then be applied across the entire course.
A badge will be provided for those who complete 6 of the 8 weekly tasks. Feel free to pick and choose which prompts you’d like to try! To sign up, complete the Summer Accessible Skills Challenge Registration form.
Alongside weekly prompts, you’ll receive resources to help complete tasks and answer FAQs. You will also have the opportunity to connect with other faculty in a dedicated Teams space.
This is the third offering of this challenge. Join in the experience and prepare your courses for next semester!! If Summer does not work for your schedule, check back. We will offer the same challenge again in Fall 2025!!