Jan

How to make your content accessible

by The Digital Culture Network, Arts Council England

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Event description

A webinar for arts and cultural organisations to learn how to make website content, webinars and training sessions accessible.

About this Event

How digitally accessible is your content? In this one-hour webinar, the Digital Culture Network's Tech Champion for websites, Roberta Beattie, will guide you through how to make your website, webinars and training sessions accessible.

Roberta will explain what accessibility means when it comes to digital content, outline best practice for delivering accessible online events and training sessions and provide tips on creating an accessibility statement for your website.

You will also have the opportunity to ask questions during a live Q&A session.

You will learn:

What is accessibility?
Top tips, tools, best practice and legislation
How to deliver accessible webinars and training sessions

What level is it?

Beginners - This session is suitable for beginners and any organisation who needs to know how to make their digital content accessible and inclusive.

Can I book a place?

This webinar is presented as part of a funded programme for arts and cultural organisations. Free places are available for anyone who works with or for a publicly funded arts and cultural organisation and for those currently in receipt of or usually eligible for Arts Council funding.

We would be very pleased to book a BSL interpreter upon request so please get in touch or request the booking at registration. We ask you give a minimum of 10 days’ notice where possible.

Can I ask questions?

Yes and we actively encourage it to shape the content. You can ask in advance on Twitter using the hashtag #DigitalCultureNetwork or message @ace_dcn. Alternatively, you can add your questions as part of the sign-up process.

You can also ask questions on the day using the Zoom live stream chat facility.

Can I receive 1-2-1 support?

The Digital Culture Network is part of a funded programme for arts and cultural organisations. We have a team of 9 Tech Champions across the country, who can provide free 1-2-1 support in a range of areas including digital strategy development, websites, social media, data analytics, digital content creation, SEO and paid marketing, CRM, box office and ticketing systems and email marketing. This support is available for those currently funded by or usually eligible for Arts Council England funding. You can indicate whether you would like to be contacted by a Tech Champion as part of the sign-up process.

Please get in touch if you have any questions about your eligibility.

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Questions?

Please email us on digitalnetwork@artscouncil.org.uk or for more information about the Digital Culture Network. To request free one-to-one support from a Tech Champion visit digitalculturenetwork.org.uk/ask-a-tech-champion/ or find us on Twitter @ace_dcn.

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