Private and public organizations, educational and corporate institutions, are all being closely examined to see if they follow the various mandates that require that digital materials be accessible. Elearning can include: PDF files that are available to be downloaded and read on a device such as a tablet or computer. Digital content needs to be created in such a way that accommodates these assistive technologies. And some, like Lectora and SoftChalk (PDF, 2.7 MORE

In our first blog on the evolution of digital first publishing Publishing Success with Digital First Publishing , we discussed how the publishing industry led by decreased sales in education textbooks initially adopted a general digital first workflow. Publishers have a number of entrepreneurial solutions to increase their effectiveness in the digital publishing environment. Voiceover technology and other features allow built-in accessibility. MORE

That’s why we just launched DE Academy , a learning portal that provides digital access to our expertise, on-demand. How have you made all that content available in digital form? So what is the final product? Also, we offer punch lists in PDF format. In addition, we offer traditional elearning courses that look like a PowerPoint deck with voiceovers and assessments and those types of things. WELCOME TO EPISODE 22 OF THE TALENTED LEARNING SHOW! MORE

Private and public organizations, educational and corporate institutions, are all being closely examined to see if they follow the various mandates that require that digital materials be accessible. Elearning can include: PDF files that are available to be downloaded and read on a device such as a tablet or computer. Digital content needs to be created in such a way that accommodates these assistive technologies. And some, like Lectora and SoftChalk (PDF, 2.7 MORE

Luckily, nowadays video production is not just a privilege of the professionals. Those clickable layers are for example video cards, article cards, gallery cards, map cards, data cards (all context cards), newsletter cards, poll cards, donation cards, product cards, patreon cards. The end-products of this platform are called “smart videos” and are filled with advanced features. A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, usually containing audio narration. MORE

I’d like to briefly discuss what I took away in terms of standards , process , patterns libraries , and testing , and then wrap up with how learning and development teams can use these perspectives to make online training and related digital content more accessible. Multiple standards are used to gauge accessibility ( Section 508 for federal agencies, PDF/UA for PDF files), but the most common is the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. MORE

While emphasizing the “why” of digital accessibility, Microassist CTO and noted accessibility advocate Hiram Kuykendall also provided web and application developers over an hour’s worth of web accessibility resources and instruction during Austin Adobe User Group ’s (AAUG’s) June meeting. Hiram began his talk by outlining why making online and other digital content accessible to those with disabilities is relevant to web designers and app developers. Digital inclusion. MORE

Luckily, nowadays, video production is not just a privilege of the professionals. The end-products of this platform are called “smart videos” and are filled with advanced features. A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, usually containing audio narration. MORE