Week of May 13, 2024

Open Lab

Join us at any time during Open Lab hours.

Date: May 17, 2024
Time: 9:30 A.M. to 11:00 A.M.
Location: Virtual | Zoom (Zoom meeting link)

Bring your questions, problems, glitches, show & tell (share what you’ve been working on), or just listen in.
All are welcome to attend.

Open Labs for May 2024

  • May 17
  • May 31

No Open Lan on May 24. Enjoy the three-day weekend.

Digital Accessibility is Everyone’s Responsibility

All WSU employees who create and publish digital content (such as email, documents, multimedia, and websites) are responsible for making sure their digital content is accessible and provides an inclusive experience.

The Digital Accessibility assessment is required for WSU employees who create and publish digital content. This assessment must be completed yearly per university policy.


Training

WSU Global Accessibility Awareness Day

May 16, 2024

We are offering presentations on alternative text for images, accessible social media, web accessibility checkers, ADA Regulations, policies, and digital accessibility.

Moving Your Website into the Web Design System (WDS)

We offered a series of training presentations covering the Web Design System, Blocks, Accessibility, and Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

These 1-hour trainings will help you update your website from the Spine theme to WDS. These training sessions were recorded and posted on our website.


Open Lab Notes

  • Aug. 23, 2024 Open Lab Notes Updates, tutorials, and resources from Aug 23, 2024 Open Lab, including WSU Mutlisite Info, User Roles, Document Revision.
  • Aug 16, 2024 Open Lab Notes Updates, tutorials, and resources from Aug 16, 2024 Open Lab, including People List block and Beta Directory.

Posts

  • Accessibility Assessment, User Roles, and Login Procedures Plans for updating web support tickets to include accessibility responsibilities and assessment requirement, accessibility roles within WordPress, and using the OKTA login with the Accessibility Assessment status.
  • Migration to AWS Server The progress of moving our WordPress networks to the AWS server from spring 2024 until early summer 2024.
  • Moving Your Website into the Web Design System (WDS) We offering a series of presentations covering the Web Design System, Blocks, Accessibility, and Search Engine Optimization (SEO). These 1-hour trainings will help you update your website from the Spine theme to WDS. These trainings will be recorded and posted on our website afterward.