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
- Jul. 24, 2026 Open Lab Notes Updates, tutorials, and resources from Jul 24, 2026 Open Lab, including updates for the News and Brand websites, Events website, and block glitch, and FERPA resources.
- July 17, 2026 Open Lab Notes Updates, tutorials, and resources from July 17, 2026 Open Lab, including all SEO resources and People Directory information.
Posts
- Guidance on the DOJ’s Extension of Accessibility Compliance Dates The U.S. Department of Justice extended the compliance deadline for web content and mobile application accessibility to April 26, 2027. This does not exempt WSU from compliance with existing state law (USER-01) and WSU policy (UPPM 10.45).
- Web Accessibility Open Lab in 2026 Join us in 2026 for a once-a-month open lab focused on web accessibility. On the 2nd Thurs of the month from 9:30 to 11:00 AM bring your web accessibility questions and problems, or listen to the conversation around web accessibility.
- Web Accessibility and Systemwide Communicators and Marketers Fall Meeting Web Accessibility Updates and Reminders This is information and resources presented by Danial Bleile and Lesa McPeak during the Systemwide Communicators and Marketers Fall Meeting 2025. Department of Justice (DOJ) […]