Open Lab
Open Lab (Zoom link)
9:30 A.M. to 11:00 A.M.
April 15, 2022
WDS Updates
- Accessibility Role, Responsibilities, and You Web Communication is implementing an Accessibility Role to ensure our WordPress websites comply with university policy.
- 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.
- Block Editor in the Web Design System Theme Training The Web Design System (WDS) and Block Editor training video is available.
New Posts
- May 15, 2026 Open Lab Notes Updates, tutorials, and resources from May 15, 2026, Open Lab, including GAAD trainings, accessibility inventory, alt text and complex images, and screen readers and special characters.
- May 8, 2026 Open Lab Notes Updates, tutorials, and resources from May 1, 2026, Open Lab, including an update on the News website, GAAD on May 21, and Before and After Content Widgets
- May 1, 2026 Open Lab Notes Updates, tutorials, and resources from May 1, 2026, Open Lab, including an update on the News website, GAAD on May 21, and Before and After Content Widgets
- Apr. 24, 2026 Open Lab Notes Updates, tutorials, and resources from Jan 1, 2026 Open Lab, including guides for Excel accessibility, forms & FERPA, Guidance on the DOJ’s Extension of Accessibility Compliance Dates.
- 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).
- Apr. 17, 2026 Open Lab Notes Updates, tutorials, and resources from Apr 17, 2026 Open Lab, including our new director, Top 10 Seniors, and resources for audio and video accessibility compliance.
- Apr 10, 2026 Open Lab Notes Updates, tutorials, and resources from Apr 10, 2026 Open Lab, including The WebAIM Million and These blind students say their college blocked their education. A new rule could help.
- Feb 27, 2026 Open Lab Notes Updates, tutorials, and resources from Feb 27, 2026 Open Lab, including the Digital Accessibility Assessment in Percipio, checking links for URL Defense and SafeLinks, and Testing Web Content Guide
- Feb. 20, 2026 Open Lab Notes Updates, tutorials, and resources from Feb. 20, 2026 Open Lab, including the Spine theme is deprecated, Digital Accessibility in Percipio, and the Page Order field.
- Feb. 13, 2026 Open Lab Notes Updates, tutorials, and resources from Feb. 13, 2026 Open Lab resources for digital core concepts, SEO, AI, and web design system.
- Feb. 5, 2026 Open Lab Notes Updates, tutorials, and resources from Feb 5, 2026 Open Lab, including accessibility resources, print css, and WAVE tool.
- Jan. 30, 2026 Open Lab Notes Updates, tutorials, and resources from Jan 30, 2026 Open Lab, including Content Inventory, WSU Delivers, Optimizing Existing Content, and Bulk Rename Utility.
- Jan. 23, 2026 Open Lab Notes Updates, tutorials, and resources from Jan 23, 2026 Open Lab, including Web Disability Simulator, Font Awesome & Icons Accessible, and Color and Accessibility training.
- Jan. 9, 2026 Open Lab Notes Updates, tutorials, and resources from Jan 9, 2026, Open Lab, including Economic Impact website, News website, 2026 Roadmap for web team, Design Tokens, 2026 Open Labs scdedule, and Accessible Bytes
- 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.
- Dec. 12, 2025 Open Lab Notes Updates, tutorials, and resources from Jan 1, 2025 Open Lab, including the news and brand website, economic impact website, WDS4 layout group.
- Dec. 5, 2025 Open Lab Notes Updates, tutorials, and resources from Jan 1, 2025 Open Lab, including Content Inventory training for Documents, Video, Audio, NVDA resources, and DOJ Fact Sheet and exceptions.
- 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) […]
- Oct. 31, 2025 Open Lab Notes Updates, tutorials, and resources from Oct. 31, 2025, Open Lab, including upcoming digital accessibility trainings and Content Inventory: Accessibility and Content. No Open Lab next week.
- Oct 24, 2025 Open Lab Notes Updates, tutorials, and resources from Oct 24, 2025, Open Lab, including news content integration, TablePress, Core Concept: Lists and Accessibility, Readability, and Plain Language Resource