Training Procedures

Digital accessibility training will be:

• A repeatable program that teaches accessibility standards both general to WCAG Level AA and specific to USC.
• Specific to the sets of tasks that content creators and managers at the university complete in the normal course of their work. 
• Scheduled regularly each semester to train those newly responsible for content at the university.
• Completed at trainees' own pace via an online learning platform with evaluation modules. 

 

Groups of Trainees

Each of these groups has a specific set of content tasks they need to complete on a regular basis. Training will cover those tasks for each group.

Faculty & Instructors

Trained in making the following accessible:

• Documents and Presentations
• Audio and Video Files
• Images and Charts

 

Content Creators

Trained in making the following accessible:

• Web Pages (if working in Omni CMS)
• Documents and Presentations
• Audio and Video Files
• Images and Infographics
• Social Media Posts and Stories

 

Site Managers

Trained in making the following accessible:

• Web Pages
• Documents and Presentations
• Audio and Video Files
• Images, infographics, Charts

 

Developers

Trained in making the following accessible:

• All Code and Markup
• Web Pages and Tool/App Screens
• Images

 

Escalated Training

If a particular individual or unit repeatedly fails accessibility guidelines over time, they may be required to complete escalated training to address specific and/or ongoing issues causing repeated compliance failure.