What's new:
Creating a new blog post for my website
A step-by-step guide to creating a basic blog post, plus basic description of how blog posts appear on various pages of a website via Divi modules.
Using Styles to Create Headings in Microsoft Word
Overview on using "Styles" in Word documents and best practices for creating accessible documents using Microsoft Word.
Using NVDA Screen Reader
Curious about how a screen reader works and want to dip your toes into the ocean? Here's a few tips. Screen readers are very valuable for truly knowing if your webpages are accessible. Be warned - this is a skill that requires practice, but comes with rewards!
Website Heading Structure
This tutorial focuses on understanding and managing website heading structure, the skeleton of a webpage. It is fundamental to building clean, navigable, and accessible webpages.
Accessible Documents
Accessible documents are necessary any time new content in the form of PDFs, Word, Excel, PowerPoint information is added directly to or linked from a website. This provides an overview of accessibility for written (Word) and PDF documents and some initial steps you can take to begin making your documents…
Grackle Google Add-on
"Grackle" is an add-on for Google Docs, Google Slides, and Google Sheets for checking for accessibility issues. If your team publishes to the web using Google productivity tools, this could be a step in assuring ADA compliance for website content.
Accessible Documents – Basics
A high-level overview for understanding document accessibility, why PDFs are problematic, and basic tips and tools for creating documents and posting accessible website content.
Website Analytics Basics
Learn basic terminology and ways website analytics can help you understand how website visitors are accessing and using your website.
Plugin: Broken Link Checker
Use the Broken Link Checker plugin to flag broken links on your website and get notifications via email and dashboard report.
Accessibility in the News
Links to information about some of our library service partners about how their services are addressing accessibility concerns.
Alt+Text
Alternative text (Alt+text or Alt Text) is a description of an image on your website that enables a screen reader to interpret visual information for those with no/low vision who are visiting your website. It also allows search engines to better find relevant results for internet searchers, and supplies written…
Creating a new blog post for my website
A step-by-step guide to creating a basic blog post, plus basic description of how blog posts appear on various pages of a website via Divi modules.
Using Styles to Create Headings in Microsoft Word
Overview on using "Styles" in Word documents and best practices for creating accessible documents using Microsoft Word.
Using NVDA Screen Reader
Curious about how a screen reader works and want to dip your toes into the ocean? Here's a few tips. Screen readers are very valuable for truly knowing if your webpages are accessible. Be warned - this is a skill that requires practice, but comes with rewards!
Website Heading Structure
This tutorial focuses on understanding and managing website heading structure, the skeleton of a webpage. It is fundamental to building clean, navigable, and accessible webpages.
Accessible Documents
Accessible documents are necessary any time new content in the form of PDFs, Word, Excel, PowerPoint information is added directly to or linked from a website. This provides an overview of accessibility for written (Word) and PDF documents and some initial steps you can take to begin making your documents…
Grackle Google Add-on
"Grackle" is an add-on for Google Docs, Google Slides, and Google Sheets for checking for accessibility issues. If your team publishes to the web using Google productivity tools, this could be a step in assuring ADA compliance for website content.
Accessible Documents – Basics
A high-level overview for understanding document accessibility, why PDFs are problematic, and basic tips and tools for creating documents and posting accessible website content.
Website Analytics Basics
Learn basic terminology and ways website analytics can help you understand how website visitors are accessing and using your website.
Plugin: Broken Link Checker
Use the Broken Link Checker plugin to flag broken links on your website and get notifications via email and dashboard report.
Accessibility in the News
Links to information about some of our library service partners about how their services are addressing accessibility concerns.
Alt+Text
Alternative text (Alt+text or Alt Text) is a description of an image on your website that enables a screen reader to interpret visual information for those with no/low vision who are visiting your website. It also allows search engines to better find relevant results for internet searchers, and supplies written…
Training Calendar Version 1
Plugin for calendar: Simple Calendar
Source for calendar: Google Calendar
List view displayed as default for accessibility purposes.
- October 13, 2025
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Website Office Hour - Using OneDrive to post documents on your website
October 13, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Topic: Using OneDrive to post documents on your website
You've got your website documents in an accessible Word document with proper headings, alt text, and metadata. Now for the final - and maybe most tricky - step: using OneDrive to post those accessible Word documents to your website.The benefits to hosting documents on OneDrive and linking to your website go beyond accessibility and when correctly used can improve your workflow and streamline website management. But the setup takes some learning and planning, so be ready to dedicate some time to this.
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- October 15, 2025
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Website 201: [Just] Beyond the Basics
October 15, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Regular meet-up for those with basic website skills who want to become more proficient and efficient at
managing their website. Come prepared to log in to your website, share your screen, and ask your questions.Monthly on the 3rd Wednesday, 11 AM - 12 PM
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- October 16, 2025
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Website 201: [Just] Beyond the Basics
October 16, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Regular meet-up for those with basic website skills who want to become more proficient and efficient at managing their website. Come prepared to log in to your website, share your screen, and ask your questions.
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Website Office Hour - 5 Key Actions to Accessible Website Content
October 16, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Topic: 5 Key Actions to Accessible Website Content
Let’s say you’re handed a shiny, 100% accessible website and told you now need to maintain and update it. Sure…but how?This session will outline the five key competencies of a website manager who successfully keeps the content on a website both up-to-date and accessible.
- Use alternative text for non-text items
Avoid images with text inside - Use a clear heading structure for posts and pages
Avoid over-formatting text - Create and post accessible documents
Avoid PDFs - Know your skills and limits
- Use the Accessibility Checker and ask for help and review
- Use alternative text for non-text items
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- October 21, 2025
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Website Accessibility Learning Group
October 21, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Website Accessibility Learning Group meets on the third Tuesday of the month, 11 AM - 12 PM.
This group will focus on learning about and determining specific steps LEANWI website library staff need to take to come into compliance with the new Title II (public entities) ADA requirements for accessibility of websites and mobile devices (https://www.ada.gov/resources/small-entity-compliance-guide/).
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Training Calendar Version 2
Source for calendar: Google Calendar embed code
List view displayed as default for accessibility purposes. User can use dropdown to modify view to grid (calendar page) view.
In-person website training interest survey
Contact
Erica Brewster
Data and Technology Services Consultant
Wisconsin Valley Library Service
Brendan Tuckey
LEANWI Technology Support Consultant
LEANWI
websitehelp@librarieswin.org
Monthly Office Hours
Additional online and in-person trainings announced via email.
If you are not receiving office hour or other website emails, please email websitehelp@librarieswin.org to be added to the distribution list.