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 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…
Summer Reading and Your Library Website
Learn how to combine all of your website skills to create a summer reading post and page - and add it to your library website menu!
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 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…
Summer Reading and Your Library Website
Learn how to combine all of your website skills to create a summer reading post and page - and add it to your library website menu!
Training Calendar Version 1
Plugin for calendar: Simple Calendar
Source for calendar: Google Calendar
List view displayed as default for accessibility purposes.
- September 8, 2025
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Website Office Hour - Practice using styles in Microsoft Word
September 8, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Topic: Practice using styles in Microsoft Word
“Styles” is the basic tool for creating navigable headings in Microsoft Word. This session will be a (recorded) hands-on introduction and practice session to using styles in Microsoft Word. Once a document is properly formatted with headings, it can be used to create a template for future accessible documents, and it can be turned into a more accessible PDF.
If time and interest allow, we will also review how to do this in Google Docs.
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- September 16, 2025
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Website Accessibility Learning Group
September 16, 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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- September 17, 2025
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Website 201: [Just] Beyond the Basics
September 17, 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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- September 18, 2025
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Website 201: [Just] Beyond the Basics
September 18, 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 - Using Headings in Divi
September 18, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Topic: Using Headings in Divi
Accessible website navigation begins with proper use of headings. Divi modules provide options to create and to customize headings. This session will demonstrate using headings on a Divi webpage and how to use them with key text-based modules.
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Training Calendar Version 2
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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.