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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Disability Resources and Education Services (DRES) on the Champaign/Urbana campus is offering an
</span>online introductory <span style="color:black">course in Web Accessibility where people can earn badges. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">This badging course is 6 hours of synchronous online training with hands-on activities during the course. The cost for
</span><b>University of Illinois participants</b> <span style="color:black">(valid netid is required) is $</span>120<span style="color:black"> per course (CFOP number required).</span>
<b>Non-University</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color:black">of Illinois participants have a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>different</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>cost.</span> Please see this link:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black"><a href="http://disability.illinois.edu/academic-support/accessible-it-group/badging/waeb2">Web Accessibility Evaluation for Technical Users (3-part course)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">January 1</span>3<sup><span style="color:black">th</span></sup><span style="color:black">, 1</span>5<sup><span style="color:black">th</span></sup><span style="color:black">, and
</span>17<sup><span style="color:black">th</span></sup><span style="color:black">, 2020 (Registration closes on J</span>anuary<span style="color:black"> 6)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please contact if you have any questions:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Christy Blew,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:clblew@illinois.edu"><span style="color:#954F72">clblew@illinois.edu</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Lori<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Lane,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:lorilane@illinois.edu"><span style="color:#954F72">lorilane@illinois.edu</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">NOTE: These courses are NOT for web, multimedia and software developers interested in learning how to build accessible websites, multimedia applications, or software. They are designed to help people develop basic skills in evaluating
a website for accessibility features and issues.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Lori Lane, M.Ed., <a href="https://www.accessibilityassociation.org/cpacccertification">
<span style="color:#0563C1">CPACC</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">IT Accessibility Specialist in Universal Design<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Illinois<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rehabilitation Education Center<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1207 S. Oak St., MC - #574<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Champaign, 61820<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 217-909-2075 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:lorilane@illinois.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563C1">lorilane@illinois.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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