Accessibility Training

A wide variety of training opportunities are available for all Bellevue College employees, and more are continuously being developed.

Required Training for All Staff and Faculty

Training required for all employees was assigned via Bridge on March 30, 2026.

Digital Accessibility Fundamentals Series (3 courses)

  • Why Digital Accessibility Matters: Title II and ADA Overview (50 minutes)
  • Digital Accessibility Fundamentals (10 Best Practices) (45 minutes)
  • Email Accessibility Training (30 minutes)
Log In to Bridge to View Assigned Training

Specialized Training

Additional training that is specific to certain roles and tools is also available, and is required for access to certain systems, or by supervisor determination.

Canvas

Training for employees who create Canvas content:

Training Platform: Canvas

Digital Documents

Training for employees who create digital documents.

  • Word
  • PowerPoint
  • Excel

Enroll in Bridge

Training Platform: Bridge

Website Platform

Training is available through Bridge.

Website managers may self‑enroll in the training most relevant to the type of site they manage via the How to Get Website Manager Training Knowledge Base article.

Training Platform: Bridge

Office Hours Support for Staff

New this summer: Weekly focus topics and special guest presenters!

Staff Accessibility Office Hours are open every Wednesday through August 26, 12:30–2:30 PM via Teams. Each week has a focus topic so you can plan your visit, and we have special guest presenters joining throughout the summer to share their expertise. More guest presenter details are coming soon – check BC-FYI each week for the latest topic and updates.

This Wednesday, June 17:
Making Word Documents Accessible

Join the Making Word Documents Accessible session via Teams

How it works

These sessions are a guided support space for staff — not a drop-off service. Bring your questions, your documents, or just your curiosity. You can drop in for a few minutes or stay for the full two hours. No appointment needed.

During office hours we can help you with:

  • Making documents accessible in Word, PDF, and PowerPoint
  • Captioning, alt text, and media accessibility
  • Email and general digital content accessibility
  • Using built-in accessibility tools and checkers
  • General design strategies for more accessible materials
  • Understanding what Title II accessibility expectations look like in practice

A few things to know

  • Guidance provided is design-focused and does not include legal review or formal compliance certification
  • These sessions are not recorded
  • Faculty have dedicated live support through Interactive eLearning Services – visit the interactive elearning website for timings and meeting link

Digital Accessibility Awareness Week 2025 Recordings

We had an excellent Digital Accessibility Awareness Week 2025 recently! Throughout this week, we explored practical tools, strategies, and insights to make our content and communications accessible for all. Recordings of the training sessions are available below.

Watch Accessibility for All: An introduction to Disability & Universal Design on Vimeo

Watch Presenting Accessibly on Vimeo

Watch Check It Before You Share It: Accessibility Tools in Microsoft Office on Vimeo

Watch Building Balance: Strategies for Sustainable Accessibility Work on Vimeo

Watch Access Granted: Building Accessible Canvas Content on Vimeo

Additional Training Resources

We are constantly looking for new training options and opportunities to make available to Bellevue College faculty and staff. Current options available to all employees include:

SBCTC Accessibility Micro-Courses

The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) has assembled a variety of accessibility courses, and provide a certification upon completion of the 15 hour series. Topics include Accessible Design Concepts, Accessible Word, PowerPoint, and PDF documents, Canvas and Email accessibility, and more.

LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning has a wide variety of trainings on all aspects of accessibility, and is free to Bellevue College students and employees with your login.

Checklists and Guides

Interactive eLearning has developed checklists for common accessibility practices. These guides are located on SharePoint, and will require you to log in with your BC NetID.

Additional guides are also available:

Training Questions

If you have questions or need additional support, please reach out:

SBCTC Online Accessibility Office Hours

SBCTC is offering accessibility-focused office hours through Winter and Spring quarters, Fridays, 1–2 pm via Zoom