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Unlocking Accessibility: Designing Inclusive Digital Documents and Communications
with Rosanna Miiller-Salas
In this hands-on workshop, educators will learn practical strategies for creating accessible digital materials and communications that support all learners. Through interactive activities, collaborative challenges, and gamified experiences, such as an accessibility escape room, participants will explore how to design accessible documents, presentations, emails, LMS content, and visual materials using tools they already use every day. Participants will leave with templates, checklists, and ready-to-use strategies aligned with Universal Design for Learning.
Digital accessibility unlocks learning for everyone—students with disabilities, multilingual learners, and anyone navigating course materials on different devices or with assistive technologies. This dynamic, hands‑on workshop empowers educators to design accessible documents, presentations, communications, and course content using the tools they already rely on every day, including Word, Google Docs, PowerPoint, Keynote, Canva, Adobe Express, email platforms, and learning management systems.
Through engaging, collaborative activities—like persona explorations, accessibility bingo, scavenger challenges, and a digital accessibility escape room—participants will experience inclusion from the learner’s perspective while building immediately applicable skills. Educators will leave with ready-to-use templates, practical checklists, and proven strategies to create more inclusive, user-friendly digital environments for every student.
Audience:
- K–12 teachers
- Instructional coaches
Curriculum designers
Educational technology specialists
School leaders interested in inclusive digital learning
| The Details | |
| Dates | Thurs, August 13, 2026 |
| Time | 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
| Cost | $325 per individual $650 per team of 2-4 $1,000 per team of 5-10 $1,500 per team of 11-15 |
| Location | CU Denver |
| Graduate Credits Available | N/A |
Purpose & Outcomes
• Apply principles of digital accessibility and Universal Design for Learning
• Create accessible documents using Word and Google Docs
• Design accessible presentations using PowerPoint or Keynote
• Improve accessibility in email communications using Outlook and Gmail
• Design accessible visual materials such as flyers and infographics using Canva or Adobe Express
• Implement accessible design practices in Canvas LMS, Schoology, or Google Classroom
• Use accessibility tools such as headings, alt text, color contrast, and accessibility checkers
• Identify common accessibility barriers and apply strategies to remove them
• Experience accessibility from the perspective of diverse learners through interactive activities
Participants will also receive:
- Accessible document templates
- Accessibility quick-check guides
- Classroom-ready accessibility resources
Rosanna Miiller Salas
Facilitator
Rosanna Miiller Salas is an instructional designer, educator, and digital accessibility specialist at the University of Colorado Denver School of Education & Human Development. She supports faculty and educators in designing inclusive learning environments using Universal Design for Learning, accessible technology, and innovative instructional design strategies.
Her work focuses on digital accessibility, multilingual learning environments, and game-based professional development that helps educators translate accessibility principles into practical classroom strategies.