Certifications for Accessible Design - Documents, PowerPoints, Printed Materials?
Hello there --
I work in marketing / design for a nonprofit in the IDD space and am seeking some professional development resources, ideally a formal certification, for creating and designing accessible documents. My organization develops resources like infographics and articles, as well as webinars within this space and I'm a part of the push to make sure those materials we share publicly are as accessible as possible (compatible with screen readers, high contrast, etc).
Most of what I'm finding is UX/web design based training and certifications, and I'm on the graphic design side of things. It's difficult to discern what is legitimate vs not worth my time.
My company will definitely pay for this sort of thing so free vs paid doesn't matter. I have found some through IAAP, University of the Arts London, University of Illinois, and Coursera.org.
I'd love any additional resources or places to look -- even just training on understanding all of the different accessible technology people are using, as well as how they work and interact with our content we're producing (.PDFs, PowerPoints, etc) would be really helpful!