What You’ll Learn
In this 28-minute prerecorded webinar, you’ll find out:
- How accessibility helps you as a designer,
- 3 Common mistakes designers make when creating accessible documents in InDesign,
- The 5-step blueprint for creating accessible documents from InDesign.
Who It’s For
- Designers looking to create accessible PDFs from InDesign and
- Designers looking for a more efficient process when creating accessible PDFs from InDesign.
Your Instructor
Hi! I’m Colleen Gratzer. In 2016, I was recruited into accessibility by an expert who is on two international accessibility standards committees.
I didn’t even know what accessibility was at the time. But I was fed up with my consulting business, so I was willing to give it a shot.
I was mostly busy with lots of repeat clients and making good money. But I found it difficult to get new clients and set myself apart from all the other designers out there. I felt stuck!
Getting into accessibility turned around my business—and my confidence—for the better.
Accessibility put me in high demand. I went from competing for work to work coming to me.
I got more respect. I started charging more (and clients stopped questioning the price!). I stopped getting pushback on my designs.
I am passionate about accessibility and helping other designers learn it, so that they are better designers, more confident and more efficient.
I combine my expertise as a designer with my unique ability to break down the complex topic of accessibility into a plain-English process that is much easier to understand than trying to decipher accessibility guidelines.
I’ve provided InDesign accessibility training to the U.S. Department of the Interior and for CreativePro and other events. I’ve been a member of the IAAP, the International Association of Accessibility Professionals.
As Seen/Heard On
- U.S. Department of the Interior
“Colleen is a designer who understands how to get through all these technical challenges without sacrificing the original design. She is the perfect combination of a skilled graphic designer and an accessibility specialist who understands the challenges on all aspect of this work.
She combines her deep knowledge of the technology, the laws, the human condition and need for access, with her design talent and ability to teach. With Colleen’s support, I think we can finally see there’s a light at the end of this tunnel!”