1299 Accessibility courses

Painting Calm Watercolour Workshop - Thursday 25th April - 18:30-20:30 at Revolution Bar Deansgate Locks. Dive into the serene world of watercolours with Painting Calm: The Ultimate Mindfulness Workshop at Revolution Bar on Deansgate Locks. Join us for a therapeutic artistic experience where you will immerse yourself in the tranquil world of nature as you learn to capture its beauty on paper, in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. At our workshops, watercolour painting is not just about producing art; it is about nurturing your mental health through the transformative power of art and nature, so that you can engage in a process of mindfulness, discovery, and personal growth. No prior drawing or painting experience is necessary – our workshops are open to all levels, from first timers and beginners to those with more experience. Come as you are and join our painting calm, watercolour workshop at Revolution Bar on Deansgate Locks, whether you are seeking a moment of relaxation, a deeper connection with your creativity or simply a space to quiet the mind. Highlights: ⭐ Nurture your creativity: In our workshops you will explore new techniques, play with colour, and unleash your imagination as you embark on your artistic journey. 🎨 Discover the healing power of watercolour painting: Through the act of painting, you will cultivate mindfulness, reduce stress, and find inner peace amidst life’s chaos. 🎵 Relaxing Jazz and Classical Music: To enhance the therapeutic benefits of watercolour painting, our carefully curated mix of classical and jazz music will create a tranquil and relaxing atmosphere. 🍷 Drinks and food available from the Bar. General Info: ⏳ Duration: 2 Hours 📍 Location : Revolution Bar, Arch 7, Deansgate Locks, Whitworth St, Manchester M1 5LH 👤 Age required: 16+ with a valid ID ♿ Accessibility: This venue is wheelchair accessible What We Will Provide: · Watercolour Paper & Drawing board · Drawing pencils, eraser, and sharpener · A range of watercolour paints . Tuition from our resident watercolour artist

⭐ Unleash your creativity and practice your drawing skills in our public life drawing workshop at Revolution Bar! Join us for an immersive artistic experience where you will have the opportunity to capture the human form in all its grace and complexity in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. At our workshops, life drawing is not just about producing art; it is about engaging in a process of mindfulness, discovery, and personal growth. No prior drawing experience is necessary – our workshops is open to all levels, from first-timers and beginners to those with more experience. Come as you are and join our life drawing workshop at Impossible bar, whether you are seeking a moment of relaxation, a deeper connection with your creativity or simply a space to quiet the mind. Highlights 🎨 An untutored life drawing workshop ⭐ Professional Nude Model ⏳ Dynamic Poses ranging from 1 minute to 20 minutes 🎵 Relaxing Jazz and Classical Music 🍷 Drinks available from the Bar General Info 📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector ⏳ Duration: 2 Hours 📍 Location: Revolution Bar, Deansgate Locks 👤 Age required: 18+ with valid ID ♿ Accessibility: unfortunately this venue is not wheelchair accessible

This one-day course introduces the field of user experience and provides an excellent entry point to our other specialised training courses. UX processes and practices have become a central component of product design, service design and web design.

Universal Design for Learning and Accessibility

Ever ever wished someone would just swoop right on in, sprinkle some magic on your photos or maybe just tell you exactly what to do and how to do it? On this half day, exclusive, in-person workshop, personal brand photographer Susan Heaton Photography will do just that! And it comes complete with an invaluable aftercare support package. Susan has been photographing small businesses in and around Edinburgh for 20 years! I love what I do! I have a wonderful network of business owners and I love sharing my tips and tricks to help them take their own photos - either to tide them over between brand shoots or to help them until they have the budget to get a professional in!” On the Stand Out Shots workshop you’ll learn how to use your phone using very little else (except perhaps a tripod) to take stand-out, professional-looking photos for your business, for social media, blog posts, profile images, website, marketing material and more. Susan will share tips, tricks and secrets she has gathered from 20 years of photographing small businesses in Edinburgh, to help you to take photos that stand out, and you will have invaluable post workshop access to a WhatsApp group for support with implementing what you have learnt. You will: learn how to make the most of the settings on your phone and what they all mean develop skills that will last a lifetime find out how to find the best light available get tips on how to arrange and style your photos practice top posing tips and find the ones that work best for you gain confidence and get rid of the awkward! network and connect with fellow workshoppers If you're self-employed and need some shots of you in action, or run a product-based business, this is the perfect workshop for you and will help you attract customers. But this workshop is not just for business owners, it's for anyone wanting to improve the way they take photos with their phone. What's included: half day workshop fuelled by light refreshments from local suppliers full after-care package so that you can always go back to Susan with questions in-person workshop is only available at The Arienas Collective Earth conscious credentials We are mindful of the effect we have on the environment, and do our best to minimise our impact. Your workshop correspondence and notes are sent to you electronically. Favourite feedback We love to hear what you think about our workshops. Here's a favourite review for Stand Out Shots: If you are wondering whether this course is for you, then it definitely is! I knew I had a great phone but absolutely zero knowledge of its capability or even how to use it! Susan's delivery is friendly, calm, patient and insightful and her experience is invaluable. Just learning the basics of my phone, and more about photo composition, lighting and editing tips has already paid dividends for my marketing posts. More information The Arienas Collective workshops, courses and events are run from a welcoming and supportive environment within a Georgian mews home in Edinburgh’s City Centre New Town. We invite you to join us, leave any day-to-day worries behind and immerse yourself in being creative. Spaces on our workshops and courses are limited so that our creative team of artists and makers can offer you the hands-on help and support you need to make the most of your time with us. Our taster and introductory workshops focus on teaching creative skills and methods you can continue practising at home, using affordable materials and equipment. Where more expensive equipment is required we will mention this in the workshop description. All the equipment and materials you need are included in the price, unless stated otherwise. Light refreshments from local suppliers are provided. On full day workshops you are welcome to bring your own lunch to eat inside or out. There is also a wide range of independent sit-in or takeaway delis, cafés, and restaurants, plus a range of supermarkets all within a 5-10 minute walk. Accessibility The workshop space is on the first-floor of our Georgian mews home and unfortunately we do not have lift access. Blue badge holders can park outside our front door on the single yellow line by arrangement. Allergies The workshop space is in our open plan living space and is not nut free. Please let us know about any skin or food allergies before booking. We offer a dairy-free milk and gluten free snack alternative. Minimum number no refund policy To ensure we can always pay our creatives a fair fee, we require a minimum number of bookings for each workshop and for this reason bookings are non-refundable. Should we have to cancel due to low numbers, we will offer you the option to swap to an alternative date or workshop, or to request a refund. We do our very best to avoid cancellations. Since we often get late bookings, we keep our workshops on sale for as long as possible. We realise that some of you travel from afar, so if you book a space and have not yet received an email confirming your workshop is going ahead and need to make plans for your trip, please get in touch before booking any travel or accommodation so we can update you on booking numbers. Or check in before booking. Private workshop bookings Most of our workshops are also available to book for: private get-togethers with family and friends; themed wedding and birthday celebrations; corporate team building and well-being purposes; and in-store retail events for your customers. If you’d like to know more please Email Lynn. Age restrictions Our workshops are planned with adults in mind. Many are suitable for teenagers, but some may require under 16s to be accompanied for insurance purposes. Please check with us before booking.

Duration 0.75 Days 4.5 CPD hours This course is intended for Making Microsoft Word documents accessible. Overview Please refer to Overview. During this course students will interact with a variety of Word documents and review components that would render the document inaccessible. Students will enable the Accessibility Checker and the Speak feature and progress through the processes and procedures to meet the AODA mandate. Students will ultimately create an accessible set of styles and use those styles within the document. Adding the Accessibility Checker and the Speak feature Discussions will follow as to the limitations of the checker When the checker won?t run Document Metadata Students will review where and why to add metadata to a Word Document Setting the application language and setting the document language Setting the document title Adding the Author and subject metadata fields Creating Accessible Paragraphs and Columns Students will see the perils of incorrect use of hard returns and text boxes within a document Exercises will have students work with paragraph formatting and column formatting for accessibility Creating Accessible Tables Students will interact with tables that are poorly designed and restricted them to still maintain content but that are now accessible Discussions will surround, changes to how tables are handled when sending to PDF Accessible Imagery Students will discuss the need to images with a document The Alternate text feature will be used and the rationale for adding specific types of descriptions Students will see and understand the rationale for ?in-line- imagery Styles for Navigation Students will use and modify the built-in styles feature of Microsoft Word and create a table of contents Students will see with the use of the navigation pane, how styles impact accessibility Students will also understand the importance of proper styles nesting Headers, Footers and Footnotes Students will discuss and then implement accessible headers and footers Students will discuss footnotes and alternative methods to provide footnotes Verifying Reading Order Students will ?listen? to their documents using the Speak feature Students will enable the selection pane as an accessibility tools and discuss its limitations Creating an Accessible Style Template Students will create several accessible styles including headings and paragraphs Students will save the style within a template Additional course details: Nexus Humans Accessible Documents training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Accessible Documents course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for The target students for this course are office professionals with a foundational understanding of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC who want to use the advanced productivity features and the creative features of Acrobat Pro DC. Overview In this course you will create and manage PDF documents. Students will: Customize the Acrobat Pro DC workspace. Create PDFs from technical documents. Enhance PDF documents. Create interactive PDF forms. Finalize PDF files for commercial printing. In this course, students will learn to use advanced document tools and modify document properties, compare documents, enhance scans, as well as enhance documents by adding rich media such as sound, video, and interactive buttons. Students will learn to use the measurement tool, the distance tool, the perimeter tool and the area tool. Students will create interactive forms from a Word document or InDesign document, add form elements, add check boxes and radio buttons, and distribute forms for feedback. Students will understand the importance of accessibility and test for accessibility. Finally, students will understand signatures, create signatures, and add signatures to a document. 1 - Introduction Introduction 2 - Advanced Document Tools Using Document Properties Comparing Documents Enhancing Scans 3 - Adding Rich Media Adding Sound Adding Video Adding Buttons 4 - Using the Measurement Tools Understanding the Measurement Tool Using the Distance Tools Using the Perimeter Tool Using the Area Tool 5 - Creating Forms Creating a Form from a Word Document Creating a Form from InDesign Adding Form Elements Adding Check Boxes and Radio Buttons Distributing Forms 6 - Understanding Accessibility What is Accessibility? Running an Accessibility Test 7 - Creating Signatures and Certificates What is a Digital Signature? Creating a Digital Signature Adding a Signature to a Document 8 - Conclusion Course Recap Additional course details: Nexus Humans Adobe Acrobat Pro DC - Advanced training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Adobe Acrobat Pro DC - Advanced course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

https://www.transmedia.co.uk/course/figma-advanced This intensive two-day Advanced Figma course builds on your existing Figma knowledge. Through hands-on exercises, you will learn to use auto layout for resilient UX and component systems for scalable design. The course covers collaborating at scale with libraries, permissions, and version control for real-world workflows. Prototyping and accessibility best practices are woven throughout to help you create effective products. You will leave equipped with deep Figma knowledge to translate stunning, functional designs from concept to launch. All our Figma courses are taught by industry professionals who will share years of their industry experience with you, imparting best practice techniques as well mastery of the tools. Topics covered include Advanced auto layout, Components in depth, Using variables, Design systems in figma, Advanced prototyping techniques, Accessibility features, Improving team collaboration and Handoff to developers.

As workplaces seek to become more deliberate in enabling inclusivity, managers play a vital role in shaping environments where neurodivergent team members can succeed.

Learn how to make your own jewellery using silver clay in this half day beginner class in Edinburgh City Centre