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This three-part workshop will help instructors of college and university math courses develop the skills necessary to meet and exceed the requirements of the ADA digital accessibility requirements that went into effect in April 2026. Each facilitator has used PreTeXt for over a decade, both as textbook authors and as instructors who use PreTeXt for their full range of course materials. They are also contributors to the development of PreTeXt.

Presented by Mitch Keller (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Oscar Levin (University of Northern Colorado).

Workshop Details

When: June 23, 24, and 25 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm EDT

Where: Virtual (on zoom)

Registration: Information coming soon.

Workshop content

The first workshop session will focus on the big picture, including addressing the legal and moral requirements for digital accessibility, with a particular focus on issues central to college/university math courses. It will also include a segment on writing image descriptions, also referred to as alt-text, for mathematical diagrams. The session will conclude with an introduction to the features of PreTeXt that will be explored in greater depth during the second and third sessions.

The second workshop session will help instructors use free online tools to get started putting together a collection of course materials. Time will be devoted to learning how to automate a significant amount of the work involved in converting course materials from LaTeX to PreTeXt as well as how to author new materials such as course notes (including fill-in style notes to use during class), worksheets, and handouts in PreTeXt.

The final workshop session will allow participants to continue learning about tools introduced on the first two days. Topics will include using PreTeXt for quizzes and exams (and their solutions), using the PreFigure package that integrates with PreTeXt to create high-quality mathematical diagrams that both look great and can be embossed for braille readers, and using PreTeXt to develop collections of slides that are available as HTML documents that meet accessibility requirements.