Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for this episode is Diane Elkins. Diane has been in the training and development field for 20 years as a trainer, instructional designer, and eLearning project manager. As Co-Owner of Artisan E-Learning, she helps companies get up and running with eLearning initiatives, and specializes in the use of rapid development tools. She has gained national recognition as a trainer and eLearning expert, serving as a judge for the Brandon Hall awards. She’s received awards from the eLearning Guild and Articulate. She is the co-author of the popular E-Learning Uncovered book series and is a regular contributor to the ATD Learning Technologies Blog. In this ‘accessible’ conversation, Diane and I discuss 00:00 › Start 4:40 › All Access—Why accessibility is a particularly important and special topic for Diane. If your learning isn’t accessible… is it really complete? 11:30 › Key To The Door—How to position the conversation to develop accessible courses in your company so that you’ll always get a “yes” 14:50 › Design The Gates—Diane then walks us through a series of things that any designer can do today to make their courses more accessible. I don’t want to spoil any of the fun we have in the conversation… about menus, buttons, assessments, and so much more 42:34 › Socially Accessible—Along the way we touch on all kinds of other topics such as the technologies Diane recommends, the process controls that can help… and even how to make sure you get accessibility learning into your social media feed! Listen to AI experts cut through the noise in the AI in Learning Summit. Hundreds of hours of top-notch content: Check out eLearnMagazine.com/ai-in-learning-summit to get your free ticket