MELA Minutes 2024-2025

more robust features and basically has a free install and free support. She wanted to make everybody aware of this and will have more information at the February meeting. Dr. Wilhite asked if any had questions or comments about the new version of RG version. Jason Cooley (JJC) made the comment that Jones has been using ReadyGo a lot and he feels the consortium should move to the new version because of the issues with archiving information under the existing version. Michelle Mitchell also added that Pearl River uses in quite a bit and Ali Mascagni found it to be a “Stubborn” tool.

5. Academy: 1. Accessibility Overview Course Update:

Dr. Wilhite stated after wrapping up doing W3Cs, Intro to Accessibility and WebAIMS Accessible Documents Training in the fall it gave her an overview of what needed to be achieved before the deadline for 2026 with WCAG 2.1 level AA Guidelines. She pulled the old accessibility course from the CDP and revamped so it would be a self-paced and related to the new information. It includes knowledge check quizzes for faculty interaction. It will go live in the academy on Monday January 20. It’s broken down into three modules. 1. The first module is defining accessibility and diving deep into the new federal regulations. 2. The second module is about creating accessible content and goes through talking about basics of accessible design. 3. The last module is about the institution’s responsibility of the publishers resources. 2. Accessibility Spotlight Webinar Series: Dr. Wilhite will be doing an Accessibility Spotlight Webinar Series. She has planned and already has some promotional emails to go out. It will be a series of short 30-minute webinars that highlights text basics, heading structure, font selection, font size, images and alt text 3. Growing, Digging, and Basics Spring 2025 - Course Pacing The courses are based on self-pacing with open enrollment available through the beginning of May. Both instructors and participants will have the opportunity to register at any time during this window with no cancellations. First round of courses will conclude in June. Once the spring semester ends, another section will go live July 1. 4. Promo Email Inquiry: Dr. Wilhite’s last thing concerning the Academy was about emails getting caught up in spam filter. She asked is any of us received an email from her this past