Nicole L'Etoile, Ed.D, CPACC

Be the Duck: Personal Branding for Allies Who have you advocated for recently?

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Advancing Accessibility Training Toolkit Advancing Accessibility Toolkit helps public sector teams meet ADA Title II with phased WCAG 2.1 compliance strategies.

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Hands-On with NVDA 3-day NVDA workshop for instructional designers. Learn to test, audit, and design accessible learning. Nov 3–5, 2025. Register now.

Attention Instructional Designers! Ready to experience your courses the way your learners using screen readers do? This 3-day workshop gives instructional designers hands-on introduction to one of the most widely used free screen readers.
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A Roadmap to WCAG 2.2 for Instructional Designers A practical WCAG 2.2 guide for e-Learning pros to design accessible, inclusive courses using POUR, key criteria, testing, and sustainable workflows.

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Gatekeeping by Assumption: How we unintentionally Exclude Do you know what it means to assume?

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Hands-On with NVDA 3-day NVDA workshop for instructional designers. Learn to test, audit, and design accessible learning. Nov 3–5, 2025. Register now.

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Does WCAG Apply to Live Training Sessions? Explore how WCAG applies to live virtual sessions, including breakout rooms, timing, and best practices for inclusive, accessible online training.

Does WCAG Apply to Live Training Sessions? www.letoile-education.com/blog/does-wc...

Why I Don’t Use Packaged Authoring Tools Why I Don’t Use Packaged Authoring Tools (And Why You Might Want to Rethink Them Too): build natively in the LMS for accessible, flexible learning.

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How Disability Models Shape Course Design and Accessibility Understanding disability models helps instructional designers create inclusive, accessible learning environments that work for all learner.

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Podcast | Patrick J. Healy

In our conversation, we cover a range of topics relevant to learning and performance, including: What accessibility is and why it matters The POUR framework. Why accessibility is often overlooked or treated as an afterthought. www.patrickjhealy.com/podcast/epis...

A Roadmap to WCAG 2.2 for Instructional Designers A practical WCAG 2.2 guide for e-Learning pros to design accessible, inclusive courses using POUR, key criteria, testing, and sustainable workflows.

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The Hidden Cost of Flashy: When ‘Engaging’ Design Hurts Learners Flashy eLearning design can backfire. Learn how accessible instructional design aligned with WCAG boosts learning performance—not just clicks.

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Learning Outside the Curriculum What I learned that I hadn’t signed up for.

Learning Outside the Curriculum
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Summer of Access Webinar Series: Design with Accessibility in Mind Join the Summer of Access Webinar Series—a free event running June through August for educators, instructional designers, and L&D professionals.

FREE: Summer of Access Webinar Series: Design with Accessibility in Mind www.letoile-education.com/blog/summer-... #AccessibilityMatters #A11Y

Summer of Access Webinar Series: Design with Accessibility in Mind Join the Summer of Access Webinar Series—a free event running June through August for educators, instructional designers, and L&D professionals.

Free Accessibility Webinars. Summer of Access Webinar Series: Design with Accessibility in Mind www.letoile-education.com/blog/summer-... #AccessibilityMatters #A11Y

If your organization is sharing posts for Global Accessibility Awareness Day: Like all images shared on Bluesky, images in posts with the #GAAD or #GAAD2025 hashtags need alt text. Posts about accessibility come off as hollow and performative if they aren't accessible and don't have alt text.

Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2025 is tomorrow, May 15, 2025. Committing to Change: An Interview with Nicole L'Etoile #GAAD #A11Y #AccessibilityMatters mailchi.mp/alchem.ie/gl...

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Webinar Wednesday: Game Design that Makes a Difference: A11y Game Design

In this webinar, Dom Parker will explore how accessible game design can transform the player experience.

Access the full webinar on our YouTube channel: https://f.mtr.cool/nmfetsgkjk

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Courses | L'Etoile Education Discover expert-led courses at L'Etoile Education, designed to equip all professionals with the skills to create accessible online content and e-learning projects.

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Becoming an Accessibility Champion in L&D: Leading the Shift Forward Learn how L&D professionals can lead organizational change by embedding accessibility into e-Learning design from the start.

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Modeling Accessibility in Professional Learning: A Course That Walks the Talk This course doesn’t just teach accessibility. It models it. Learn how accessible PD leads to real impact and lasting change.

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Inclusive Design in E-Learning: Why Auto-Play Isn’t the Best Choice Auto-playing videos meet WCAG but aren't truly inclusive. Discover why user control matters and how to improve accessibility in e-learning courses.

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What’s the Point of Formal Learning If we can learn anywhere, any day, is it worth the cost?

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Is Your E-Learning Tool Accessible? Here’s How to Find Out Is your e-Learning course accessible? Learn how to go beyond the VPAT, test like a user, and fix real issues with WCAG-based audits.

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Professional head shot of Dr. Nicole L'Etoile. Nicole has long brown hair and is wearing a white button down shirt and gray blazer.

I partner with orgs. to audit LMS and digital learning materials. Followed by training on how to design online courses and e-Learning. If you or your team are aiming to build more accessible and inclusive digital learning experiences, now is the perfect time to plan ahead. Reach out #Accessibility

Courses | L'Etoile Education Discover expert-led courses at L'Etoile Education, designed to equip all professionals with the skills to create accessible online content and e-learning projects.

Last call! Enrollment closes today at 3 PM EST.
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Courses | L'Etoile Education Discover expert-led courses at L'Etoile Education, designed to equip all professionals with the skills to create accessible online content and e-learning projects.

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Image description: An accessibility flashcard labeled “Perceivable” displays WCAG guideline 1.1.1 “Non-Text Content.” The card states, “Images should have descriptive (alt) text.” It includes a link to the success criteria (https://a11y.fans/111-en), a QR code, and icons labeled “Code and Labels,” “Sensory,” and “Wording.” The conformance level shown is A.

Designing in person training using these WCAG cards. Curious. How would you use these?Credit to Johannes Lehner for his creation. #A11y #Acessibility #Learnchat

Why ADA Title II Requires Accessible LMS Content: A Roadmap to Accessibility Digital learning content must meet WCAG 2.1 AA to comply with ADA Title II by 2026.

Why ADA Title II Requires Accessible LMS Content: A Roadmap to Accessibility www.letoile-education.com/blog/why-ada...