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Updating Materials to be ADA Compliant

  By CSUDH, teaching, what's happening

I am upping the game for ADA compliance for my online courses at CSUDH. Next year, course materials at CSU will be required to be ADA compliant and I’m getting a jump on it now. In the past, some of my materials were mostly compliant although I wasn’t diligent about how much they complied percentage-wise. I realized I could do better when I looked into my materials.

Updating materials has been exciting. It’s been an awesome learning curve and I am already finding how some tools support ADA too. I am also learning that some popular software tools that are lacking ADA compliant aspects (I won’t mention names, but some very popular tools).

When I started teaching 18 years ago, compliance wasn’t talked about much, so I am happy to see it take to the forefront of teaching in the classroom. Although ADA compliance hasn’t been on the top of my list for things I do, now it is. To be honest, most of my clients don’t require ADA because of their clientele and in the past Universities I worked at were not as diligent and maybe because some LMS tools were not updated in that area. Today LMS systems have really come a long way in helping content creators and teachers be compliant.

ADA Requirements: Effective Communication is a good link to start with for those out there looking for some basic info in general. I want to translate what I’ve learned into my training documents and videos to make them the best I can. Whether I create supplemental material, transcripts for videos, closed caption, or clearly tagging images for text readers, I am stretching my knowledge on the tools I’ve used for a long time. Kudos to CSU system for focusing on this important topic. My past and new materials are a work-in-progress that I’m thrilled to update.

ADA materials that may be of interest:

New Semester at CSUDH – Study Technical Writing!

  By CSUDH, teaching, tech writing, what's happening, writing

Do you want to become a writer or improve your writing for your job? The Advanced Technical Writing/Communication course starts soon at California State University Dominguez Hills. The course is entirely online and students learn advanced technical writing techniques along with improving their writing skills. Students get hands-on experience creating portfolio pieces they will need to apply for job positions. As we discuss key areas of technical communication, we work on putting together a portfolio so you can show what you know right away.

Students may take the Advanced Class even if they have not completed the Intro course as long as they have some writing experience. The certificate at California State University Dominguez Hills consists of three courses. Check out more here. The entire program for the certificate is taught online (and will continue to be taught online). Find out more information on the CSUDH Technical Writing Program website. Dr. Kondor teaches the Advanced course and the Information Design course. Check out the FAQ on this site if you have questions.

The Advanced Technical Communication course starts on October 20, 2025. For questions, email learn@csudh.edu or call 310-243-2075. To register for courses, call 310-243-3741 (option 1). You must complete all courses in the technical writing certificate program to receive the certificate.

Check out details on Technical Writing Courses & Schedule.

Learn Technical Writing at CSUDH

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Lu Kondor has worked as a technical writer for more than 20 years at major corporations. She has a Doctorate in Business Management and has created a large variety of documents, videos, and copy for organizations in entertainment, software, public utilities, manufacturing, oil and gas, chemical, B2B, consumer-based products, and the nuclear process industries. She is an adjunct lecturer in Advanced Technical Writing as well as Information Design for more than 17 years.

Advanced Technical Communication Class at CSUDH

  By creative writing, CSUDH, skills, teaching, tech writing

I teach the Advanced Technical Writing/Communication course and it starts soon at California State University Dominguez Hills. The course is entirely online and students learn advanced technical writing techniques along with improving their writing skills. Students get hands-on experience creating portfolio pieces they will need to apply for job positions. As we discuss key areas of technical communication, we work on putting together a portfolio so you can show what you know right away. Students may take the Advanced Class even if they have not completed the Fundamentals course as long as they have some writing experience. The certificate at California State University Dominguez Hills consists of three courses.

If you’d like to learn more, check out the Technical Writing Certificate page. The Advanced course Starts:

Date: 08/19/2024 – 10/20/2024

Days/Times/Location: Asynchronous Online

For questions, email learn@csudh.edu or call 310-243-2075

Lu Kondor has worked as a technical writer for more than 20 years at major corporations. She has a Doctorate in Business Management and has created a large variety of documents, videos, and copy for organizations in entertainment, software, public utilities, manufacturing, oil and gas, chemical, B2B, consumer-based products, and the nuclear process industries. She is an adjunct lecturer in Advanced Technical Writing as well as Information Design for more than 17 years.