There was a big turnout for “Accessibility Is for Everyone,” the 2021 Global Accessibility Awareness Day webinar.
The webinar recording is now available. Watch six fast-paced sessions about things you can do to make UC’s online environment more welcoming…
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Digital accessibility isn’t just for coders or web designers. All of us can do something in our daily work to make the world more accessible and inclusive for people who may have disabilities, whether temporary or permanent.
May 20 is…
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By Jill Wolters. This is a digital accessibility success story that started on Twitter. A member of my Digital Accessibility Advisory Committee, Ed Chen, brought a Tweet to my attention: a screen reader user encountered a content barrier on an…
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By Judy Thai. For many of us, our professional lives and the lives of our students have moved online with the COVID-19 pandemic. But is that online world accessible to people with disabilities? As a university committed to diversity…
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By Shani Murray. Informatics researchers are currently leading two accessible technology projects: one targeting children with neuro-developmental disorders, and the other targeting older adults and people with vision impairments through a partnership with Toyota.
Two current projects led by researchers…
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By Yvonne Tevis. Did you know images in a website or document need “alt tags” to be accessible? Or that links should never be “here” or “read more?”
Find out how and why through two new tip sheets from Siteimprove.
Getting Started with the Basics
The UC Electronic…
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By Mark Cianca and Yvonne Tevis.
Thursday, May 16 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, affectionately known as GAAD. The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access/inclusion and people with different abilities. That means that’s the day you
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Children with severe disabilities, serious cognitive impairments and medically complex situations require more specialized health care during their lifetimes. But establishing a consistent way to identify their overall health needs and measure progress in meeting those needs has been an…
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By Yvonne Tevis.
Just a few blocks from Disneyland, the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference – the largest annual accessibility conference in the country – concluded its 34th year last week. Hosted by Cal State Northridge, the conference attracts a global…
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