Tag Archive: Accessibility

Watch Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) 2023 presentations & learn about accessibility resources

July 19, 2023 All Articles, , , , ,

During Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) in May, the UC Electronic Accessibility Committee (EAC) hosted a webinar entitled “Your Path to Accessibility” that included eight highly informative presentations. The captioned video presentations are now available on-demand. Watch the…
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Transforming the accessibility landscape – meet Rujuta Swadi, UC Santa Cruz accessible technology intern

June 9, 2023 All Articles, , , , , ,

Rujuta Swadi, Accessible Technology Intern, UC Santa Cruz, UC Tech Community member: "I want to spread the message that no matter who you are, digital accessibility is an issue that needs your attention."

By Cheyenne Matthews-Hoffman. Last month, the Information Technology Services (ITS) team at UC Santa Cruz created a Digital Accessibility Awareness web page. Accessible Technology Intern Rujuta Swadi, led this project, among many of her accomplishments since joining last summer….
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A focus on accessibility at the UC Tech 2023 Conference

May 23, 2023 All Articles, , , , , , , ,

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Each year, the third Thursday of May marks Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). This May, the UC Tech Conference planning team announced their partnership with the UC Electronic Accessibility Committee in shaping content for the conference. This resulted in…
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Using new educational techniques to address a learning gap at UCSF – PDF accessibility education case study 

May 11, 2023 All Articles, , , , , ,

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By Jill Wolters, Adriane Guerreiro, Michael Marmon and Leevegar Kim. UCSF developed a new way of educating the community so that they could address an important accessibility challenge: making PDF documents readable by the site readers used by those with…
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3 steps to safer web browsing – the newest risks and latest methods to counteract them

May 11, 2023 All Articles, , , , , ,

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By Arica Chhay. Risks of web browsing are more significant than many realize. Learn about these risks and minimize them by following these simple but effective tips. Today, browsing the internet is an essential part of our daily lives. However,…
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Three easy steps to making every Zoom meeting accessible and why it matters – watch this 1-minute video now

May 3, 2023 All Articles, , , , ,

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By Joshua Hori. Every Zoom meeting can be accessible by turning on your closed captions using three easy steps. Zoom’s automated captioning feature is a valuable tool that allows participants to read captions of what is being said during meetings…
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Register Now for the UC GAAD Day Webinar on May 18 from 10-11:30 a.m.

April 27, 2023 All Articles, , , ,

By Stephanie Nielsen. Register now for the University of California (UC) Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) Webinar on Thursday, May 18, from 10-11:30 a.m. The final day to request accommodations for the webinar is May 11. Don’t miss this…
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Cyber Security and Digital Accessibility – Can They Co-Exist? 

November 29, 2022 All Articles, , , , ,

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By Andrea McColl and Esther Silver. To the uninformed, it might seem that the goals of digital accessibility and cybersecurity would be rivals.  After all, isn’t accessibility about making it easier for people to come in, and cybersecurity about keeping…
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