Tag Archive: accessible technology

Transforming the accessibility landscape – meet Rujuta Swadi, UC Santa Cruz accessible technology intern

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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No More “Click Here.” Why Descriptive Link Text Is Important

Example of bad link practices

By Amy Chen. Picture this—you’re reading through a website trying to find a link to a resource that you urgently need, but all the hyperlinks that you encounter say “Click here” or “Read more.” You don’t know what the links are…
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Advancing Accessible Technologies for All

Researchers working on wayfinding technology for older adults and individuals with vision impairments (from left): Ph.D. student Emory Edwards, M.S. student Maya Gupta, Professor Stacy Branham and undergraduate Hipolito Ruiz.

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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