Tag Archive: GAAD
UC IT Blog
July 19, 2023
All ArticlesAccessibility, GAAD, Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Presentations, resources, webinar
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…
Read more about Watch Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) 2023 presentations & learn about accessibility resources
UC IT Blog
May 23, 2023
All ArticlesAccessibility, GAAD, Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Information Security, UC Berkeley, UC Tech, UC Tech Conference, UCLA, UCSF
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…
Read more about A focus on accessibility at the UC Tech 2023 Conference
UC IT Blog
May 3, 2023
All ArticlesAccessibility, GAAD, transcript, web accessibility, webinar, Zoom
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…
Read more about Three easy steps to making every Zoom meeting accessible and why it matters – watch this 1-minute video now
UC IT Blog
April 27, 2023
All ArticlesAccessibility, GAAD, Global Accessibility Awareness Day, register, webinar
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…
Read more about Register Now for the UC GAAD Day Webinar on May 18 from 10-11:30 a.m.
UC IT Blog
June 2, 2021
All ArticlesAccessibility, EAC, Events, GAAD, Global Accessibility Day, recording, UC Electronic Accessibility Committee, webinar
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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UC IT Blog
May 20, 2020
All ArticlesAccessibility, GAAD, Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Judy Thai, online accessibility, UC IT Accessibility Policy, UC Office of the President, UCOP
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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UC IT Blog
May 16, 2018
All Articles, Feature ArticlesAccessibility, GAAD, Global Accessibilty Awareness Day
By Yvonne Tevis. May 17, 2018, is Global Accessibility Awareness Day or “GAAD,” as they say. What does that mean? Well, walk for a minute in someone else’s shoes – particularly someone who is disabled and has to use assistive…
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UC IT Blog
July 28, 2015
All ArticlesAccessibility, GAAD, Jim Phillips, UC Santa Cruz, UCSC
Posted by Jim Phillips, Director of Learning Technologies and IT Accessibility, UCSC. UC Santa Cruz did an unusual thing this past May. To honor Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), we invited members of the Office of Civil Rights (OCR)…
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