Hello from your Technology Accessibility colleagues in The University of Alabama Office of Information Technology. From providing education opportunities to reviewing new digital resources, we have been busy fulfilling, updating, and adapting our services to meet campus needs and the changing landscape of higher education technology accessibility. Some event highlights from the past year include:…
The Technology Accessibility Team would like to share with you a free virtual accessibility conference opportunity taking place next week. WebAIM’s Web Accessibility In Mind Conference will be held August 27-28. The conference goals include: Provide a diverse range of perspectives from a diverse group of speakers. Share solutions to accessibility challenges. Give advice and…
Deque is hosting Axe-con, a FREE virtual digital accessibility conference, February 20-22. The conference is open to developers, designers, business users and accessibility professionals of all experience levels who focus on building, testing, and maintaining a digital experience. Axe-con offers four tracks that include development, design, organizational success with accessibility, and wildcard. We encourage you to…
Please mark your calendars for May 16, 2024 as we prepare to host events observing Global Accessibility Awareness Day at UA. This is an opportunity to celebrate our advancements in accessibility and to continue building our knowledge and skills in this important area! As the event approaches, we will work closely with you to plan sessions…
UA’s Technology Accessibility Team is excited to announce the launch of the Accessibility Forum. The forum aims to unite the campus community and share accessibility wins, updates, and other accessibility-related information. You are invited to the first meeting scheduled for March 5th in A232 Gordon Palmer beginning at 8:30 a.m. with snacks and the meeting will begin at 9:00…
Please plan to join colleagues from across campus and around the world to celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Thursday, May 18, 2023. This exciting event will include virtual and in-person sessions featuring the following speakers and topics: Full agenda and registration coming soon! Email accessibility@ua.edu with questions or to receive an update when more information…
The Center for Instructional Technology’s Technology Accessibility team is hosting the 2023 Access Technology Higher Education Network (ATHEN) Virtual STEM Accessibility Conference: Acc3ss N0w virtual conference for the UA community! Acc3ss N0w is a diverse conference where experts can share their best practices, solutions, techniques, etc. for accessing and creating accessible STEM content in higher education. Sessions from…
Dear colleagues and allies, Greetings from the Technology Accessibility team in The University of Alabama Office of Information Technology! 2022 has been a busy year with a focus on giving campus partners ways to maintain site and process accessibility. We also perform ongoing benchmark reviews of campus websites and continue to offer accessibility awareness and…
Greetings, UA Allies! Thursday, May 19th marks the 11th annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day. GAAD’s purpose is “to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) access/inclusion, and the more than One Billion people with disabilities/impairments.” As part of our campus-wide commitment to inclusive education, and in celebration of GAAD, we’ll…
Greetings, UA Allies! Thursday, May 20th marks the annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day. GAAD’s purpose is “to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) access/inclusion and people with different disabilities.” As part of our campus-wide commitment to inclusive education, and in celebration of GAAD, we are participating in the Blackboard Ally…
