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Free virtual accessibility conference – Axe-Con 2024

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…


Save the Date – Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2024!

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…


Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2023

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…


Spring 2021 Accessibility Initiative Update

The University of Alabama Technology Accessibility team, housed in the Office of Information Technology (OIT), continues to lead the initiative to provide our technology users, including those with disabilities, a functional and accessible technology experience and to help our institution’s faculty, staff, and students develop digital resources that are accessible to all. Since March 2020,…


Summer 2020 Technology Accessibility Webinars

The Technology Accessibility team invites you to enhance your technology accessibility skills by participating in these webinars. We are proud to partner with HR Learning and Development to offer webinar registration via UA LMS, the online learning system for faculty and staff. Register for webinars via the links here, or view the entire Accessibility instructor-led training…


Spring 2020 Technology Accessibility Workshops

The Technology Accessibility team invites you to enhance your technology accessibility skills by participating in these workshops and webinars. We are proud to partner with HR Learning and Development to offer workshop/webinar registration via UA LMS, the online learning system for faculty and staff. Register for workshops/webinars via the links here, or view the entire Accessibility…


Upcoming accessibility-related learning opportunities

We’re compiling our team’s favorite sources for accessibility news and professional development opportunities to add to the collection of Accessibility Resources on our website. Let us know if there are organizations, listservs, social media accounts, etc. you find particularly useful, and we’ll add them to the list. Here are some upcoming accessibility-related learning opportunities:


Fall 2019 Technology Accessibility Workshops

The Technology Accessibility team invites you to enhance your technology accessibility skills by participating in these workshops and webinars. Starting this semester, we are proud to partner with HR Learning and Development to offer workshop/webinar registration via UA LMS, the new online learning system for faculty and staff. Register for workshops/webinars via the links here, or…


Summer 2019 Technology Accessibility Workshops

The Technology Accessibility team invites you to enhance your technology accessibility skills by participating in these workshops this summer: Accessibility Office Hours and Work Session Bring your accessibility questions or work to improve the accessibility of your digital content. We’re here to help! Thursday, June 27, 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 25, 2:00 p.m. Advanced PDF…


Spring 2019 Technology Accessibility Workshops

Emerging Technology and Accessibility invites you to enhance your technology accessibility skills by participating in these workshops during the Spring 2019 term: Accessibility Testing with NVDA Learn how to use the free NVDA screen reader to test the accessibility of digital content. Wednesday, Feb. 27, 11:00 a.m. Accessibility Testing with VoiceOver Learn how to use…