The Emerging Technology and Accessibility team, now part of UA’s Faculty Resource Center (FRC), 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 with our web presence and our instructional and emerging technologies. An annual audit…
Emerging Technology and Accessibility invites you to enhance your technology accessibility skills by participating in these workshops during the Fall 2018 term: AMP Office Hours Get assistance with your Accessibility Management Platform (AMP) questions in this open help session. Monday, Oct. 1, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Creating Accessible Content with Microsoft Office Learn how to create Word…
The Faculty Resource Center’s Emerging Technology and Accessibility team is happy to host the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) 2018 Virtual Conference, and you’re invited! The conference’s Opening Plenary address and 20 concurrent sessions will be streamed live in A232 and A236 Gordon Palmer Hall, Wednesday, July 18–Friday, July 20. Drop by for…
There’s a new addition to the Texthelp tools freely available to UA students, faculty, staff, and departments! With Screenshot Reader, the latest premium feature of EquatIO for Google, you can now turn any equation on the web into readable, editable math. To learn more, check out How to Make Math Accessible on the Web on…
Emerging Technology and Accessibility invites you to enhance your technology accessibility skills by participating in these workshops during the Summer 2018 term: Creating Accessible Documents with Adobe InDesign CC Learn how to generate an accessible PDF from InDesign and use Adobe Acrobat to touch up the exported file. Thursday, July 26, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Creating Accessible…
Convey content in multiple ways; don’t just use images, color, video, or audio. Foster awareness of accessibility and accommodations. If a student needs accommodations, refer them to the Office of Disability Services. Faculty and staff can contact the Department of Human Resources. If you notice an opportunity to address accessibility, please bring it up! Keep…
The Emerging Technology and Accessibility team is making plans for Summer 2018 training offerings and would like to know: what would you like to learn next? Please let us know by completing this brief, anonymous Technology Accessibility Training Interest Survey or sending us an email at accessibility@ua.edu. The Emerging Technology and Accessibility team regularly hosts…
Emerging Technology and Accessibility invites you to enhance your technology accessibility skills by participating in these workshops during the latter half of the Spring 2018 term: Texthelp Tools for Reading, Writing, Language Learning, and STEM This hands-on workshop offers an introduction to the Texthelp tools freely available to all UA students, faculty, and staff: Read&Write,…
Last month, we introduced the Texthelp tools now freely available to UA students, faculty, staff, and departments, including EquatIO, which helps users create equations, formulas, and other math and chemistry expressions on a computer or Chromebook. Here’s a look at EquatIO Mobile, released last week, just in time for Pi Day! Video: How to Use EquatIO® Mobile A mobile…
The FRC Faculty Technology Showcase is a great place to learn how faculty are using technology to enhance learning, conduct research, and increase professional productivity. Today’s Showcase also marked the launch of the Texthelp tools now freely available to UA students, faculty, staff, and departments. Texthelp offers a collection of Mac and PC desktop software,…
