Free Webinar: Updating Content to Make Your Courses More Accessible
You may be interested in the free Updating Content to Make Your Courses More Accessible webinar, part of the Blackboard Innovative Teaching Series: Updating Content to Make Your Courses More Accessible Presenter: Melissa Hortman, Assistant Professor & Director of Instructional Technology, Medical University of South Carolina Thursday, August 15th – 11am ET / 4pm BST The
US Access Board Webinar on Website Accessibility
U.S. Access Board to Conduct Webinars on Website Accessibility (September 5 and 24) Access to websites is essential in today's digital environment for obtaining information, downloading data, sharing media, obtaining goods and services, and making other transactions. Many websites, however, remain off-limits to people with disabilities, particularly those with sensory impairments, because they are not
ODS Online Portal Faculty Q&A
3031 Houser HallODS is offering open Q&A sessions for faculty who have questions or wish to learn more about the ODS Online Portal. Faculty are encouraged to attend one of the sessions below. No registration is required. Please bring a laptop or tablet if you would like to receive individualized assistance. Tuesday, September 17, 8:00–9:00am Thursday, September
US Access Board Webinar on Website Accessibility
U.S. Access Board to Conduct Webinars on Website Accessibility (September 5 and 24) Access to websites is essential in today's digital environment for obtaining information, downloading data, sharing media, obtaining goods and services, and making other transactions. Many websites, however, remain off-limits to people with disabilities, particularly those with sensory impairments, because they are not
Digitorium 2019
Digitorium is the Digital Humanities Conference hosted by The University of Alabama. Inspired by working with scholars and students in many different departments, the Alabama Digital Humanities Center created Digitorium, with the generous support of the University Libraries and the Department of English, to provide a venue to discuss the wide range of digital methods which are used and shared by researchers, graduate
Accessibility and Research Presentation
Ferguson Center Great HallThe Institute for Communication and Information Research in the College of Communication and Information Sciences and Alabama Undergraduate Research Association cordially invite you to a presentation and discussion about Accessibility and Research on October 11 from 12:00-1:00pm in the Ferguson Center Great Hall. Pizza and drinks will be served at 11:45am. Please use the following link
Texthelp Campus Visit
Mark your calendars: Texthelp representative Jodi Burr will be on campus Wednesday, October 16. In addition to meeting with the Center for Instructional Technology Accessibility team and Office of Disability Services staff, Jodi will also meet with others who are using and/or interested in learning more about the Texthelp tools freely available to all UA
Project Rising Tide Student Success Campus Summit
Bryant Conference Center, Rast RoomSponsored by Project Rising Tide, the Student Success Campus Summit will be held on October 17–18 in Bryant Conference Center (Rast Room). Register for the Summit.
Inclusive Syllabus Workshop
ADHC, 109a Gorgas LibraryAre you updating a syllabus for Spring 2020? Have you considered ways to make it more inclusive? You might revise the general tone of your syllabus to be more positive, respectful, and inviting. Since the syllabus is often the first point of contact with new students, it offers you an important opportunity to set the