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Building a community of practice for digital accessibility

It’s our goal to empower our network of site managers to treat accessibility-related improvements as must-do actions. A key part of our efforts is ensuring access to tools and knowledge along with an awareness of the importance of accessibility. Having a governance framework in place that references legal considerations also helps. But is this enough? […]

Building Accessible Style Templates in Word for Campus Faculty and Staff

Microsoft Word includes a robust set of tools to allow the creation of accessible documents which can work well for multiple readers and/or their assistive technology. These include correctly using heading styles, accessible table formatting, usable list bullets and numbers as well as adding image alt text. However, most writers in Word do not know […]

I’m a Not a Blind Professional — I Am a Professional Who Is Blind

Alyssa Cheeseman, an ed tech professional who is blind, shares her story about being a college student and now supporting college students across the country who are also blind or have low vision. During this session she will briefly share her experience as a college student and how it has prepared her for her current […]