Accessible Technology Team

Newsletter Articles

1. New Canvas Accessibility Tool: UDOIT
2. Spring 2019 Accessibility eClasses
3. Learn Accessibility with Online Training Videos
4. Introducing the Digital Accessibility Badging Program
5. Mini-Conference: Teaching About Accessibility and University Design
6. MOOC: Basics of Inclusive Design for Online Education
7. PDF Accessibility
8. Webinar: Choose Accessible Learning Content
9. Learn Web Accessibility with Instructor-Led Online Courses
10. 24-Hour Online Event on Inclusive Design - October 2019
11. Fall 2019 Accessibility eClasses
12. Throw Your Mouse Out the Window
13. Learn Web Accessibility with Instructor-Led Online Courses
14. Introduction to Digital Accessibility for Instructors and TAs
15. Spring 2019 Accessibility eClasses
16. 5 Email Accessibility Tips
17. YouTube Video Series About Captioning
18. Treaty Helps People with Visual Disabilities
19. Accessibility Policy May Be Modified
20. Fall 2018 Accessibility eClasses
21. 24-Hour Online Event on Inclusive Design - October 2018
22. Policy Update: Accessibility of Information Technology
23. Inclusive Learning and Teaching Environments
24. New Accessibility Recommendation Published
25. MOOC: Basics of Inclusive Design for Online Education
26. Teach Access Curriculum Development Awards
27. Accessibility Training Video Available
28. 10 Web Accessibility Tips
29. Spring 2018 Accessibility eClasses
30. Auto-Captioning for Kaltura
31. Video Introduction to Web Accessibility and W3C Standards
32. Google Sites Accessibility
33. Workshop on Teaching Inclusive Design and Accessibility
34. 24 Hours of Live-Streamed Accessibility Talks
35. November 24-Hour Online Event on Inclusive Design
36. The Accessibility MOOC - Inclusive Online Course Design
37. Microsoft Accessibility Course
38. Fall 2017 Accessibility eClasses
39. New Audio Description Service for Inclusive Video
40. 24-Hour Online Event on Inclusive Design
41. May 18: Global Accessibility Awareness Day
42. WCAG 2.1 Public Working Draft Released
43. Get Web Accessibility News First
44. Spring 2017 Accessibility eClasses
45. The Social Model of Disability
46. Web Accessibility: Essential for Some, Useful for All
47. Goodbye, Compliance Sheriff; Hello, FAE
48. AccessibleUooza
49. Accessibility: Core Skills
50. Accessible U
51. Fall Web Accessibility eClasses
52. WCAG 2.0 Principles and Implementation
53. Captioning Challenges When Someone Else Owns the Copyright
54. Benefits of Captioning
55. Audio Description for Inclusive Video
56. Accessibility Training: Spring 2016
57. Accessibility Risks and Evidence
58. Improve Accessibility: Microsoft Word
59. Web Accessibility Training
60. Learn Accessibility with Online Training Videos
61. Improve Accessibility: Google Docs
62. Improve Accessibility: Correct YouTube Auto-Captions
63. Improve Accessibility: Think Before You Link
64. Web Accessibility Training
65. 7 Things You Should Know About IT Accessibility
66. Captioning Video
67. Is your Web Site Accessible?
68. New Accessibility Training Video Available
69. Web Accessibility Training
70. Read&Write Gold Learning Technology Suite
71. Read&Write Gold Now Available in Active Directory
72. Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day
73. New Accessibility Task Force Formed
74. Read&Write Gold Tools, Part 3: Study Skills and Research
75. Read&Write Gold Tools, Part 2: Writing and Self-Editing
76. Read&Write Gold Tools, Part 1: Reading
77. New Learning Technology Suite Available to UMD Community
78. Effective January 1: New University Web Accessibility Standard
79. Video Captioning
80. Higher Ed Accessibility Lawsuits
81. 10 Web Accessibility Tips
82. Accessibility with Apple's VoiceOver
83. Locked Out
84. The Worth of Accessibility
85. Inclusive IT Procurement
86. Aleeha's Accessibility Story
87. Chrome Extension May Help Improve Google Docs Accessibility
88. Mobile Accessibility
89. Web Accessibility Overview
90. Touch Accessibility for the Blind and Visually Impaired
91. Google Apps Accessibility
92. Multi-Sensory Approach to Learning With Assistive Technology
93. Accessibility eClasses
94. Assistive Technology Overview
95. #captionTHIS Day

Research and Reports

• T-Coil Research
• Higher Ed Accessibility Lawsuits
• How Accurate is Accurate?
• IT Accessibility Risk Statements and Evidence (By Topic)
• Legal Settlement Agreements that Reference WCAG
• Legal Settlement Agreements that Reference WCAG 2.0 AA
• Assistive Technology Tutorials and Documentation
• Accessing Higher Ground Conference Report, November 2013
• Accessing Higher Ground Conference Report, November 2012
• Kurzweil 3000 FireFly Notes and Research, October 2012

Software

• Windows 10 Download and Installation Instructions
• Windows 7 and 8 Download and Installation Instructions
• Mac Download and Installation Instructions
• Read&Write Gold Sales Rep Answers to Questions - October and November, 2013
• Assistive Software Inventory, December 2012
• Software Version Comparison, December 2012

Hardware

• Braille Embosser Research, 2016
• Scanner Research, November 2015

Tutorials and Documentation

• Tutorials and Documentation

UMD Homepage Test, Spring 2014

• Report (Spring 2014)
• Test, Spring 2014: People With Disabilities (Spring 2014)
• Test, Spring 2014: People Without Disabilities (Spring 2014)
• Test Plan (Spring 2014)

UMD Homepage Test, Fall 2013

• Report (Fall 2013)
• Test (Fall 2013)
• Test Plan (Fall 2013)

Request Tracker (RT) Tickets

• Accessible Technology Team's Request RT Tickets

Team Infrastructure

• Accessible Technology Team Google Drive
• Accessible Technology Team Google Group
• Assistive Technology Team Mailing List Archives (replaced by Google Group October 7, 2013)