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Beyond Compliance: How MLLI is Redefining Inclusive Pedagogy

Making language learning accessible for every student.

Imagine a student learning Spanish who relies on a screen reader to access course materials. They open a PDF of a restaurant menu and instead of hearing the items and prices their classmates are...

Posted: May 12, 2026, 9:00 AM

A human figure with outstretched arms inside a circle of two curved arrows, suggesting movement. Below the figure are two words: digital accessibility.

Making Math Accessible: A Practical Guide for STEM Instructors

LaTeX with Blackboard, Mathpix, Overleaf, and more

Accessible math content ensures that all students can fully engage with your course material. Yet mathematical notation remains one of the most common accessibility barriers in STEM courses. The...

Posted: May 11, 2026, 8:00 AM

A human figure with outstretched arms inside a circle of two curved arrows, suggesting movement. Below the figure are two words: digital accessibility.

Raise a FA26 Bb Course Ally Score by Fixing the Prior Version

"Strive for 85" with Digital Accessibility

As announced last month, UMBC is working toward a campus-wide goal of highly accessible courses by the end of 2026. To help, DoIT recommends that faculty identify accessibility gaps in prior...

Posted: April 22, 2026, 3:23 PM

UMBC "Strive for 85" Ally Course Accessibility Goal

Achieve ‘Strive for 85’ DA Goal: Enroll in CoRE Foundations

Opt-in, self-paced Bb training can lead to a microcredential

UMBC instructors are invited to "enroll" in the self-paced, online Course Roadmap to Equity (CoRE) Foundations training, which provides practical tools to achieve the ‘Strive for 85’ digital...

Posted: April 7, 2026, 8:44 AM

UMBC "Strive for 85" Ally Course Accessibility Goal