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USM Announces Monthly Digital Accessibility Remediation Sprints

Join a virtual session each month to remediate content

The USM Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation will host monthly remediation sprints to tackle one essential step of digital accessibility each month. These sprints, hosted on Zoom, will include a...

Posted: August 28, 2025, 8:33 AM

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

Five Things Every Instructor Should Know About Digital Accessibility

Quick tips to make your course more accessible today

As educators, we strive to create a learning environment where every student can succeed. But what if the very materials we use, such as digital resources, tools, or technologies, unintentionally...

Posted: August 27, 2025, 7:58 AM

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

October Disability Awareness Month Fosters Inclusion in Higher Education

Focus on digital accessibility ensures access, equity to all

In 2019-20, approximately 21 percent of undergraduate students and 11 percent of post baccalaureate students reported having a disability (National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Facts,...

Posted: October 2, 2024, 9:47 AM