Events

Nov

Location

Online

Date & Time

November 20, 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Description

The Digital Accessibility Community of Practice (CoP) is a cross-functional group of faculty, staff, and students who are actively engaged in improving digital access in teaching, learning, and...

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View Event Details for Digital Accessibility Community of Practice Monthly Meeting

Nov

Location

Online

Date & Time

November 20, 2025, 2:00 pm – 2:50 pm

Description

Are you looking to enhance your courses with video content? Do you want to learn more about how to use Yuja, UMBC's new video capture application to record lectures and share them with your...

View Event Details for Recording and Sharing Media in YuJa

Nov

Location

Online

Date & Time

November 19, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Move beyond digital accessibility compliance to proactive, inclusive course design. This session invites faculty and instructional staff to rethink accessibility through the lens of Universal...

View Event Details for Designing Accessible Courses: Leverage UDL and QM Standard 8 for Content Remediation and Inclusive Learning Experiences

Nov

Location

Online

Date

November 18, 2025 (All Day Event)

Description

NOTE: The Virtual Option is only available between 1-3 PM in parallel with in-person support located in ENGR 102. Fix Your Course Content Day is dedicated to improving the accessibility of...

View Event Details for Fix Your Content Day: Let’s Make Course Materials More Accessible

Nov

Location

Online

Date & Time

November 14, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

How confident are you that your students can access, understand, and act on your assessment feedback? Do you ever wonder whether students are reviewing the feedback you provide? Feedback is...

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View Event Details for Closing the Loop: Designing Accessible Feedback for All Learners

Nov

Location

Online

Date & Time

November 11, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm

Description

Are you new to remediating PDF documents? Curious about what tools you can use to create or remediate PDF files? Join this workshop to learn how about PDF remediation tools and techniques, along...

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View Event Details for Practice & Share: Learn How to Remediate or Create Accessible PDFs for All Audiences

Nov

Location

Online

Date & Time

November 3, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm

Description

What is digital accessibility, and why does it matter in your course? If a student couldn't access your materials, would you know what to do -- or how to fix it? Join this session to learn the...

View Event Details for Digital Accessibility 101: Principles and Practices

Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 24, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm

Description

Learn about Ally, a tool in Blackboard Ultra that scans content created in a course and offers instructors remediation options in real-time to improve accessibility. In this session we highlight...

View Event Details for Review & Improve Your Blackboard Course Accessibility Score with Ally

Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 21, 2025, 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm

Description

How do you make a graph meaningful to someone who can’t see it? What makes an infographic accessible beyond just alt text? Take your image descriptions to the next level. This session explores...

View Event Details for Accessible Complex Images: Charts, Diagrams, and Infographics

Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 20, 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Description

As previously announced, UMBC is upgrading its video capture and media management tools and now has begun transitioning from Panopto to YuJa. Please join this information session to learn more...

View Event Details for Yuja Information Session (Oct. 20)

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Events

Digital Accessibility Community of Practice Monthly Meeting

Monthly Topic - Ally & Blackboard: Fixing Common Issues

Recording and Sharing Media in YuJa

Learn to create and publish media for your students

Designing Accessible Courses: Leverage UDL and QM Standard 8 for Content Remediation and Inclusive Learning Experiences

UDL+QM equals your blueprint for student-centered design

Fix Your Content Day: Let’s Make Course Materials More Accessible

If you can click it, you can fix it.

Closing the Loop: Designing Accessible Feedback for All Learners

Turn your feedback into a powerful tool for mastery

Practice & Share: Learn How to Remediate or Create Accessible PDFs for All Audiences

Accessible PDFs Start Here: Practice, Share, Succeed

Digital Accessibility 101: Principles and Practices

If you can click it, you can fix it

Review & Improve Your Blackboard Course Accessibility Score with Ally

Remediate content, fix images, offer alternative formats

Accessible Complex Images: Charts, Diagrams, and Infographics

If you can click it, you can fix it.

Yuja Information Session (Oct. 20)

Learn about UMBC's new video capture platform

Monthly Topic - Ally & Blackboard: Fixing Common Issues

Learn to create and publish media for your students

UDL+QM equals your blueprint for student-centered design

If you can click it, you can fix it.

Turn your feedback into a powerful tool for mastery

Accessible PDFs Start Here: Practice, Share, Succeed

If you can click it, you can fix it

Remediate content, fix images, offer alternative formats

If you can click it, you can fix it.

Learn about UMBC's new video capture platform

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