Training Opportunities

Nov

Location

Online

Date & Time

November 6, 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Description

In April 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice issued new regulations under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that set enforceable standards for digital accessibility. With a...

View Event Details for Free Webinar: Navigating the New Federal Digital Accessibility Rules for HED

Nov

Location

Online

Date & Time

November 6, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm

Description

Whether you are beginning or continuing your journey to create, improve, or remediate accessible content, this session is designed to cut through the confusion and help you define your...

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

View Event Details for Create Your Digital Accessibility Action Plan

Nov

Location

Online

Date & Time

November 4, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm

Description

Move beyond digital accessibility compliance to proactive, inclusive course design. This session invites faculty to rethink accessibility through the lens of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) --...

View Event Details for Design Accessible Courses: Leverage UDL and Quality Matters Standard 8 for Content Remediation and Inclusive Learning Experiences

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)

Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 16, 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...

View Event Details for Digital Accessibility Community of Practice Monthly Meeting

Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 16, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 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. 16)

Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 15, 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Description

As higher education institutions prepare for accessibility compliance as required by the Department of Justice's rule updated regulations for Title II of the ADA, higher education professionals...

View Event Details for Free Webinar - Making AI Work for All: Enhancing Accessibility for Students in Higher Education

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Training Opportunities

Free Webinar: Navigating the New Federal Digital Accessibility Rules for HED

Sponsored by the Online Learning Consortium

Create Your Digital Accessibility Action Plan

Design for all with an accessible course blueprint

Design Accessible Courses: Leverage UDL and Quality Matters Standard 8 for Content Remediation and Inclusive Learning Experiences

UDL and QM are your blueprint for student-centered design

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

Digital Accessibility Community of Practice Monthly Meeting

Yuja Information Session (Oct. 16)

Learn about UMBC's new video capture platform

Free Webinar - Making AI Work for All: Enhancing Accessibility for Students in Higher Education

Sponsored by Northwest Higher Ed Accessible Technology

Sponsored by the Online Learning Consortium

Design for all with an accessible course blueprint

UDL and QM are your blueprint for student-centered design

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

Learn about UMBC's new video capture platform

Sponsored by Northwest Higher Ed Accessible Technology

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