November 29, 2022 All Articles
By Andrea McColl and Esther Silver. To the uninformed, it might seem that the goals of digital accessibility and cybersecurity would be rivals. After all, isn’t accessibility about making it easier for people to come in, and cybersecurity about keeping…
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October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM, pronounced “n-deam”). All members of the University of California (UC) technology community are encouraged to participate to expand our understanding of disability employment issues and celebrate the many…
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September 14, 2022 All Articles
By Jim Phillips. The day-to-day choices technologists make have significant impact on the people who use our digital environments, including those with disabilities. This article, based on a recent webinar on the topic, suggests five ways to connect the…
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UC Berkeley has launched a new high-level committee that will focus on making sure the campus’s digital infrastructure is accessible to everyone – from blind staff who use screen readers to narrate what they see on web pages to deaf…
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If you missed UC’s May 19 Global Accessibility Awareness Day webinar, you can watch the GAAD video now. The webinar was sponsored by the UC Electronic Accessibility Committee and over 280 people joined from across UC! Ten UC colleagues from five UC…
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By Michael Wegmann. UC Systemwide Procurement has announced five new UC wide agreements for assistive technology solutions that support students and staff with disabilities. The agreements are in place for a minimum of five years, reduce cost through volume purchasing,…
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By Amy Chen. Picture this—you’re reading through a website trying to find a link to a resource that you urgently need, but all the hyperlinks that you encounter say “Click here” or “Read more.” You don’t know what the links are…
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November 17, 2021 All Articles 0
By Heather Chou, Sean Woodward, and Carolanne Link. If you’ve had the pleasure of getting to the UCLA campus this year, you may have taken note of just how difficult it can be to navigate. Even beyond the regular confusion…
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There was a big turnout for “Accessibility Is for Everyone,” the 2021 Global Accessibility Awareness Day webinar. The webinar recording is now available. Watch six fast-paced sessions about things you can do to make UC’s online environment more welcoming…
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Digital accessibility isn’t just for coders or web designers. All of us can do something in our daily work to make the world more accessible and inclusive for people who may have disabilities, whether temporary or permanent. May 20 is…
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