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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...

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 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 13, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

The success of students in a Blackboard course is often dependent on their level of engagement and their ability to stay on track with course content and assignments. As an instructor, it's...

View Event Details for Track Student Progress & Elevate Learner Outreach

Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 10, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Description

Have you ever wondered what makes an image accessible -- or when an image doesn’t need a description at all? Are your course graphics helping all students engage with your content? Learn the...

View Event Details for Accessible Images: Basics of Alt Text & Decorative Images

Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 9, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:30 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 30-minute overview...

View Event Details for Digital Accessibility 101: Principles and Practices

Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 7, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm

Description

New to Creating Accessible Content with Microsoft Office Tools? Join this workshop session to learn how to create accessible content using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. This workshop...

microsoft office tools text with the word, excel, and powerpoint logos

View Event Details for Practice & Share: Accessible Content with Microsoft Office Tools

Sep

Location

Online

Date & Time

September 30, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm

Description

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

View Event Details for Use Ally Reporting to Improve Course or Organization Accessibility for All Users

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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

Track Student Progress & Elevate Learner Outreach

Use Blackboard Ultra Progress Tracking & Communication Tools

Accessible Images: Basics of Alt Text & Decorative Images

If you can click it, you can fix it.

Digital Accessibility 101: Principles and Practices

If you can click it, you can fix it.

Practice & Share: Accessible Content with Microsoft Office Tools

Create. Check. Share. Accessibility Made Simple

Use Ally Reporting to Improve Course or Organization Accessibility for All Users

Remediate in real-time: Fix images, PDFs, offer alt formats

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

Use Blackboard Ultra Progress Tracking & Communication Tools

If you can click it, you can fix it.

If you can click it, you can fix it.

Create. Check. Share. Accessibility Made Simple

Remediate in real-time: Fix images, PDFs, offer alt formats

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