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When Good Design Is Invisible: Four UMBC Faculty Share How UDL Supports Student Learning
Small design choices make learning more accessible for all.
Students in Sarah Bass’s chemistry courses who use the course-grounded AI assistant say it feels like talking to their professor. Many of their classmates, though, don’t know the assistant exists...
Posted: November 3, 2026, 2:30 PM
6 Ways to Make Humanities Content More Accessible
The text matters. So does whether students can reach it.
A student pulls up the assigned primary source the night before class: a scanned nineteenth-century pamphlet, photographed at an angle, half the page lost in shadow. She can make out maybe...
Posted: October 27, 2026, 12:00 PM
6 Ways to Make Complex STEM Content More Accessible
Keep STEM rigorous while opening up student access
A student opens the problem set and finds an equation embedded as an image. She understands the math, but her screen reader can't interpret the notation. Later, the assignment asks her to analyze...
Posted: October 6, 2026, 10:00 AM
Assistive Technology Explained: A Look at How Users Experience Your Content
How does an accessible course behave for everyone?
Most faculty design course materials thinking about how they look. But for a significant number of students, how course content looks is only part of the picture -- or not the picture at all....
Posted: September 22, 2026, 10:00 AM
Creating Accessible PDFs: 4 Tips for Success
Ensure your digital PDFs are inclusive for all learners.
PDFs are a staple of academic life, used for everything from syllabi to complex research articles. However, without intentional design, they can create significant barriers for students using...
Posted: July 28, 2026, 12:15 PM
10 Ways to Make Your Slide Decks Accessible
Same principles apply to PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Canva
Slide decks get built fast. A lecture the night before, a workshop the morning of -- we’ve all done it. Accessibility is often the first thing to slip when you're racing a deadline. But a few...
Posted: July 21, 2026, 10:30 AM
5 Steps to More Accessible Google Docs
Start building inclusive Google Docs for all readers today
Imagine a student opening a Google Docs syllabus with a screen reader. They expect to easily skip from section to section. Instead, they hit a wall of text. Why? Because simply making text bold...
Posted: July 14, 2026, 10:50 AM
5 Tips for Accessible Word Documents
Small changes, big impact for everyone.
Microsoft Word is one of the most common tools used for creating flyers, handouts, syllabi, readings, and assignments. It’s also one of the most common sources of accessibility problems in...
Posted: July 7, 2026, 12:15 PM
3 Tips for Making Your Synchronous Meetings Accessible
Accessible meetings benefit every participant involved.
Let’s enhance meeting productivity for all attendees! Whether you are hosting a departmental meeting, conducting a 1:1 check-in, or moderating a large-scale event, the organization and execution...
Posted: June 30, 2026, 12:00 PM
5 Tips for Posting Accessible Images & Stories to Social Media
Build social media habits that include everyone.
Social media is one of the most powerful tools departments use to share news, celebrate achievements, and build community. It’s also one of the most consistently inaccessible corners of...
Posted: June 23, 2026, 3:27 PM
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