Resources

Learn about physical access considerations for an inclusive campus environment.

Learn about using Pope Tech to check your website for accessibility issues.

A conversation about captioning accommodations provided by the Disability Resource Center.

Hear from Alyssa Panetta, a designer and developer who changed her techniques after a personal experience.

With the Department of Justice issuing a new digital accessibility rule under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is a great time to learn (or re-learn) the basics of accessibility.

This month we are joined by Amy Kunkel, Ph.D., assistant teaching professor and special education licensure coordinator for the Department of Educational Psychology in the College of Education and Human Development on the Twin Cities campus.

This month we talk about automated and manual accessibility checking and why overlays are not the solution.

This month we are hosting a multi-presentation session introducing accessibility as a larger concept.

Attendees will learn about the impacts of a supportive and accessible work environment for people with cancer.

Tips for making your digital documents accessible and where to get help and training.

Learn about the University's new go-to digital accessibility resource.

Action requested: Optimize your search results when you claim ownership of your Twin Cities department, building, or college as part of the University's Google My Business account.

Discover how AI platforms affect your website traffic and trends we are seeing.

Learn how AI tools might help you in your work at the U of M with some guidelines in mind from UR marketing.

Use these seven tips to help you choose the most appropriate and precise language in your writing.

The Associated Press Stylebook has made numerous updates around inclusive language. We’re highlighting some of the recent changes to use in future storytelling.
 

This month the Accessibility Ambassadors will be taking a break from regular sessions to plan and prepare for our events this year. Rather than a Lunch ‘n Learn as usual, here is information about a free event you may be interested in called axe-con.

The Communications Blog is distributed to more than 1,200 University community members, and many posts receive hundreds—sometimes thousands—of views. Write a guest post today!

Learn best practices in answering questions, including tough ones.

Plain writing helps audiences take less time to read and understand.