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Become digital accessibility-savvy with upcoming training sessions

If you're ready to take your digital accessibility knowledge to the next level, check out upcoming workshops and on-demand resources.


UCOP Creating Accessible Documents 1: MS Office (Session 1 of 2)

Digital accessibility is about ensuring users with disabilities can easily access and engage with any digital content. In this course, you will learn the principles of digital accessibility, how to generate accessible Microsoft Office


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Build your digital accessibility knowledge with free UC webinars

To help colleagues prepare for upcoming federal digital accessibility law changes, UCOP is hosting a targeted, multi-session webinar series.


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Creating online content for UC? This new law applies to you.

If you create, manage or share digital content as part of your work at UC — whether it’s a website, PDF, PowerPoint, video or social media post — a new federal accessibility law will affect how you do that work.


UCOP Creating Accessible Documents 1: MS Office

Digital accessibility is about ensuring users with disabilities can easily access and engage with any digital content. In this course, you will learn the principles of digital accessibility, how to generate accessible Microsoft Office


Modern Braille display device connected to a computer, with a visually impaired person using it to read digital text.

Congratulations to the newest UCOP Accessibility Champions

UCOP colleagues Tracy Babbitt, Abigail Uribe, Yang Yang, Alina Tejera, Nancy Terry and Sue Phares are keeping UCOP websites accessible to all.


UC promotes digital accessibility with systemwide resources

An on-demand digital accessibility webinar and monthly digital accessibility office hours will make it easier for UC employees to promote digital access.


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Make your documents digitally accessible

Expand your technical skills in creating documents and PDFs that meet accessibility requirements.


Thursday: Attend a UC Global Accessibility Awareness Day event

Whether you're just starting to understand digital accessibility or staying current on trends, this year’s event is for you!


Katie Healey

UC People: Katie Healey, disability justice champion

Along with hosting a disability-focused podcast, Katie is challenging ableist culture and revamping accessibility training for instructors at UC Davis.


Modern Braille display device connected to a computer, with a visually impaired person using it to read digital text.

May 15: Attend a UC Global Accessibility Awareness Day event

Whether you're just starting to understand digital accessibility or staying current on trends, this year’s UC GAAD event is for you!


Modern Braille display device connected to a computer, with a visually impaired person using it to read digital text.

New regulations for the Americans with Disabilities Act that will impact UC

New DOJ regulations require updated accessibility standards for all digital properties.