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Journeying from art student to world-renowned artist
How do we talk about disability as an identity? "Talking about Deafness and disability has never been easy. I realize as time goes on, my being Deaf was the first identity that I was...
January 2, 2020
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1:02 PM
Faculty know-how w/Blackboard Ally & UMBC Instructional Tech
Instructional Technology is hosting a series of events for National Distance Learning Week, and many of concepts and skills that are imparted directly support better outcomes for students with...
November 1, 2019
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5:45 PM
Be an Accessible Content Ally with your PowerPoints!
Are your PowerPoint presentations accessible to every student in your course? Instructors routinely upload PowerPoint presentations into their course, but this doesn't mean that every student has...
October 9, 2019
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2:09 AM
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Webinar 9/16/19: Using Ally in Blackboard
WEBINAR IS ONLINE, SEPTEMBER 16, NOON TO 1 PM Learn to make your course materials accessible in Blackboard. During the SP2019 semester, Ally was deployed to courses using Ultra. Ally is...
August 8, 2019
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4:45 PM
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How to be a Faculty Ally for Students with Disabilities
DoIT's Instructional Technology division will be holding various Blackboard training sessions to highlight changes to Ultra and the addition of Ally, which supports the accessibility of course...
July 23, 2019
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7:38 PM
Dr. Lasson on essential aspects of diversity and inclusion
Dr. Elliott Lasser, Director of UMBC's Industrial/Organizational Psychology program, had the opportunity to sit down with Jeff Salkin of Maryland Public Television recently to briefly discuss...
November 19, 2018
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8:55 PM