May 20, 2021 to Campus Community
May 20th Is Global Acessibilty Awareness Day
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The Office of Equity and Access (OEA) serves the entire Stony Brook Community - from Southampton to Main Campus to Manhattan and everywhere else there are Stony Brook University programs or activities. Our goal is to ensure Stony Brook's commitment to work and educational environments that are safe, accessible, and free from discrimination. |
10th Annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Global Accessibility Awareness Daybegan as an initiative to highlight the need for access to digital content and services for persons with disabilities. We welcome you to join in the conversation, and participate in one of the upcoming accessibility focused events. Thank you for doing your part to make Stony Brook accessible.
SUNY GAAD Celebration:
SUNY is holding a full-day event to Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day. You can Registerto participate via Zoom. Topics will include:
- Ableism
- Universal Design for Learning
- Digital Accessibility
Blackboard is hosting the "Fix your Content" Challenge
“Fix Your Content”is a global event to encourage faculty to increase the accessibility of the content posted in Blackboard. Ally can help to identify accessibility barriers, and then guide you to implement a solution. Celt has posted a helpful video on getting started usingAlly. If you don’t have access to Blackboard Ally, you can begin by enabling the AccessibilityCheckerin Microsoft Office. This videofrom CELT highlights several accessibility considerations that will be indicated by the accessibility checker
Upcoming Accessibility Drop in Session
Do you have a question about digital accessibility? Do you want to know how to make a document accessible? Do you have questions about closed captioning? Stop by a virtual accessibility drop-in session!
Monday, June 7th from 10am – 11am: Zoom Registration for June 7
Join SASC, OEA, and CELT at any point during the drop-in to ask your question(s). If you would like a reminder, please register for the session. Can’t make it, or need a more timely response? Please submit your question using this online form.