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We’ve hit double digits; it’s the tenth week of our weekly digital accessibility readiness campaign! It’s the second-to-last week before the compliance deadline. We’re almost there!Last week, we shared a video on tables and data. Now we’ve reached the last ...
It’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is the annual Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)! Join the UMD Sexual Assault Prevention Committee (SAPC), Campus Advocates Respond & Educate to Stop Violence (CARE), and the Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct (OCRSM) for a month ...
A look back at a successful Trans Day of Visibility Community Day
BISS Free Speech series, episode 5
The penultimate conversation in our Bias Incident Support Services (BISS) team’s video series on free speech and expression, which features Dr. Sharon Fries-Britt, Distinguished University Professor in the higher education program within UMD’s Department ...
Last week, we shared a resource on images and alt text. Next up in the series of deep dives into the Six Essential Steps for Digital Accessibility is…
Join the Hate-Bias Student Advisory Group
Last week, we started a series of deep dives into the Six Essential Steps of Digital Accessibility including headings, links, and color and contrast. Next up in the queue:
BISS director b.a. medina published
Co-authors Kristin Gibson (George Mason), Andi Thomas-Sanchez (UC-San Diego) and our very own b.a. medina, director of Bias Incident Support Services, were recently published as part of their work with NASPA’s Sexual and Relationship Violence Prevention, ...
Register for a dialogue course!
Don’t miss this year’s Social Justice Alliance Symposium
All are invited to the 8th Annual BSU-UMD Social Justice Alliance Symposium! This year’s theme is Freedom Dreams and Radical Joy: Youth Voices in the Pursuit of a Just Society. This year’s symposium continues to honor the life and legacy of Lt. Richard W. ...