The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is dedicated to ensuring equal access to education through reasonable accommodations. Digital accessibility ensures that everyone can engage with content by removing barriers to entry. Because this is a core priority for the School of Social Work’s IDEA Team, we have developed the following training materials and resources to support you in your accessibility efforts.
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Digital Accessibility supports students with disabilities and improves usability for all students.
Resources
Disability and Accessibility at UMSSW [umaryland.edu]
What the ADA requires [umaryland.edu]
Learn the basics of creating course materials, Blackboard content, and media that can be accessed by all learners.
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Accessibility Basics [umaryland.edu]
USM Resources for Faculty and Teaching [umaryland.edu]
USM Self-Paced Accessibility Guide [umaryland.edu]
Increase student Success with Accessible
Recording Classes For Universal Design for Learning (UDL) [umaryland.edu]
Webinars, live events, and recorded lectures [umaryland.edu
USM Resources for Images, Videos and Multimedia [umaryland.edu]
Captions and transcripts for video and audio [umaryland.edu]
Accessible Meetings [umaryland.edu]
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The Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning (FCTL) provides hands-on support and can help troubleshoot or escalate concerns when needed.
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is committed to providing equal opportunity and access to the educational experience through the provision of reasonable accommodations. For students who have an accommodations letter from Educational Support and Disability Services (ESDS), it is essential that you correspond with your instructor as soon as possible to discuss your disability-related accommodation needs for this course. For students not registered with ESDS, who would like information regarding eligibility for academic accommodations due to barriers associated with a potential disability, please contact ESDS directly. For more information, please visit the ESDS website (www.umaryland.edu/disabilityservices) email disabilityservices@umaryland.edu or call 410-706-5889.
Accessible Course Materials
The University Maryland, Baltimore recognizes web-based content is integral to academic and administrative work of the organization. UMB will establish equitable access to information, programs and activities on UMB web-based content accessible to people with all abilities. For students who have found the course material to be inaccessible, it is essential to notify your instructor as soon as possible.