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December 2024: Accessibility Interest Group Recording
What was the session all about? As part of celebrating International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), D2L's Senior Accessibility Strategist Carin Headrick is engaging in a fireside chat with Bryn Livingstone on the topic: "How could having a disability impact a leader's perspectives?" Brynn is a co-op in D2L's…
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November 2024: Accessibility Interest Group Recording
What was the session all about? Jessica Murray from City University of New York (CUNY) did a demo of a course on Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Jessica is creating on an asynchronous UDL course in Brightspace and is setting up campus-based collaborative groups for people to discuss what they’re learning and how…
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October 2024: Accessibility Interest Group Recording
What was the session all about? Danielle Dilkes from the University of Western Ontario shared thoughts and ideas on bridging values with accessibility practices. October 2024: Accessibility Interest Group Video Recording October 2024 Accessibility Interest Group session slide deck
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September 2024: Accessibility Interest Group Recording
What was the session all about? Sam Chandrashekar from D2L gave a brief overview of ADA Title II. Kate Wilhelm from D2L talked about procurement and what D2L does to ensure accessible procurement. September 2024: Accessibility Interest Group Video Recording
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August 2024: Accessibility Interest Group Recording
What was the session all about? In this session, Kate Wilhelm shared Fusion highlights and Aggi Jeemon did a walk through of the new course 'Brightspace Toolkit for Accessibility in UDL' published in Brightspace Learning Centre Accessibility Academy. August 2024 Accessibility Interest Group Recording
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June 2024: Accessibility Interest Group Recording
What was the session all about? In a previous AIG meeting, observing Carin from D2L using her screen reader sparked a lot of discussion. Some people noted the difference between the way a native user use it and their own attempts to test with that technology. In this meeting, AJ, Senior UX Researcher at D2L, shared some of…
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May 2024: Accessibility Interest Group Recording
What was the session all about? This session was dedicated to GAAD celebration. D2L's Accessibility team and Community team joined together and organized Glad to be GAAD 2024 Event. The session showcased the following: 🤝 D2L's commitment to accessibility and the 'why' behind accessible content 🧠 Ways you can achieve…
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April 2024: Accessibility Interest Group Recording
What was the session all about? In this session, Sam Chandrashekar and Kate Wilhelm from D2L shared thoughts and facilitated discussion on: • What the Dear Colleague letter tells • How to create impact through accessible content • Barriers discovered in organizations • Going beyond the letter of the law to embrace the…
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March 2024: Accessibility Interest Group Recording
What was the session all about? A collaborative session with the AIG members to discuss how AI-based tools could be used for improving accessibility and inclusion in education. Sam Chandrashekar, Global Accessibility Lead, D2L, started with a comparative update of the ICT & AI standards and regulations in the EU, USA, and…
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February 2024: Accessibility Interest Group Recording
What was the session all about? First, we took a poll to see what subjects you would want to discuss in future meetings. After that, Ginger Dewey from ReadSpeaker presented an overview of the product and some updated features. February 2024: Accessibility Interest Group Video Recording