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October 2025 AIG Recording: Using AI to improve user experience
What is the session all about? Artificial intelligence is reshaping the way we interact with content, but its real value lies in making experiences more seamless, accessible, and inclusive. In this session with Niki Ramesh from CBC Canada, we explore the transformative impact of AI on user experience today, using examples…
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August 2025 AIG Recording: A Holistic Approach to Content Accessibility
What is the session all about? Dr. Sara Stephens, the Director of Instructional Design & Technology at Delaware Technical Community College, opened the session by introducing the CHAMPIONS Framework, a strategic model that helps institutions cultivate a holistic digital ecosystem grounded in intentional accessibility by…
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September 2025 AIG Recording: What’s new with Read and Write?
What was the session all about? Kathleen Colburn from Everway to talk about what’s new with Read and Write. Kathleen is a Principal Product Manager at Everway (formerly Texthelp), an industry leader in assistive and inclusive technology. In her nearly twelve year career with the company, she has served in roles ranging…
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June 2025: AIG Recording (Making Online Content Accessible for All)
What was the session all about? In this session, Dr. Nicole L’Etoile, Accessibility Consultant & Learning Experience Designer, shares how she designed her course to be accessible, how she delivers it in alignment with WCAG and UDL principles, and how she conducts research with her learners for continuous improvement of the…
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April 2025 AIG Meeting Recording (Equatio as part of a digital first strategy)
What was the session all about? This is a session on Equatio, Everway's Math/STEM tool. This tool helps to level the math playing field for students, educators, and disabilities services departments by making it easy to create math that is both digital and accessible. It provides simple, easy access to nearly all forms of…
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March 2025 AIG Meeting Recording (Practicing accessibility research with confidence)
What was the session all about? Kavana Ramesh, UX Researcher at Fable, offers a reflective framework for building meaningful inclusion within your accessibility practice. It can feel daunting to apply existing UX principles and methodologies to accessibility research with assistive technology users. It can feel equally…
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February 2025 AIG Meeting Recording (Beyond Brightspace: Partner Tools that Promote Equitable Education)
What was the session all about? In this session, our accessibility team reviews accessibility-support tools offered by our ecosystem of trusted partners. After that there is a discussion on practices, experiences, pain points, and needs around creating and maintaining accessible content. Febryary 2025 AIG Meeting Recording
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May 2025: AIG Recording (Alchemie’s Accessible-by-design learning tools for STEM)
What was the session all about? In this session, Julia Winter, CEO, Alchemie, tells the story of how this Michigan-based company became a leader in developing innovative STEM tools and why accessibility is a core value of the company. Dr. Sarah Wegwerth, Director of Academie, demonstrates the suite of tools for both…
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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…