This panel will discuss the recent updates to the procurement process to ensure the products we purchase follow the campus Digital Accessibility Policy. Learn how you can help ensure the information and communication services, tools, and applications we implement are inclusive for all of our users.
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Accessible Word Document? Yes, We Can!
Tags: Bryan Jonker, Leslie ShermanJoin this IT Accessibility Liaison led workshop for a hands on opportunity to learn how to make MS Word documents accessible to all users.
Become a Campus Accessibility Liaison
Tags: Christy Blew, Leslie Sherman, Mark McCarthy, Vance MartinAs campus life and activities became more online this past year, it has become more important for all of us to be accessibility allies to ensure the Electronic IT we support and create are inclusive to those with disabilities. Join us to learn how you can act as a Campus Accessibility Liaison for your unit […]
Inclusive Online Meetings Revisited
Tags: Leslie Sherman, Mark McCarthyReinvent your online meetings to be more inclusive while reducing ‘Zoom Fatigue!’ We will be covering tips, tricks, tools and more for making meetings more accessible for those with and without disabilities.
Championing Accessibility Takes Down Barriers
Tags: James Quisenberry, Keith Hays, Leslie Sherman, Mike Bohlmann, Tim OffensteinAccessibility for technology has received attention in higher education due to some high profile legal action against Universities with web sites or tools that were not accessible. But this kind of accessibility is not only required by law, it is the right thing to do. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is committed to making […]
Women in Technology
Tags: Candice Solomon-Strutz, Cordelia Geiken, Debbie Fligor, Kelly Delahanty, Laura Hayden, Leslie ShermanOpen Discussion about Women in Technology Group (WIT) which provides a forum for discussion of issues facing women in IT in general and on campus, networking and coaching, and coordination of outreach efforts to girls considering IT as a career.
Search Party: Finding a Google Appliance Solution
Tags: Leslie Sherman, Melissa Rubik, Shawn Lee, Srividya RanganathanThis session will provide a case study of the Illinois Public Higher Education Procurement Bulletin search solution. During this case study, we will introduce and describe the Google Search Appliance and the capabilities we leveraged.
Use Case to Object-Oriented Code Base
Tags: Leslie Sherman, Marilou Landes, Melissa RubikWe will provide a comparison of a highly structured application development process to a loosely structured one. We will show how use of common tools and code can leverage development to deliver a code base that is extensible.