{"id":1905,"date":"2025-03-04T17:57:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T23:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/catie\/?page_id=1905"},"modified":"2026-01-16T16:52:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T22:52:47","slug":"accessibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/catie\/workgroups\/accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility &amp; Universal Design for Learning (UDL)"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id1905_a359b1-d9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1905_a359b1-d9 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1905_a359b1-d9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(10% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 2 )\/3)))minmax(0, calc(80% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 2 )\/3)))minmax(0, calc(10% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 2 )\/3)));}.kb-row-layout-id1905_a359b1-d9 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1905_a359b1-d9 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1905_a359b1-d9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 6fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id1905_a359b1-d9 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id1905_a359b1-d9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id1905_a359b1-d9 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-center-exwide kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column1905_9d4768-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1905_9d4768-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1905_9d4768-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1905_9d4768-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1905_9d4768-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1905_9d4768-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1905_9d4768-cd{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1905_9d4768-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1905_9d4768-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1905_9d4768-cd\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1905_f02293-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1905_f02293-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1905_f02293-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1905_f02293-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1905_f02293-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1905_f02293-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1905_f02293-7e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1905_f02293-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1905_f02293-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1905_f02293-7e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessibility &amp; Universal Design for Learning (UDL)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">The Accessibility &amp; Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Work Group provides recommendations on accessibility compliance to chief academic officers and develops strategic, system-wide initiatives to support the integration of UDL principles in educational settings. This group works to enhance awareness and implement best practices that ensure learning environments are designed to accommodate a variety of needs and learning preferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Work group leaders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"mailto:kshaffer2@tamu.edu\">Kelley Shaffer<\/a>&nbsp;(Texas A&amp;M University)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"mailto:carrell@tarleton.edu\">Justin Carrell<\/a>&nbsp;(Tarleton State University)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessibility tool list<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This resource provides a curated list of accessibility tools designed to support inclusive learning and digital accessibility across the A&amp;M System. The list includes software and online platforms that assist with screen reading, captioning, document accessibility, and more. It serves as a valuable reference for faculty, staff, and students seeking to enhance accessibility in educational and digital environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.system.tamus.edu\/files\/academic\/CATIE\/Accessibility_Tool_List.pdf\">Accessibility Tool List<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">webinars &amp; Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To help support the accessibility initiatives across the A&amp;M System, we provide free training sessions on accessibility tools for all member institutions. These trainings are available at no-cost and are led by digital instructional material accessibility experts. These training sessions will be offered on the third Friday of each month from 11am to 12pm via Zoom.  Click the link below to see the schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.system.tamus.edu\/files\/academic\/CATIE\/Accessibility_Training_Schedule_SPR2026.pdf\">Accessibility Training Schedule \u2013 Spring 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0cdb04b5a0918329c1579eacf19064bb\">Recordings &amp; Transcripts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>January 16, 2026 &#8211; WCAG 2.1AA Guidelines<\/strong> \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tamucs-my.sharepoint.com\/personal\/kshaffer2_tamu_edu\/_layouts\/15\/stream.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fkshaffer2%5Ftamu%5Fedu%2FDocuments%2FCATIE%2FAccessibility%20Training%201%2D16%2D26%2FGMT20260116%2D165138%5FRecording%5F1280x720%2Emp4&amp;referrer=StreamWebApp%2EWeb&amp;referrerScenario=AddressBarCopied%2Eview%2Eee8bb0e0%2D7ee9%2D4197%2D834e%2De88badd4023a\">Recording<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tamucs-my.sharepoint.com\/personal\/kshaffer2_tamu_edu\/_layouts\/15\/onedrive.aspx?ga=1&amp;LOF=1&amp;id=%2Fpersonal%2Fkshaffer2%5Ftamu%5Fedu%2FDocuments%2FCATIE%2FAccessibility%20Training%201%2D16%2D26%2FGMT20260116%2D165138%5FRecording%2Etranscript%2Evtt&amp;parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fkshaffer2%5Ftamu%5Fedu%2FDocuments%2FCATIE%2FAccessibility%20Training%201%2D16%2D26\">Transcript<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>October 17, 2025 &#8211; Descript<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/12ecZCQbctW6jDU2kbNsV2YREdLF1v0jk\/view\">Recording<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1B05sPoEColCuFkofzVMVhNOHmccBTWtW\/view?usp=drive_link\">Transcript<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>September 19, 2025 &#8211; Canvas Studio<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Akg-IcduU5f9ejHxnRGRNfx0-qQ7StAW\/view\">Recording<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tamucs-my.sharepoint.com\/:u:\/r\/personal\/kshaffer2_tamu_edu\/Documents\/CATIE\/Accessibility%20Training%209-19-25%20(Canvas%20Studio)\/GMT20250919-155432_Recording.transcript.vtt?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=ytkiDK\">Transcript<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 15, 2025 &#8211; Echo 360 &amp; Stream<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1idWiDAKuEsXHEJUrn8i0uXadND55ldco\/view?t=2\">Recording<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tamucs-my.sharepoint.com\/:u:\/r\/personal\/kshaffer2_tamu_edu\/Documents\/CATIE\/Accessibility%20Training%208-15-25\/GMT20250815-153900_Recording.transcript.vtt?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=CQbkyS\">Transcript<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 18, 2025 &#8211; Panorama<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1vLvzXbckrfh9iPoGdGBhl2NrV2-2QCS9\/view?t=1\">Recording<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tamucs-my.sharepoint.com\/:u:\/r\/personal\/kshaffer2_tamu_edu\/Documents\/CATIE\/Accessibility%20Training%207-18-25%20(Panorama)\/GMT20250718-155338_Recording.transcript.vtt?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=x8zbkd\">Transcript<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 20, 2025 &#8211; Ally in Blackboard and Canvas<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1vLvzXbckrfh9iPoGdGBhl2NrV2-2QCS9\/view\">Recording<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tamucs-my.sharepoint.com\/personal\/kshaffer2_tamu_edu\/_layouts\/15\/onedrive.aspx?ga=1&amp;id=%2Fpersonal%2Fkshaffer2%5Ftamu%5Fedu%2FDocuments%2FCATIE%2FAccessibility%20Training%206%2D20%2D25%20%28Ally%29%2FGMT20250620%2D155241%5FRecording%2Etranscript%2Evtt&amp;parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fkshaffer2%5Ftamu%5Fedu%2FDocuments%2FCATIE%2FAccessibility%20Training%206%2D20%2D25%20%28Ally%29\">Transcript<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April 18, 2025 &#8211; PDF Accessibility<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1BJFUfn13d3pPRU935KqlHhxLqo_j6aKT\/view\">Recording<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tamucs-my.sharepoint.com\/:u:\/r\/personal\/kshaffer2_tamu_edu\/Documents\/CATIE\/Accessibility%20Training%204-18-25\/GMT20250418-154852_Recording.transcript.vtt?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=B4ffqI\">Transcript<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tamucs-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/r\/personal\/kshaffer2_tamu_edu\/Documents\/CATIE\/Accessibility%20Training%204-18-25\/PDF%20Accessibility%20-%20A%20Practical%20Guide%20to%20Using%20Adobe%20Acrobat%20Pro.pdf?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=CkOPGK\">PDF Accessibility &#8211; A Practical Guide to Using Adobe Acrobat Pro<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 21, 2025 &#8211; Office 365 Accessibility Tools<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1APz5oBxwRMjhXv19Kwin6vCBV4vc9mHT\/view?t=5\">Recording<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tamucs-my.sharepoint.com\/:u:\/r\/personal\/kshaffer2_tamu_edu\/Documents\/CATIE\/Accessibility%20Training%203-21-25%20Office%20365\/GMT20250321-154754_Recording.transcript.vtt?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=7Cv8NL\">Transcript<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>February 21, 2025 &#8211; 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