October: Captioning Basics
Captions offer a written, textual account of the spoken words in a video or live streaming event, and are an important part of designing accessible content.
November: Cognitive Load
Cognitive load relates to the amount of information that an individual can process in a short amount of time.
UMD Accessibility Pledge: Zoom Captions
The Accessible Academic Technology Team is challenging individuals, teams, departments, and colleges to take one small step forward for accessibility. For Fall 2021, we are asking our UMD colleagues to enable live transcripts in Zoom. Live captions are a great first step in improving accessibility for users with hearing impairments.
By requesting transcription in Zoom, you help:
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Accessible Academic Technology Team
AATT Mission
To create the realization of accessible teaching & learning at UMD.
Goals/Plans
- Increase awareness of accessibility solutions in classroom technology
- Provide support and resources for the community to develop accessible practices
- Represent UMD at a system-wide level
Find out more by contacting [email protected]!