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We Recommend: Make Accessibility Part of Your Course Design Toolkit
March 2026 Recommended by Anabel Livengood, Senior Educational Developer UDL and accessibility go together like peanut butter and jelly – they complement each other perfectly. With the upcoming deadline for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines on April 24, we want...
What do hairballs and the DOJ have in common?
Ready for April 24th? Now that we have your attention, April 24 is National Hairball Awareness Day and the day that all digital materials are required to be compliant with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, or WCAG. As you’ve probably heard, the U.S. Department of...
From River Valleys to Mountain Peaks: Call for SITL Proposals
The Coulter Faculty Commons (CFC) invites faculty and staff to submit proposals for the 2026 Summer Institute for Teaching & Learning.Under the theme River Valleys to Mountain Peaks: Expanding Our Teaching Horizons, this year’s institute celebrates the many...