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Global Accessibility Awareness Day is this Thursday, May 20! Dr. Margaret Merrill will discuss Canvas Accessibility in her talk "How to ensure your Canvas course is accessible, using the tools available in Canvas." May 20, 2021 02:00 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada) https://iet.ucdavis.edu//everyone-welcome-attend-global-ac

Meet Regine this Thursday, May 20! "As a creator in the modern digital era, your aim should be to make products that are inclusive of all people." UC Davis GAAD keynote speaker Regine Gilbert is a user experience designer, educator, and international public speaker with over 10 years of experience working in the technology arena. She has a strong belief in making the world a more accessible placeone that starts and ends with the user. Regine’s areas of research focus are di...gital accessibility, inclusive design and immersive experiences. Learn more about Regine at reginegilbert.com. Learn more about Global Accessibility Awareness Day: https://iet.ucdavis.edu//everyone-welcome-attend-global-ac

Everyone is welcome to attend Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) on May 20 UC Davis will have a virtual program comprising two presentations along with a keynote. Presentation By VZP Digital, on making events accessible. ... Keynote Regine Gilbert, user experience designer, educator and international speaker. Presentation By Margaret Merrill, UC Davis instructional designer, on Canvas course site accessibility. https://iet.ucdavis.edu//everyone-welcome-attend-global-ac See more

In tech, all good defaults (that aren't the Mac startup chime, at least) must someday come to an end. Today, Microsoft announced its Office font since 2007the everyman sans serif, Calibriwould soon join Clippy, Internet Explorer, and the Windows 8 Start button in the big Windows graveyard in the sky. "Calibri has been the default font for all things Microsoft since 2007, when it stepped in to replace Times New Roman across Microsoft Office," the Microsoft Design Team opined in Calibri's de facto obit. "It has served us all well, but we believe it's time to evolve." https://arstechnica.com//office-default-calibri-will-join/

Everyone is welcome to attend Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) on May 20! UC Davis has organized a virtual GAAD event that includes a student panel, presentations, and a keynote by Regine Gilbert, a user experience designer, educator, and international public speaker. Register for Regine's keynote here: https://ucdavisiet.zoom.us//regi/WN_5iL0AaVwSnSObB_wkyFY6w Register for the GAAD Student panel here: https://ucdavisiet.zoom.us//regi/WN_dqK0eJz4SHCLb2kMD7INGw