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HAPPENING TODAY. UNMC HELD A STRATEGIC PLANNING FORUM FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF. INTERIM CHANCELLOR DELE DAVIES ADDRESSED THE FEDERAL CHANGES TO THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT STARTING NEXT MONTH. ALL PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE U.S. MUST MAKE DIGITAL CONTENT ACCESSIBLE TO USERS. CHANCELLOR DAVIS SAYS THEY’RE READY TO ROLL IT OUT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT’S ALL ACCESSIBLE TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE ALL KINDS OF DISABILITY EMAILS, PDFS. IT’S ACTUALLY VERY, QUITE WIDE RANGING, AND WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS ARE INFORMED THAT WE’RE TAKING ALL THE STEPS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE’RE READY WHEN THAT DEADLINE COMES UP. CHANCELLOR DAVIS SAYS THE FORUM WAS PRIMARILY HELPFUL FOR INSTRUCTORS A
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UNMC prepares for new ADA digital accessibility requirements
The University of Nebraska Medical Center held a strategic planning forum on Thursday, led by Interim Chancellor Dele Davies.The forum addressed federal changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act requiring public universities to make digital content accessible starting in April.”We want to make sure that that’s all accessible to students who have all kinds of disability, emails, PDFs. It’s actually very, quite wide ranging, and we just want to make sure that our faculty, staff and students are informed that we’re taking all the steps to make sure that we’re ready when that deadline comes up,” Davies said.Chancellor Davies said the forum was primarily helpful for instructors as they navigate the regulations.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
The University of Nebraska Medical Center held a strategic planning forum on Thursday, led by Interim Chancellor Dele Davies.
The forum addressed federal changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act requiring public universities to make digital content accessible starting in April.
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“We want to make sure that that’s all accessible to students who have all kinds of disability, emails, PDFs. It’s actually very, quite wide ranging, and we just want to make sure that our faculty, staff and students are informed that we’re taking all the steps to make sure that we’re ready when that deadline comes up,” Davies said.
Chancellor Davies said the forum was primarily helpful for instructors as they navigate the regulations.
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.
NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
