UNC CH Accessibility Resources & Service

10/26/2022

Stop by Carolina Union West Lounge - TOMORROW 10/27 from 11am-2pm - for the Treat Yo' Self event! Meet ARS and other groups for non-food, allergy-friendly, and traditional Halloween treats :)

10/14/2022

The Runway of Dreams club at Duke University invites you to model with us as we celebrate inclusion, applaud innovation, and highlight change with our third annual adaptive fashion show on March 22, 2023. If you identify as having a disability, please fill out this quick application (linked in the comments) by Tuesday, October 18th. All models must be 18 years or older and located in the North Carolina Triangle Region. All models will get to keep their sponsored clothing from Zappos Adaptive and participate in elaborate photoshoots, styling sessions, promotion on social media and more! Check out the show from New York Fashion Week to get an idea of what you could get to do!

Runway of Dreams (RoD) is a nonprofit organization that works to ensure people of all abilities have access to fashionable, mainstream apparel that meet both their physical needs and personal style. The Runway of Dreams College Clubs are made up of a dedicated network of student leaders from across the nation who volunteer their time to raise awareness for the Runway of Dreams’ mission and host an annual adaptive fashion show on their campus.

Please feel free to contact Sammie Seewald (samantha.seewald@duke.edu) if you have any questions regarding the organization or if you need additional information. To learn more about Runway of Dreams, please visit their website at www.runwayofdreams.org.

09/28/2022

Autistic Students Social Group ! Meets Wednesdays 3:00 - 4:15 in Student Wellness Building. Email facilitator Elizabeth Christiansen ejchrist@email.unc.edu for more information.

A group for autistic students to come together and find community, support, information, and skills to help navigate life at UNC.

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05/19/2022

The NC Higher Education Digital Accessibility Collaborative invites you to Join the Journey: 2022 Digital Accessibility Conference. The conference will be online via Zoom on Thursday, June 16, 2022. Topics include accessibility course design, social media accessibility, accessibility testing basics, and much more. This conference is a free professional development opportunity to learn about digital accessibility. It is open to everyone in higher education in North Carolina. Register today! https://go.unc.edu/NCHEDAC2022

05/19/2022

Digital Accessibility Tip 10: These Digital Accessibility Tips are just a starting point. The Digital Accessibility Office (DAO) is here to help you make all your digital content accessible. Schedule a consultation with us via the Online Help Desk and we will be happy to discuss your projects. ; ; ; ;
https://go.unc.edu/DAOHELP

05/19/2022

Digital Accessibility Tip 9: Captions and Transcripts: Like alternative text on images, captions provide a text alternative for video content. Transcripts provide the same for audio-only content like a podcast. ; ; ; ;
https://go.unc.edu/captions

Short video about captions for web accessibility - what are they, who depends on them, how they help everyone, and what needs to happen to make them work.

05/19/2022

Digital Accessibility Tip 8: Alternative text is the text equivalent of an image in context. If the image is unavailable, web browsers display the text for users or screen readers read it. ; ; ;

Alternative text (also known as alt text) is the text equivalent of an image in context. All images must have alt text. It is essential for screen reader users to access that image content. Also, if the image is unavailable, web browsers will display the text in place of the missing image. Most web....

05/19/2022

Digital Accessibility Tip 7: Ensuring that your text and background colors have a high enough contrast will help improve the readability of your content for all users. ; ; ;
https://go.unc.edu/color-contrast

05/19/2022

Digital Accessibility Tip 6: Like headings, distinguishing links from other text on a page makes content easier to skim. Screen readers and other assistive technologies allow users to browse a website by links only. NOTE: the image below doesn't have clickable hyperlinks, for demonstration purposes only. ; ; ; ; https://go.unc.edu/links

05/19/2022

Digital Accessibility Tip 5: Content written in plain language can ensure that users can quickly understand and act on your content. ; ; ;

Plain language makes it easier for the public to read, understand, and use government communications.

05/19/2022

Digital Accessibility Tip 4: Keeping your text size and spacing at the default for whichever platform you are using will ensure the best accessibility. When you make text too small, or squish the lines together with poor spacing it can cause it to be hard to read. ; ; ;
https://go.unc.edu/textsize

05/19/2022

Digital Accessibility Tip 3: Try to avoid images of text and instead use actual text whenever possible. Images of text can become pixelized/blurry when zoomed in on, and require all the text to be replicated in the alt text for the image. Scanned PDF should have the optical character recognized. ; ; ; ; ; ;
https://go.unc.edu/keeptext