WASHINGTON — The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Education released today a webinar on ensuring web accessibility for students with disabilities for schools utilizing online learning during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. …
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Landmark Agreements Establish New Model For Online Accessibility In Higher Education And Business
BOSTON—The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) announced today a landmark settlement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) that institutes a series of new guidelines to make the university’s website and online resources accessible …
2019-2020 Precollege Council Meetings
The Office of Youth Protection & Compliance hosts monthly meetings of the Precollege Council. All program directors and activity hosts are expected to join us to learn about policies, best practices, and tools that support …
UW System reports to Regents on public records improvements
MADISON, Wis.— The University of Wisconsin System is continually seeking to improve public accountability and public records access. Today, the System’s Director of Compliance and Integrity together with the Public Records Coordinator briefed the Board …
Jonathan Holloway: Currency: Race and the Circulation of the American Ideal
This McKay Lecture in the Humanities is a reflection upon the rhetorical value of the “American Ideal” and what that ideal looks like when viewed through a racial prism. A close reading of three objects—a …
AI and Video Games in Education Lunch
Hear about breakthrough discoveries In Video Games and Artificial Intelligence that will change the way we teach and learn.
Q & A: Mota anticipates opportunities, challenges as ADA coordinator
Ruben Mota has been hired as the UW–Madison campus’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) coordinator. His first day in the position is today. Ruben Mota Mota comes from the McBurney Disability Resource Center, where he …
STUDENT SERVICES TOWER WELCOME
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions, McBurney Disability Resource Center, Associated Students of Madison (ASM), University Health Services (UHS), Office of Financial Aid, Office of the Registrar and the Bursar’s Office would like to welcome you …
Privacy, Confidentiality, and HIPAA in Practice
This presentation will provide an overview of how privacy, confidentiality, and HIPAA apply to research. It will also provide detail on what the IRB is looking for regarding privacy and confidentiality concerns and how identifiability …
Lunch & Learn: Climate Justice
Join Jessica LeClair, Clinical Instructor at UW-Madison SoN, and Megan Christenson, Epidemiologist at the Wisconsin Climate and Health Program at the Department of Health Services as we learn about the concepts of climate justice and …