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About The YouTube Thing…

If you attended my presentation at kick-off, last Thursday, you might remember I mentioned an issue with YouTube videos where the fix offered by Ally simply removed the video (so don't do it). I thought I'd just show you more specifically what the issue is. It looks...

Find LT at Kickoff!

We're excited to start the term with you at Kickoff. We'll be offering several sessions throughout the week. Here's where you'll find us:  Wednesday, January 21  Blackboard Ultra Open Lab 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in SRC 3013 Open support lab for questions and setup...

New Ultra Feature Alert!

First off, allow me to gloat for a second. I have completed the accessibility remediation of one of my course shells (see my previous blog posts on fixing my low-scoring issues and my medium-scoring issues): Behold! There are a couple of high-scoring items that remain...
While I Have Your Attention

While I Have Your Attention

Let's talk about a topic that I consider super important: our own digital practices with regards to privacy and data protection. This is, of course, related to my previous post on LLMs. The usual disclaimer: What I discuss in this post is my perspective only, It does...

No, PDFs Are Not Dead

No, PDFs Are Not Dead

No, PDFs are not dead You may have seen some communication urging people to stop using PDFs for accessibility reasons. It’s a bit more nuanced than that. Let me review different situations and what you can do so that your documents are accessible. The worst-case...