Digital Accessibility Hackathon

Category

Accessibility

About

  • Date: Tue, Mar 10, 2026
    Time: 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM

  • Presenter:
    Laura Foley
  • Registration required: Yes
  • Seats available: Yes
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Description

Among computer programmers, a “hackathon” is an opportunity to collaborate to solve a problem or create something new. In light of updates to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act requiring that all digital teaching materials meet accessibility guidelines, we invite you to participate in an Accessibility Hackathon. This event offers participants dedicated time to review course materials for potential accessibility barriers, address those barriers, and assistance from instructional designers and instructional technologists. By the end of this session, you should be able to demonstrate measurable progress toward creating a more accessible learning experience for all students.

Join us online via Zoom or in-person at the T4LC!

Meet the presenter

Laura Foley headshot

Laura Foley

Instructional Designer III

Laura Foley got her start in instructional design as an editor for online courses, and she tends to approach instructional design with the eye of a writer and editor—she will look for logical structure and flow and engaging "storytelling". She served on the UM System Digital Accessibility Task Force and strives to find ways to make accessibility less daunting for faculty. In addition to giving presentations and workshops on accessibility, she's presented on online problem-based learning, universal design for learning (UDL), and accessible online teaching.

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