A UB faculty member and a PhD candidate led a panel discussion last month as part of the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69). The panel, titled “Uniting ...

Alexandra Sesenton has assumed the role of concert manager in the Department of Music, with a goal of expanding the reach of ...

UB uses Siteimprove, a website monitoring tool that scans our websites and reports on quality assurance and accessibility issues. Fixing the reported issues helps you improve the user experience for ...

Adding alternate text (alt text) to images, charts, and other visual elements in PowerPoint is essential for making presentations accessible to individuals who use screen readers. Here's how to add ...

Avoid using images of text. Screen readers cannot read the text and enlarging the image may make the text illegible.

Color contrast refers to the difference between the brightness of the background color and foreground color of digital content. It’s crucial in design, art and visual communication as it affects ...

Adobe PDFs include various accessibility features to ensure they are usable by individuals with disabilities. Need help with PDF remediation? SUNY and GrackleDocs have entered into a pricing offer to ...

Provide a transcript when there is audio content that does not have accompanying video content (e.g., podcasts).

Alt text is a short written description of an image that describes the appearance, content and/or function of an image. Screen readers read the alt text aloud to website visitors, allowing them to ...

UB is required to provide students with disabilities with access to our courses and programs. Designing courses with accessibility in mind is critical to ensuring that everyone can participate and ...

UB's Merit program continued strong this quarter – recognizing 4,307 UB students for their accomplishments. The student email open rate was 93%, and the student click-to-open rate was 65%, showing ...

Salon quotes Michael Rembis in a story about how Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts are making it harder for ...