The UAB accessibiity resources listed here are meant for students, faculty, and staff. Main campus resources include:
- Disability Support Services: Services & Resources opens a new website
- AWARE Disability Management Program opens a new website
- Office of Learning Technologies opens a new website
- Center for Teaching & Learning opens a new website
Learning Tools
The UAB Office of Learning Technologies lists all learning technology tools that are supported campus-wide. Individual pages include instructions for students and faculty, technical support information, and accessibility and privacy statements.
Other approved technologies can be found in the Canvas App Center through the Apps tab in the course settings.
- List of Learning Technologies Opens an external link.
- Request a New Learning Technology Opens an external link.
Recommended Proctoring Tools
UAB offers different solutions to increase academic integrity for online exams. A comparison of these technologies is on the Office of Learning Technologies website.
Training
Disability Support Services (DSS)
- Assistive Technology — technology used to provide equal access to information or services
- Departmental and Faculty Training request form opens a new website
- New Faculty Orientation opens a new website
- The Center for Teaching and Learning partners with DSS to offer the CTL Accessibility Certificate opens a new website. It is designed to answer specific questions about accessibility and accommodations.
- Online Portal opens a new website
Office of Learning Technologies
- Learning Technologies Workshops opens a new website
- Faculty Resource Canvas opens a new website (login required)
UAB Organizational Learning & Development
Learning & Development opens a new website offers two classes that cover specific web accessibility issues:
- Introduction to HTML (covers the necessity of accessibility options)
- Dreamweaver Introduction (covers available accessibility tools included in the software)
UAB AWARE Disability Management Program
- UAB AWARE opens a new website provides disability-management services when an employee’s job is affected by a physical, mental, or emotional impairment.
UAB Libraries
AskIT Classroom Technology Standard
- UAB IT lists accessibility and other classroom technology standards opens a new website on their website.
Request DSS Professional Captions for Videos
DSS will process professional captions for request that are being submitted on behalf of accommodation request or legally obligated requirement. Request submitted not on behalf of an accommodation or a legally obligated requirement will be processed by machine captioning. Learn more about Captions and Transcripts here.