They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In email, images communicate all sorts of information from useful and informative to casual and funny. To make that information available to people with low or no vision, create alternative text that conveys the same information in words. Use alt text to describe what's important about the image and what information it adds to your message. To add…
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Sometimes, email messages contain information that requires more structure than simple text. By creating a bulleted list or a table, you can communicate, order, and relationships in the text more effectively. For example, you might send someone a list of things that are important for a shared project. But handmade lists can be hard to read and difficult for accessibility tools to process…
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Obtain Pre-Travel Authorization (also known as Prior Approval):, University Travelers must obtain prior approval/pre-travel authorization in Concur prior to booking travel. Please see the Before Booking Travel (Pre-Travel Authorization) section for additional information., Book Travel Arrangements:, University Travelers can book their travel after pre-travel authorization is obtained. University travelers are encouraged to book travel through Concur. See the Booking Travel section for additional information., Register Travel:, University Travelers must register travel once travel is approved and booked. There are two options for registering University Travel: , Book Travel within Concur:, Travel booked within Concur is automatically registered. Travelers booking their Travel in Concur do not need to take additional steps to register their Travel. OR, Register Your Travel Via Email:, Travel booked outside of Concur (i.e., another travel management company, online booking tools such as Orbitz, etc., direct booking with an airline or hotel, etc.) must be manually registered by the Traveler through email. Please see the appropriate sections below for guidance on how to correctly register your travel. Travelers are also encouraged to visit Before Departure to obtain information…
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Time, Session, Presenter, 9:00-9:30 Registration & Coffee 9:30-9:35 Call to Order John Dunlap, Chief Human Resources Officer, UMPO 9:35-9:45 Welcoming Comments Lisa Calise, Senior Vice President for A&F 9:45-10:10 Guest Speaker - The Honorable David Lowy, UMass General Counsel The Honorable David Lowy 10:10-11:00 Panel Discussion - Faculty, Graduate Student and Medical Resident Unions Jacquie Kittler,…
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Speaker Bios, The Honorable David Lowy, UMass General Counsel, In February of 2024, David Lowy joined the UMass President’s Office as General Counsel from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC), the highest court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. David A. Lowy, Associate Justice, was appointed to the Supreme Judicial Court by Governor Charlie Baker. He earned a B.A., cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1983…
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In this course, you will learn about various aspects of creating accessible PowerPoint presentations, including how to use the built in slide layouts, design components to avoid, and how to create equally effective images and graphs.
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