Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day, May 21, 2026!
Global Accessibility Awareness Day is an annual opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to making our digital world more accessible. We all have a role to play in fostering an accessible campus, whether we are posting on social media, sharing electronic documents, building web sites and applications, or creating course materials. Accessibility is Everyone’s Assignment at The University of Alabama. Our 2026 event is a webinar that offers brief overviews of many topics and sets the stage for deeper dives in later meetings. This event is open to anyone at The University of Alabama. Registration is required.
Who? Anyone at UA
What? Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day
When? Thursday, May 21 1:30-3:30PM
Where? MS Teams. Sign in to register.
Why? To mark progress, gain knowledge, and grow our community of allies!
Event summary: a two-hour agenda for a Global Accessibility Awareness Webinar covering topics such as the history and importance of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, the legal landscape and standards for digital accessibility, best practices for creating accessible digital content, image and color accessibility, website accessibility basics, evaluating third-party vendor accessibility, and accessible academic content design, concluding with resources and Q&A.
Our Commitment to Accessibility at UA
The University of Alabama encourages individuals with disabilities to participate in our many programs and activities, and is committed to ensuring that our facilities and information, services, courses, and technology that we provide are inclusive and accessible in accordance with applicable law.
How can you help build an accessible community at UA?
Learn more about the initiative to provide an accessible technology experience at UA.
Learn more about services provided by UA's Digital Accessibility team.
Contact on-campus resources for accessibility at UA.