Empowering Instructors | Supporting Excellence
Designing accessible digital materials is one of the simplest ways to support every learner in your course. CATT provides opportunities for instructors to learn core digital accessibility practices, ask questions, and get hands-on help from our team.
This in-person workshop will review accessibility features in UB Learns, including the use of the Ally report to identify issues and the Brightspace Editor to avoid issues. Common accessibility issues and their resolution will be explored. Instructors should come with questions and be prepared to follow along in their own courses.
Join CATT for in-person accessibility support sessions offering hands-on help with common accessibility tasks. If you’re attending the morning workshop, please feel free to stay after, or stop by at any point during the day, for walk-in support with course document remediation, including PDFs, building accessible course materials, and applying evidence-based accessibility best practices in UB Learns and other enterprise tools.
No appointment needed.
The AI and Accessibility Lab is a hands-on space for UB faculty to apply artificial intelligence to real teaching and course-design challenges. Faculty can refine assignments, generate alt text or captions, and create accessible materials aligned with Title II and WCAG 2.1 AA standards. Whether you are exploring AI for the first time or improving course accessibility, CATT consultants provide guided support grounded in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles. Please note: Drop-in availability — no appointments needed.
Stop by during scheduled hours for individualized or small-group support using AI to enhance teaching, strengthen accessibility, and align course materials with compliance standards.
This workshop will review accessibility features in UB Learns, including the use of the Ally report to identify issues and the Brightspace Editor to avoid issues. Common accessibility issues and their resolution will be explored. Instructors should come with questions and be prepared to follow along in their own courses.
This workshop will explore approaches to making content in Microsoft Word more accessible for students. We will discuss general considerations for creating, reviewing and sharing Word documents, with time for questions and discussion.
This workshop will explore approaches to making PDF content more accessible using Adobe Acrobat Pro. We will discuss general considerations for reviewing and improving PDFs, with time for questions and discussion.
This workshop will focus on accessibility considerations for PowerPoint presentations. Participants will review common challenges, discuss general strategies and have time for questions.
This workshop will focus on accessibility considerations for Panopto recordings. Participants will review common challenges, discuss general strategies and have time for questions.
Bring your questions and receive one on one support to create or remediate your digital materials in alignment with the upcoming ADA Title II regulation changes (April 2026).
Explore how digital accessibility supports inclusive teaching at UB as the campus prepares for ADA Title II regulation changes taking effect in April 2026. This session highlights practical strategies, grounded in Universal Design for Learning, and introduces accessibility tools in UB Learns and Microsoft Office to help faculty create clearer, more usable course materials.