AccessTech
Coming Fall 2025, check the Weekly Update once a month to find a link to our newsletter AccessTech. There, we'll highlight intesresting stories from our campus community, upcoming events, useful resources, workshops, and more! Stay tuned!
Read&Write can be used to read text out loud, understand unfamiliar words, research assignments and proof written work.
We've compiled a list of free and low-cost options such as text-to-speech software, screen readers, ebooks/audio books, and mind mapping programs.
SmartPens write like an ink pen while digitizing them to your phone. C-Pens can scan your notes and read them aloud as you write.
Make use of the accessibility features in Canvas such as color contrast tweaks, OCR, and conversion to PDFs, Braille, or audio formats.
View our list of accessibility resources for Canvas, documents, videoconferencing, websites, and more, per WCAG standards.
Watch a variety of short videos on accessible templates, headings, color contrast, fonts, text, tables, and PDFs.
Log in with your UM NetID. We recommend: "The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)", "Learners with Disabilities", & "Inclusive Design".
Log in with your UM NetID to the Online Learning Consortium. We recommend: "Empowering Accessibility: Strategies for Success".
Self-paced courses for educators that provide an introduction to disability and the principles of accessible design across various disciplines.
Starting in Fall 2025, we will be offering drop-in office hours via Zoom for any student, staff, or faculty member with questions about accommodations, services, or accessibility!