Conversation Series: Technology and Social Justice
A four part series of conversations around technology and social justice.
The series takes place on the second Thursday of each month.
Yale Postdoctoral Trainees
Conversation Series: Technology and Social Justice
A four part series of conversations around technology and social justice.
The series takes place on the second Thursday of each month.
Technology and Social Justice Series: Deep Fakes, Hacking, and Fake News
This event marks the second of a four part conversation series around technology and social justice.
The series takes place on the second Thursday of each month.
Technology and Social Justice Series: The Digital Divide / Equality for Education
TECHNOLOGY & SOCIAL JUSTICE SERIES:
The Digital Divide / Equality for education
Please join us this Fall for a 4-part conversation series featuring technologists, policy-makers, artists, educators, and other experts of their fields. Each monthly discussion invites new voices and practitioners to reflect upon modern advocacy and the potential to utilize technology to make a difference.
VIRTUAL: Parenting Check-In
Join the next parenting check-in sessions on Wednesday, August 12 and 26 at 1:30 - 2:30 pm via Zoom. The check-ins will serve as an opportunity for Yale community parents to check-in, share tips and tricks and concerns about our new normal of being parent(s), continued work responsibilities, and now the additional responsibility of homeschooling and managing the nuances of having babies and toddlers at home instead of daycare.
Developers Lunch-and-Learn: Accessibility
The topic for this session is “How to Make your Single Page App (SPA) Accessible.” Learn tips and tricks for making your single page application accessible. This talk will include a general overview of SPA accessibility, but will mostly cover React accessibility.
Zoom link available through Yale’s Training Management System (TMS).
Social Media Accessibility: Basics
If you add content to your websites, chances are you’re also responsible for managing social media for your department or unit. Social media platforms like YouTube/Vimeo, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest can present unique challenges for users with disabilities, many of which are beyond your control.
Captioning Your Media at Yale: Options and Basics
Have media you need to caption, but unsure what your responsibilities are or captioning under Yale’s Accessibility Policy, where to begin, or what options are available? This two-hour training via Zoom covers paid options for captioning your media through our Preferred Captioning Vendors 3Play Media and Rev.com, as well as free options, like YouTube. Attendees will leave understanding their obligations under Yale’s policy, the differences between the major captioning file types, and how to create, edit, and sync captions to their media for both Canvas courses and websites.
Accessible Word Documents, PowerPoints, and PDFs: Basics
This beginner’s document accessibility workshop is designed to train staff in the basic methods used for making Word documents, PowerPoint Presentations, and PDFs digitally accessible, for inclusion on university websites or for university-related business, including teaching, student services, and other administrative support. It is appropriate for anyone interested in learning how to make documents used in everyday university business more accessible and will cover the fundamentals of document creation and remediation.
VIRTUAL: 2020 Walk to End Alzheimer’s
The world may look a little different right now, but one thing hasn’t changed: the commitment to ending Alzheimer’s. This year, Walk to End Alzheimer’s® is everywhere — on every sidewalk, track, and trail. Support the Yale Affinity Group team for the 2020 Walk to End Alzheimer’s®, the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support, and research.
