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Maryland Initiative for Digital Accessibility (MIDA) Informs Public Policy on Technology Accessibility for People with Disabilities
Jonathan Lazar provided testimony about digital accessibility to the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging and MIDA provided comments …

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Stephanie Valencia² Explores How Large Language Models Can Accommodate People with Disabilities
The INFO assistant professor studies the benefits and limitations of technology in aiding communication

The MLIS Program at UMD’s INFO College is Training the Next Generation of Librarians, Archivists, and Changemakers
From Award-Winning Faculty to Industry Partners, Our Program Sets Our Students Up for Success

UMD Empowering More Maryland Residents to Become Digitally Connected
The $6M UMD Extension & INFO initiative focuses on expanding broadband access coupled with digital literacy training

Maryland Today: UMD Tech Tool Aims to Make Workplaces More Inclusive for Autistic People (ft. Ge Gao)
Video Platform Designed by Neurodiverse Team Could Improve Communications for All

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Maryland Today: ‘Beyond the Field’ Homecoming Address Takes on Promise—and Risks—of AI (ft. Jen Golbeck)
Systems Are Subject to Same Biases, Truthfulness Challenges as Society at Large

CAFe members and volunteers at the 2023 Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon (Photo Credit: Sarah Grun)
UMD Center for Archival Futures (CAFe) is Shaping Archives and Preservation
CAFe aims to create access to cultural memory at previously unprecedented scales