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Maryland Initiative for Digital Accessibility (MIDA) Informs Public Policy on Technology Accessibility for People with Disabilities
October 24, 2023 | INFO StaffJonathan 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
October 23, 2023 | Olivia BorgulaThe 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
October 16, 2023 | INFO StaffFrom Award-Winning Faculty to Industry Partners, Our Program Sets Our Students Up for Success
UMD Empowering More Maryland Residents to Become Digitally Connected
October 12, 2023 | Holly Leber Simmons & INFO StaffThe $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)
October 12, 2023 | Maggie Haslam | UMDVideo 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)
October 10, 2023 | Maryland Today Staff | UMDSystems 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
October 10, 2023 | INFO StaffCAFe aims to create access to cultural memory at previously unprecedented scales
ARLIS: UMD Researchers Measure Social Media Sharing with Emotions (ft. Susannah Paletz)
October 6, 2023 | UMD ARLIS Staff4,000+ Facebook posts were analyzed to determine the ability of different emotion models to predict post sharing.
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Maryland Today: The Cool Day Jobs of UMD’s Adjunct Professors (ft. Michael Prakhye)
October 5, 2023 | Annie Krakower | Maryland Today StaffHow 5 Lecturers Bring Real-World Expertise to the Classroom