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BBI Awards Seed Grants to Six Interdisciplinary Projects, featuring Katie Shilton
Katie Shilton was awarded a 2020 BBI Seed Grant for her project, "Competing Values in Hearing Healthcare Service Delivery."
Pictured: Dr. Mega Subramaniam and Research Coordinator Luis Cortes
The Library’s Role in Supporting Health Information Justice During COVID-19
Examining the current and future role of libraries in supporting communities.
Universities at Shady Grove Blog: How Technology is Helping People with Traumatic Brain Injuries
Amazon's Alexa can help people with brain injuries regain independence and feel supported in their own home.
Faculty Spotlight: Tamara (Tammy) Clegg, Associate Professor
Meet Associate Professor, Tamara Clegg!
Maryland Today: Pushing for Access, featuring Paul Jaeger
Dr. Paul Jaeger describes how 30 years after its passing, the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) has opened many doors for students …
School Library Journal: Retire Those Legacy Approaches. It’s Time to Be Bold and Innovative. | Reimagining Libraries, featuring Mega Subramaniam
As a part of her crowdsourcing project to reimagine libraries, Mega Subramaniam published her second SLJ article, calling upon peop …
UMD TRACE Center is Leading the Way in Researching and Designing Tools for Digital Accessibility During COVID-19
The UMD iSchool Trace Research and Development Center is taking up the challenge of accessibility work during the pandemic.
Medium: Approaches Matter
Researching how technology can be used for active engagement to help people with dementia.
Individual with sight impairment using Morphic technology to bring up personal screen reader settings on a computer. (Image provided by the Trace Research & Development Center)
Press Release: Revelo Teams Up with University of Maryland for Digital Accessibility Pilot
Revelo Software, LLC has partnered with Dr. Jonathan Lazar to adapt iAccessible for use in his study.