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Digital Accessibility: Article

Multimedia & Interaction

January 21, 2026
By Stephen Dampier
Theme: Non-text content and navigationTip 12: Video & Audio AccessibilityCore skill: Provide captions and transcripts for accessibility.Why it matters Captions support Deaf and hard-of-hearing users, people in noisy environments, and anyone who prefers reading over listening.What to do (5-minute action…
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Digital Accessibility: Article

PDFs & Forms: High-Risk Content

January 21, 2026
By Stephen Dampier
Theme: Documents users must interact withTip 10 - PDF Tags & Reading OrderCore skill: Ensure PDFs have tags and logical reading order for accessibility.Why it matters Screen readers rely on PDF tags to understand structure. Untagged PDFs may appear visually correct but are unreadable to assistive…
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Digital Accessibility: Article

PDFs: High-Risk Content

January 21, 2026
By Stephen Dampier
Theme: Getting PDFs right from the startTip 9 - Accessible PDFs Start at the SourceCore skill: Create accessible source documents before exporting to PDF for accessibility.Why it matters PDF accessibility depends almost entirely on how the original Word, Google Doc, or PowerPoint file is structured. Fixing…
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Digital Accessibility: Article

Data & Structure

January 21, 2026
By Stephen Dampier
Theme: Structured contentTip 8 - TablesCore skill: Use tables for data—not layout for accessibility.Why it matters Screen readers rely on proper table structure to announce relationships between headers and data cells.What to do (2-minute action)Use tables only for dataIdentify header rows and columnsAvoid…
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Digital Accessibility: Article

Visual & Content Elements

January 21, 2026
By Stephen Dampier
Theme: Visual meaningTip 6 : Color & ContrastCore skill: Don’t rely on color alone to convey meaning for accessibility.Why it matters Users with low vision or color-blindness may not perceive color differences. Low contrast text can also be unreadable for many users.What to do (2-minute action)Ensure…
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Digital Accessibility: Article

Readability

January 21, 2026
By Stephen Dampier
Tip 5: Plain Language & Readability Core skill: Write clearly and concisely for accessibility.Why it matters Accessible content benefits people with cognitive disabilities, screen reader users, non-native English speakers, and anyone skimming quickly.What to do (3-minute action)Use short sentences…
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Meaning & Flow

January 21, 2026
By Stephen Dampier
Tip 3: Write Meaningful LinksCore skill: Create clear, descriptive links that tell users exactly where the link will take them.Why this mattersMany people who use screen readers navigate websites by moving through links without reading the surrounding page content. If multiple links simply say “click here,” …
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ANR Contracts & Grants Updates: Article

USDA NIFA AFRI Education and Workforce Development

January 21, 2026
By Kendra T Rose
USDA NIFA has released the AFRI Education and Workforce Development funding opportunity aimed at addressing projected workforce shortages across the agricultural, food, forestry, rangeland, and energy resources sectors. This opportunity supports education and training initiatives designed to strengthen the…
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Together@Work: Article

Principle Spotlight: You Are Important

January 21, 2026
By Elizabeth A Moon
 Providing action and intentionality to our shared Principles. Welcome to a monthly series where each month the Workplace Inclusion and Belonging unit spins the dial and spotlights one of UC ANR Principles of Community and turns intention into action.Join in the unpacking of a new principle every month,…
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UC Davis Professor Louie Yang (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Louie Yang, PCES Speaker: Monarchs and Milkweed

January 21, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 News flash/update: Professor Louie Yang, a community ecologist in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will be the speaker at the Pacific Coast Entomological Society (PCES) meeting at 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 24 in Room 122 of Briggs Hall, University of California, Davis.Yang, whose…
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