Catherine Forestell has been appointed Vice Dean of Natural, Mathematical and Health Sciences & Interdisciplinary Studies in Arts & Sciences, succeeding Rob Hinkle whose term ends June 30. She will ...

With funding from the prestigious program, biology major Jenna Jablonski ’26 and chemistry major Sarah Foster ’27 will ...

The new appointments reflect A&S faculty members’ achievements in scholarship, teaching, student mentorship and service to ...

Conveying complex research in a way that is accessible to a general audience is a challenge for even the most accomplished researchers. For Barr Fellows in Public Speaking, it is an unrivaled strength ...

This slate of awards, conferred by both Arts & Sciences and the Office of the Provost, reflects A&S faculty members’ ...

Users with visual, hearing, motor, or cognitive disabilities often face barriers unless specific accessibility considerations are built into websites. Fortunately, many of these adaptations are ...

Designing your Blackboard Ultra course with accessibility in mind benefits all students, not just those with documented accommodations. The strategies below improve clarity, usability, and ...

Open your accessible source file in Microsoft Word. Go to the Acrobat tab in the ribbon (requires the Adobe Acrobat plug-in). Click Create PDF. In the pop-up window, make sure “Best for electronic ...

PowerPoint’s built-in layouts are structured to support accessibility. They include tagged placeholders for titles and content that help screen readers understand the slide’s organization. Avoid using ...

All videos uploaded to Panopto are automatically captioned using machine-generated speech recognition (ASR). While these captions provide a useful starting point, they must be reviewed and edited to ...

The Strive for 85 initiative offers support and resources for instructors to use Blackboard Ally to improve the accessibility of digital course materials, enhance teaching, and create inclusive ...

Automated accessibility tools play a key role in identifying common issues and improving digital content across William & Mary platforms. While automation is a valuable first step, it is not a ...