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<Title>All About Headings - USM September Accessibility Newsletter</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">The <a href="https://mailchi.mp/64baf4ab54e3/igv1d7wuv9-17329208?e=42e1dad991" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">September issue of the USM Digital Accessibility Newsletter</a> is now available. Here's what's inside:<div><ul><li><p><a href="https://mailchi.mp/64baf4ab54e3/igv1d7wuv9-17329208?e=42e1dad991#WhyMatters" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Why Heading Structure Matters</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://mailchi.mp/64baf4ab54e3/igv1d7wuv9-17329208?e=42e1dad991#QuickFixGuide" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Quick Fix Guide: Heading Hierarchy 101</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://mailchi.mp/64baf4ab54e3/igv1d7wuv9-17329208?e=42e1dad991#ToolsTactics" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Tools &amp; Tactics: Generating a Table of Contents in Microsoft Word</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://mailchi.mp/64baf4ab54e3/igv1d7wuv9-17329208?e=42e1dad991#BeforeAfter" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Before &amp; After: How Screen Readers Read Documents With and Without Headings</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://mailchi.mp/64baf4ab54e3/igv1d7wuv9-17329208?e=42e1dad991#CampusFocus" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Campus in Focus: Coppin State University’s Student Perspectives</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://mailchi.mp/64baf4ab54e3/igv1d7wuv9-17329208?e=42e1dad991#MonthlyMove" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Your Monthly Move: Remediate Your Heading Structure</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://mailchi.mp/64baf4ab54e3/igv1d7wuv9-17329208?e=42e1dad991#LearnMore" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Learn More</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://mailchi.mp/64baf4ab54e3/igv1d7wuv9-17329208?e=42e1dad991#Register" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register for our Zoom Monthly Remediation Sprints</a></p></li></ul><div><br></div><div>Review <a href="https://us8.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=4ce992e3f6db63c7af9c28afd&amp;id=838aece2eb" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">past issues</a> of the newsletter.</div><div>To receive the newsletter each month, please <a href="http://eepurl.com/jkCDHk" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">subscribe with USM</a>.</div></div></div>
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<Summary>The September issue of the USM Digital Accessibility Newsletter is now available. Here's what's inside:    Why Heading Structure Matters    Quick Fix Guide: Heading Hierarchy 101    Tools &amp;...</Summary>
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<Title>USM Announces Monthly Digital Accessibility Remediation Sprints</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p>The USM Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation will host monthly remediation sprints to tackle one essential step of digital accessibility each month. These sprints, hosted on Zoom, will include a short overview of one step from the <a href="https://it.umd.edu/accessibility/six-essential-steps" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Digital Accessibility 6 Essential Steps</a>, created by the University of Maryland, College Park, and then active work time to remediate your own documents.</p><p><strong>Headings Sprint<br></strong>Monday, September 8 (2-3 pm)<br><a href="https://usmd-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/w96NGLzeTFO0yq0sXHY9vA" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register for the Sprint</a> </p><p><strong>Links and Navigation Sprint<br></strong>Monday, October 6 (2-3 pm)<br><a href="https://usmd-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/nEOuLlVFT5uYJ_Dh0cIxLA" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register for the Sprint</a> </p><p>Color and Contrast Sprint<br>Monday, November 10 (2-3 pm)<br><a href="https://usmd-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/yF01gIDfQi-EceOM_YcovA" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register for the Sprint</a> </p><p><strong>Images Sprint</strong><br>Monday, December 8 (2-3 pm)<br><a href="https://usmd-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/GRElSYPlQbat0hQwbkPbuw" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register for the Sprint</a> </p><p><strong>Tables and Data Sprint</strong><br>Monday, January 12 (2-3 pm)<br><a href="https://usmd-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/Y0fCoJVrQdCScM6gnvqlNA" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register for the Sprint</a> </p><p><strong>Multimedia Sprint</strong><br>Monday, February 9 (2-3 pm)<br><a href="https://usmd-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/W3IiFGJLRiyA06GwBfsLtA" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register for the Sprint</a> </p><p><strong>Sprint to Finish</strong><br>Monday, March 9 (2-3 pm)<br><a href="https://usmd-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/8tW9eOdgSP6HCQTfIMQc9Q" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register for the Sprint</a> </p><p>Campus representatives from the <a href="https://www.usmd.edu/digital-accessibility/digital-accessibility-workgroup" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">USM Digital Accessibility Work Group</a> may offer additional sessions throughout the month.</p><p><strong>
    NOTE:</strong> Since these sprints are meant for faculty and staff at institutions of higher education in the state of Maryland, please register with your UMBC email address.</p></div>
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