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Project Aims to Convey Big Data With Sound and Touch

December 6, 2022 | Maria Herd | UMIACS

NSF-Funded Research Would Expand Employment, Education Opportunities for Blind Data Users.

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Meta Research Q&A with Jonathan Lazar, Professor, University of Maryland College of Information Studies

December 6, 2022 | Meta Research

In this monthly interview series, Meta Research turns the spotlight on members of the academic community — and the important research …

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Morphic: Advancing Social Equity Through Digital Inclusion

November 10, 2022 | Liz Zogby

A growing pool of users at libraries, colleges, and job centers across the US and in Canada have the opportunity to take advantage of M …

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Info College Faculty and Alumna Publish New Book on Information Literacy and Disinformation

August 5, 2022 | Hayleigh Moore

Dr. Paul T. Jaeger co-authored “Foundations of Information Literacy,” the first book to offer frameworks for tackling information liter …

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The Maryland State House in Annapolis

New Law Ensures Equivalent Access to Digital Tools for All of Maryland’s K-12 Students

May 5, 2022 | Liz Zogby

Trace Center Director and iSchool professor Jonathan Lazar contributed to and testified in support of the bill to bring an accessibilit …

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Online-Only Services Offer Safety, But May Limit Access

April 20, 2022 | Liz Zogby

As a result of the covid-19 pandemic, interaction with websites and apps sometimes become the only way to access certain goods and serv …

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Expanding the Possibilities for Accessible Data Visualization

February 24, 2022 | Liz Zogby

iSchool professor and Trace affiliate faculty Dr. Niklas Elmqvist leads a team to continue work on accessible data visualization and to …