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DTEI cultivates equitable learning environments across campus through pedagogical development opportunities focused on integrating innovative, evidence-based, and inclusive teaching practices.
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DTEI News & Events
Accessible Teaching Digest (September 2025)
To view in your browser, click here. Accessible Teaching Digest (September 2025) Empowering Educators, Enabling Students: A Monthly Newsletter from the Digital Accessibility Help and Support (DASH)...
Making STEM Content Accessible
Writing Alt Text for STEM Images Accessible Teaching Practices Alternative text, also known as alt text, is descriptive text that conveys the meaning of an image in digital content. It is a short textual description, usually containing the essential information for...
The Accessible Teaching Digest
The Accessible Teaching Digest Empowering Educators, Enabling Students: A Monthly Newsletter from the Digital Accessibility Help and Support (DASH) team at DTEIWriting Alt Text for STEM Images Alternative text (alt text) providing descriptions of visual elements is...
David Trend’s Journey to Digital Accessibility
From Compliance to Equity: Redefining Accessibility in the Classroom David Trend's Journey to Accessible Teaching When David Trend, a professor at UCI's Claire Trevor School of the Arts, first heard the term “Digital Accessibility,” he wasn’t sure how it connected...