{"id":1135,"date":"2024-06-28T17:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T17:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwtest.ucf.edu\/accessibility\/?page_id=357"},"modified":"2024-08-08T22:04:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T22:04:33","slug":"instructors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/accessibility\/instructors\/","title":{"rendered":"Instructors"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Instructors<\/h1>\n<h2>How Does Accessibility Apply to Me?<\/h2>\n<p>As you create or revise course materials and facilitate your courses, follow the best practices listed below to help improve the accessibility of your course and reduce barriers for all your learners.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use accessibility checkers as you create or revise existing digital materials. Most applications, like Microsoft Word and Webcourses@UCF (i,e., Canvas), have built-in accessibility checkers. See the tools listed below for more information.<\/li>\n<li>Become familiar with strategies to properly organize, format, present, and share digital materials to support accessibility. Refer to the digital accessibility guides below for more information.<\/li>\n<li>Keep accessibility in mind when facilitating virtual learning (e.g., synchronous video-conferencing class session).<\/li>\n<li>Keep accessibility in mind when communicating with students (email, Canvas Inbox).<\/li>\n<li>When using third-party technologies:\n<ul>\n<li>Properly embed tools into Webcourses@UCF<\/li>\n<li>Ensure the third-party tool has accessible features<\/li>\n<li>Provide a link to the tool\u2019s Accessibility Statement<\/li>\n<li>Provide an alternative to the learning tool if needed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Digital Accessibility Training and Resources &#8211; Essentials<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list card-layout\" id=\"post-list-333569\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-deck\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-post-list-card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/accessibility\/color\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Color.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Color.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Color-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Color-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Color-360x360.png 360w\" class=\"ucf-post-list-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"Color\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ucf-post-list-card-title\">Color<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-excerpt-text ucf-post-list-card-text\">Use color to properly enhance readability and clarity for all users.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-text\">Jun 27<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-post-list-card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/accessibility\/emails\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/07\/Icon_Gold_Email.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/07\/Icon_Gold_Email.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/07\/Icon_Gold_Email-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/07\/Icon_Gold_Email-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/07\/Icon_Gold_Email-360x360.png 360w\" class=\"ucf-post-list-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"Emails\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ucf-post-list-card-title\">Emails<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-excerpt-text ucf-post-list-card-text\">Ensure your messages are clear and can be read by all audiences.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-text\">Jun 27<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-post-list-card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/accessibility\/headings\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Heading.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Heading.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Heading-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Heading-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Heading-360x360.png 360w\" class=\"ucf-post-list-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"Headings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ucf-post-list-card-title\">Headings<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-excerpt-text ucf-post-list-card-text\">Use proper HTML Headings instead of just increasing font size or weight.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-text\">Jun 27<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-post-list-card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/accessibility\/images\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Image.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Image.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Image-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Image-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Image-360x360.png 360w\" class=\"ucf-post-list-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"Images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ucf-post-list-card-title\">Images<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-excerpt-text ucf-post-list-card-text\">Learn how to create descriptive alternative text for digital graphics.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-text\">Jun 27<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-post-list-card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/accessibility\/lists\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_List.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_List.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_List-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_List-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_List-360x360.png 360w\" class=\"ucf-post-list-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"Lists\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ucf-post-list-card-title\">Lists<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-excerpt-text ucf-post-list-card-text\">Lists can help increase clarity and readability.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-text\">Jun 27<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-post-list-card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/accessibility\/typography\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Font.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Font.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Font-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Font-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Font-360x360.png 360w\" class=\"ucf-post-list-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"Typography\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ucf-post-list-card-title\">Typography<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-excerpt-text ucf-post-list-card-text\">Choose fonts and sizes that enhance legibility both in print and online.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-text\">Jun 27<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-post-list-card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/accessibility\/webcourses-pages\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Webcourses.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Webcourses.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Webcourses-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Webcourses-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Webcourses-360x360.png 360w\" class=\"ucf-post-list-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"Webcourses@UCF Pages\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ucf-post-list-card-title\">Webcourses@UCF Pages<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-excerpt-text ucf-post-list-card-text\">Use these tools to make your Webcourses@UCF content accessible to all students.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-text\">Jun 27<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2>Digital Accessibility Training and Resources &#8211; Advanced<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list card-layout\" id=\"post-list-603487\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-deck\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-post-list-card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/accessibility\/equations\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Math.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Math.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Math-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Math-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Math-360x360.png 360w\" class=\"ucf-post-list-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"Equations\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ucf-post-list-card-title\">Equations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-excerpt-text ucf-post-list-card-text\">Use the proper tools to display math equations easily for screen readers to understand.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-text\">Jun 27<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-post-list-card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/accessibility\/hyperlinks\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Link.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Link.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Link-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Link-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Link-360x360.png 360w\" class=\"ucf-post-list-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"Hyperlinks\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ucf-post-list-card-title\">Hyperlinks<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-excerpt-text ucf-post-list-card-text\">Explore how to make links more descriptive while also being concise.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-text\">Jun 27<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-post-list-card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/accessibility\/pdfs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_PDF.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_PDF.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_PDF-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_PDF-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_PDF-360x360.png 360w\" class=\"ucf-post-list-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"Accessible PDFs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ucf-post-list-card-title\">Accessible PDFs<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-excerpt-text ucf-post-list-card-text\">Exporting PDFs properly can be the difference between an accessible document and an inaccessible one.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-text\">Jun 27<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-post-list-card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/accessibility\/powerpoints\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Powerpoint.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Powerpoint.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Powerpoint-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Powerpoint-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Powerpoint-360x360.png 360w\" class=\"ucf-post-list-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"PowerPoints\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ucf-post-list-card-title\">PowerPoints<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-excerpt-text ucf-post-list-card-text\">Make your PowerPoints readable and useful for learners of all abilities.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-text\">Jun 27<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-post-list-card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/accessibility\/tables\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Table.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Table.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Table-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Table-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Table-360x360.png 360w\" class=\"ucf-post-list-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"Tables\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ucf-post-list-card-title\">Tables<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-excerpt-text ucf-post-list-card-text\">Create tables that can be navigated by keyboard and read by screen readers.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card-text\">Jun 27<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-post-list-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-post-list-card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/accessibility\/video-and-audio\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Video.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Video.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Video-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Video-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/06\/Icon_Gold_Video-360x360.png 360w\" 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