Digital Equity & Inclusion Week 2025

DEIW 2025: Beyond Compliance
Digital Accessibility for the Common Good

4th Annual Digital Equity & Inclusion Week: March 3-7, 2025

DEIW 2025 is a week-long series of virtual sessions, workshops, and micro-learning events to raise campus awareness and improve digital access and inclusion for all. Digital accessibility tips

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Digital Equity and Inclusion Week 2025's schedule of events has concluded. Thanks to the many campus community members who were able to join us for online workshops and sessions. What did you think? Fill out our feedback form to let us know what you liked and what we can improve.

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Our online workshops and sessions have been recorded and will be available once they have been professional captioned. Those replays will be available on this webpage as soon as they are ready.

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Introducing our DEIW 2025 Keynote:
More Important Than Ever: The Power of Digital Accessibility to Create a UMass Community of Inclusion

With Lainey Feingold, Disability Rights Lawyer and Author

Tuesday, March 4 | 10 - 11 a.m. | Online on Zoom

Given recent federal government actions, there is uncertainty regarding the impact on accessibility-related protections. Yet while we need to pay attention to what is happening in Washington, we also need to remember that the ADA and other federal laws are strong, flexible and cannot be easily dismantled. More important, Massachusetts has long been a leader in digital accessibility and protecting the rights of its disabled citizens. It continues in that role today.

Replay available soon.

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DEIW Spotlights

The Digital Equity and Inclusion Week Spotlights feature UMass Amherst community members, projects, and accomplishments that help improve digital access and inclusion for all.

Read Spotlight stories