General Resources
Mindfulness Resources
- Campus Mental Health UHS Support
- Mindfulness Meditations with RecWell
- Employee Assistance Office Counseling and Consultation
University of Wisconsin – COVID-19 Resources
- University of Wisconsin – COVID-19 website – resources and updates from UW-Campus
- COVID-19 Pandemic Employee Work Location and Leave Policy
If you are experiencing hostile and intimidating behavior, discrimination, sexual harassment, or sexual violence, seek assistance at the following links
- Hostile and Intimidating Behavior
- Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence
- Office of Student Assistance and Support
Self-Care Resources
Here are some resources to help you actively attend to your well-being. You may find the links below helpful for yourself or to pass along to your peers.
- The University Health Services (UHS) Crisis Line is available 24/7: dial 265-5600 (option 9)
- UHS Mental Health Support
- Let’s Talk provides no-cost, informal, confidential consultations. Speaking with a Let’s Talk counselor can help provide insight, support, and information about other resources.
- Basic Needs Student Support offers a network of resources for students regarding food, housing, internet, and more.
- LifeMatters is a portal that provides emotional support for UW-Madison employees.
Resources for Educators: Universal Design Learning, Accessibility, and Creating Inclusive Classrooms
- Accessibility Resources @ UW-Madison
- Universal Design Learning (UDL) is a framework for intentionally designing courses to optimize learning for all students.
When you are creating your own content, you should create well-structured documents and follow guidelines to improve the accessibility of the content. Read detailed guidelines for making documents accessible in these formats:
- Canvas Page Accessibility (Canvas Community)
- Word Document Accessibility (WebAIM)
- PowerPoint Document Accessibility (WebAIM)
- PDF Accessibility (WebAIM)
- Read more detailed information about alt text and accessibility for images. Alternative Text (Links to WebAIM)
- Get Help with Digital Accessibility
- Accessible Content Technical Guides contains resources for ensuring accessible IT for all UW Madison.
- Accessible online and in-person presentations outlines what to do before, during, and after your presentation to optimize inclusion and access for all participants.
- Center for User Experience partners with colleagues across the university to design a more accessible and usable digital campus. They are committed to helping you understand and take informed action on the needs of users.
- Office of Compliance
- Tulane’s Accessible Syllabus site offers sample policies by instructors in different disciplines aimed at balancing student agency with instructors’ workloads, including student-managed extension policies and other types of flexibility.
- Exploring alternative assessment strategies is another area to consider course design for inclusive learning.
Learn more about accessibility challenges in higher education and what other institutions are doing to address them:
- Accessibility Hazards on the Road to College
- Beyond Compliance (making accessibility a priority)
- Explore open-education resources for online community-building
- The Canvas Rich Content Editor includes an accessibility tool that checks common accessibility errors within the editor.