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        <description><![CDATA[ Faculty are using college-funded research grants to develop innovative, community-focused projects that aim to improve everyday life through creative technology and collaboration. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Planning to travel to or stay on the Blacksburg campus this summer? Visit this webpage to learn how construction and maintenance projects — designed to preserve and enhance Virginia Tech for future generations of Hokies — may affect you. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Muhammad Ali Gulzar’s research team wasn’t looking for a quirk in digital advertising systems that exploits screen reading technologies and could lead to accessibility violations for web developers. But the discovery could improve the lives of more than 2 billion people worldwide and help website developers make their content more accessible. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Engineering News-Record has named Virginia Tech as its 2025 MidAtlantic Owner of the Year, underscoring the university’s innovative use of its facilities function as a platform for student learning and cross-campus collaboration. ]]></description>
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        <title>Include accommodation statement in university event notices</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Blending real-world problem-solving with design education, Virginia Tech students partnered with the local community to create accessible trail options. ]]></description>
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        <title>Enhance digital accessibility skills with new training</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ This six-day event provides a wide array of learning opportunities and resources that engage the university community to think, discuss, learn, and take action regarding digital and physical accessibility.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A message from Associate Vice President for Civil Rights and Prevention Education Kelly Oaks. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The 2024 award, given annually by the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, honored efforts to create accessible and engaging undergraduate research programs. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Recipients have made exceptional contributions to an inclusive and accessible environment at the university.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Include accommodation statement in university event notices</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Inspired by her experience as a new parent, Ainul Huda took on a project to expand the information available in Hokie Wellness&#39; lactation room database and the interactive campus map. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Both projects will help provide accessible navigation through the North Academic District.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ On June 11, the committee received a combined design preview and review for a new Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant pathway in the North Academic District as well as a presentation on Virginia Tech’s process and progress made toward addressing and prioritizing physical accessibility improvements on the Blacksburg campus.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Susan Sale and Mikayla Kaczmar, recent industrial design graduates, will travel to Hamburg, Germany, this week to represent their team from the Calhoun Honors Discovery Program and the United States in the university division of the Crystal Cabin Awards. For passengers who depend on wheelchairs, Virginia Tech’s project could be life changing.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech study considers ways to increase accessibility for all wildlife enthusiasts</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ “I like to think of our research as blending together two previously unconnected fields: disability studies and wildlife recreation,” said Emily Sinkular, Ph.D. student and lead author of the study published in the journal Human Dimensions of Wildlife. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Together, through our daily work, we find ways to overcome the challenges and create space for every individual to feel valued. ]]></description>
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        <title>Pedestrian impacts: Perry Street Parking Garage elevator outage</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ University Libraries was recognized for its initiatives supporting diversity and inclusion. It is the only library in Virginia to receive the national honor out of 56 academic libraries across the country. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Scott Chandler has served Virginia Tech as the ADA and Accessibility Services team’s Section 508 compliance and digital accessibility officer in the Office for Equity and Accessibility since September 2021. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech community gathered for a keynote session and panel discussion of best practices for fostering inclusive workplaces on Oct. 17. ]]></description>
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