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Presidents' Day
University Observed Holidays
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, February 16, 2026.
Vis Seminar: Accessible Data Visualization for Screen Reader Users
Jonathan Zong: Accessible Data Visualization for Screen Reader Users, Abstract: As we increasingly rely on visualization to communicate about data, lack of equitable information access for blind and low vision (BLV) people can exclude people from important conversations. I work with blind and low-vision collaborators and study participants to design systems that support BLV users to independently conduct data exploration without sighted assistance. In this talk, I will discuss our work on designing richer screen reader experiences and accessible interfaces for creating multimodal data representations.
Bio: Jonathan Zong is an Assistant Professor in Information Science at University of Colorado Boulder, where he leads the Data & Design Group. He is also a Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. In his research, Jonathan partners with blind collaborators and study participants to co-design interfaces for non-visual data exploration. Jonathan's work has been…
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
NASA Overview
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Open to everyone!
Students Encouraged to Attend.
Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, February 27, 2026, 9:30 AM – 10:15 AM.