Empowering Community through Accessibility and Inclusion
On Saturday, October 18, Equity & Engagement Community Relations Manager and Compliance Officer Janel Gomez, along with Community Relations Specialist Julio Velasco, represented the Department at the Annual Disability Resource Expo. Hosted in Champaign County, the Expo is dedicated to promoting full access to information, services, and supports for people with disabilities throughout East Central […]
City Staffer Presents at NAGW Annual Conference
Systems Administrator Colleen Kilian (Information Technologies Department) represented the City of Champaign at the National Association of Government Web Professionals (NAGW) Annual Conference, held October 14–17, 2025, in Denver, Colorado. Colleen served as a panelist for “Making Accessibility Real: Challenges, Solutions, and Insights,” where she and other experts discussed practical strategies for improving digital accessibility […]
Closed Captioning Now Available for Televised City Meetings and Other Programming
The City of Champaign is pleased to announce that all new City-produced programming, including City Council, Boards and Commissions, and scripted programs, are now available with closed captions. Closed captioning is the process of displaying the audio portion of a video program on screen, which can improve the accessibility and comprehension of the programming’s content […]