All Fired Up About Accessibility!

All Fired Up About Accessibility!

I just spent a week in sunny Las Vegas attending the annual ITC eLearning conference.  The weather was a beautiful 70-75 degrees each day.  I spent most of the days inside learning all I could to help those at our campus. The one topic that I heard in every session...
“But, Leanne said I could!”

“But, Leanne said I could!”

Twice this week I was approached by instructors who were told by a student that I had approved them for accommodations on an upcoming exam. The problem was, the instructors had not received the Accommodation Notice I sent out to confirm. Suspicious, indeed. Although...
Accessibility: Peer Note Taker Accommodation

Accessibility: Peer Note Taker Accommodation

Just when I thought I had my blog topic all worked out I was asked to sit on a panel at Friday Forum. Together with Scott Herzberg and Dan Goodchild, we tackled the subject of: How to Handle Difficult Situations in the Classroom. We talked procedures, myths vs. facts,...
A Thought About Universal Design

A Thought About Universal Design

A sincere  thank you to our colleague Susan Odgers for her December 1 Scoop post on Exclusion. The insightful points made in this article got me thinking about Universal Design (UD). People will be people, they’ll always have a tendency to act in ways that are hurtful...
Accessibility:  How the Scribe Accommodation Works

Accessibility: How the Scribe Accommodation Works

One of our students came to me the other day with a situation regarding his accommodation. Background: the student has a condition that affects his fine motor skills leaving his handwriting illegible. One of the approved accommodations is a scribe during tests and...