Oct 26, 2015
The following information is from The Ability Institute and Saint Louis University. Include person-first language in your conversations regarding persons with disabilities. Not all disabilities are visible, consider those beyond what you can see. Continue to educate...
Oct 12, 2015
Check out the following article from Faculty Focus: Higher Ed Teaching Strategies from Magna Publications called, “UDL: A Systemic Approach to Supporting Diverse Learners.”
Oct 6, 2015
The following information was taken from 3PlayMedia’s 2015 Roadmap to Web Accessibility in Higher Education. Watch upcoming blogs for more information about the types of disabilities and what you can do to address possible access barriers to course content. The...
Oct 6, 2015
Accessible content doesn’t just benefit those with disabilities. For example, in the case of web video, captioned content benefits ESL students and those who prefer to learn by both reading and hearing new terminology. In a sound-sensitive environment like a library,...
Oct 6, 2015
Why do we do it? Why accommodate students with disabilities? I could tell you that we accommodate because it’s mandated by law (several of them, actually). I could tell you that it’s simply the right thing to do; put yourselves in their place. I could also...
