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Faculty Development: Increasing Accessibility Awareness One Certificate at a Time

Faculty Development: Increasing Accessibility Awareness One Certificate at a Time. Equity & Excellent: Access in Higher Education 2019 Conference. What started the conversation?.

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Faculty Development: Increasing Accessibility Awareness One Certificate at a Time

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  1. Faculty Development: Increasing Accessibility Awareness One Certificate at a Time Equity & Excellent: Access in Higher Education 2019 Conference

  2. What started the conversation? • In 2014 several South Carolina schools were hit with complaints that prompted reviews (and action) by Office of Civil Rights (OCR). • The NC Community College System (NCCCS) was alerted to the complaints and decided to be pro-active. • In September 2014 the NCCCS hosted a 2-day Accessibility Symposium with speaker, Dr. Judith Risch, J.D., Ph.D, attorney with the Department of Education responsible for the investigation and enforcement of Federal civil rights laws, including Title IX, Title VI, the Americans with Disability Act, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. • At the symposium all 58 colleges were charged with creating and implementing a 5-year plan.

  3. Faculty Summer Institute • Annual Faculty Summer Institute • Began in 2010 • Multi-day event every May • Faculty are provided training and resources to further their professional development • What better way get faculty the information they need • Question: how do we get them to actually come to the sessions • CERTIFICATES!

  4. May 2015 Accessibility 101: Understanding Your Responsibility • What is Accessibility? • Why Should I Care About Accessibility? • How Do Students Receive Accommodations? • How Do I Create Accessible Content? • First Look at “Accessibility 102” Accessibility 102: Creating Accessible Content • Microsoft Word • Microsoft PowerPoint • PDF Documents • YouTube Videos • Questions & Answers

  5. May 2016 • Accessible Chalk for Blackboard • Accessibility Round Table • Creating Accessible Documents • OCR & Accessibility • VPAT 101: Publisher Content & Accessibility • Walk-a-Mile

  6. May 2017 • #A11Y Experience • Accessibility @ RCCC • Accessibility Action Plan • Alternative Activity Brainstorm • Making your Bb Class Site Accessible

  7. May 2018 • Accessibility Fatigue – for EVERYONE Only 1 session offered: • Know Your Ally • Student Support Certificate

  8. May 2019 • #A11Y Experience • Accessibility Escape Room • Accessibility Tips & Tricks

  9. How was the turn out? Faculty: 150 FT ; 276 PT <<Update these number>> 2015 • Attendees: 97 FT; 33 PT • Certificates: 20 (FT 16; PT 4) 2016 • Attendees: 69 FT; 29 PT • Certificates: 41 (FT 26; PT 15) 2017 • Attendees: 70 FT; 42 PT • Certificates: 44 (FT 32; PT 12) 2018 • Attendees: 71 FT; 39 PT • Certificates: 59* (FT 40; PT 19) *2018 was a student support certificate for which an accessibility session was offered, but not required. 2019 • Attendees: 80 FT; 30 PT • Certificates: 12 (FT 6; PT 6)

  10. Challenges • Faculty Resistance – “too hard”, “too time consuming”, “not my job” • Publisher Content • Learning Curve • Time

  11. On the Plus Side • Support from Administration • Collaborative relationship between DE & Office of Accessibility • We are making progress

  12. Accessibility Escape Room #1

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  20. Thank you for stopping by! Aimee Durham Educational Technology Coordinator Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury, North Carolina

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