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Accessibility at CTEP Member Sites

The project aimed to address accessibility needs at CTEP sites, including surveys, PACER training, and an Accessibility Kit. The stages included surveying cohort members, hosting PACER training, and providing recommendations for technology and resources.

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Accessibility at CTEP Member Sites

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  1. Accessibility at CTEP Member Sites Brock Hefel, Norma Saavedra, Matthew Bruess, Bowen Prince

  2. Background: • Based on a perceived need in the community. • Aligns well with CTEP mission. • Main goals of the project: • Figure out if other sites were having similar struggles. • Educate our cohort on the assistive technology that is available. • Implement change.

  3. Key stages of the Project: Survey: • Asked comprehensive questions regarding accessibility needs at CTEP sites. • 27 of the cohort answered the survey PACER Training: • Facilitated a training with the PACER Center during our April 19th Corps day. • Became more familiar with Assistive Technology Accessibility Kit and resources: • Recommendations of what each site should have at their site. • Compiling a list of resources for current and future CTEP.

  4. Question #4

  5. Question #8 NO CTEP Sites Have provided Training on Assistive Technology

  6. Question #21 Question #25

  7. Pacer Training: • Organized a training with the PACER Center on assistive tech and what the center does • Highlights: • Shown different assistive technologies (alt keyboards, adapted mice, etc.) • Free google chrome plugins • Learned more about a great organization that could certainly act as a resource for participants who have a need!

  8. Accessibility Kit: • Physical: • 1x Large Font Keyboard • 1x Trackball Mouse • 1x Magnifying Glass • 1x Magnifying Sheet • 1x Resource Pamphlet from Pacer about their lending library Virtual: 1x Text to speech software 1x Word prediction software 1x Reading software

  9. Recommendation to CTEP and Sites • For CTEP: • Plan accessibility training early in the service year • For Sites: • Sites inventory assistive tech • Identify funding to acquire tech • Ensure CTEP members are trained in using tech

  10. Summary • Did we achieve our project goals? • YES • Problems we ran into… • Time commitment • Logistics • Access to computer settings • Lack of funding

  11. Thank you! Questions?

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