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Moving Forward Inclusion & Accessibility

Moving Forward Inclusion & Accessibility. considerations, components and resources for campus wide efforts. Sue Dion, Instructional Design and Faculty Development. Heather Ek - Academic Liaison for Computing. Session Outcomes.

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Moving Forward Inclusion & Accessibility

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  1. Moving Forward Inclusion & Accessibility considerations, components and resources for campus wide efforts Sue Dion, Instructional Design and Faculty Development Heather Ek - Academic Liaison for Computing

  2. Session Outcomes Analyze environmental considerations prior to beginning a cross functional accessibility review Describe the major components of an accessibility scan in the academic environment Identify resources for benchmarking and assessing accessibility efforts in academic settings

  3. Accessibility: what it means, why it matters and how we started

  4. Key Considerations before a scan Vague understanding of the need to accommodate student learners Knowledge that we may not be doing enough Wondering if we might need to work across campus departments to address the big issues around accessibility The knowledge that this is too big for a single department or division

  5. Higher Education Perspective Accessibility in Higher Education http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQGFshzLPXE

  6. Does your campus have a shared understanding of accessibility/disability?

  7. How does your campus share responsibility for creating an environment that fosters success for all?

  8. Components of an institutional scan Outcome : Describe the major components of an accessibility scan in the academic environment

  9. Organizational status

  10. GOALS Accessibility Scan Components Indicator #1: Institutional Vision and Leadership Commitment Indicator #2: Planning and Implementation Indicator #3: Resources and Support Indicator #4: Assessment

  11. Strengths of using a tool • Engage in and evaluate performance on campus-wide efforts • Benchmark and plan for improvement

  12. Resources

  13. National Center on Disability and Access to Education: Gaining Online Accessible Learning through Self-Study http://ncdae.org/goals/ Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) http://cast.org/ Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology (DO IT) http://www.washington.edu/doit/Resources/udesign.html State of MN IT Accessibility Implementation Guide http://mn.gov/oet/images/TA_Accessibility_Implementation_Guidance.pdf

  14. Moving forward….. Take advantage of existing resources Be brave, start somewhere Bring cross functional stakeholders together

  15. Contact Information Sue Dion, Instructional Design Inver Hills Community College sdion@inverhills.edu 651.450.3483 Heather Ek, Academic Liaison for Computing Augsburg College ek@augsburg.edu 612-330-1387 Powerpoint download: http://tinyurl.com/mnsum13-accessibility

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