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Inclusivity: Universal Design Strategies For The Online Classroom, Sarah Keene, Amy Limbybliw
Inclusivity: Universal Design Strategies For The Online Classroom, Sarah Keene, Amy Limbybliw
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The importance of inclusivity work is backed by the Association of American Colleges & Universities, who in 2005 charged higher education institutions to work toward "inclusive excellence" by promoting a positive campus climate, establishing diversity as a core component in achieving desired student learning outcomes, linking diversity with quality, and rethinking and modifying pedagogy to reflect and support goals for inclusion and excellence (Williams, Berger, & McClendon, 2005). In addition, research conducted at higher education institutions have demonstrated that the extent to which students felt their institution had a nondiscriminatory environment positively impacted students' openness to diversity and taking on …
Creating Accessible Documents: Leveraging Layout Options, Angela Stangl
Creating Accessible Documents: Leveraging Layout Options, Angela Stangl
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Bring Universal Design principals into daily practice can be challenging. However, by using document layout features in Microsoft Office or Google Documents you can create documents that are more accessible.
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Core Skills For Digital Accessibility, Sara Schoen, Tony Leisen
Core Skills For Digital Accessibility, Sara Schoen, Tony Leisen
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It's been said that the virtual and digital world has replaced the physical world as the locus for discrimination and barriers (Inside Higher Ed, November 2016). But did you know that just six core skills can reduce barriers to digital content by about 80%? The six core skills--applicable across platforms and media--are easy to learn; all they need is YOU to learn them and incorporate them into your workflows. This engaging, interactive workshop will give you the tools you need to create more accessible digital resources across all your platforms and media. We also give some suggestions for how to …