[Cato] FW: [ITACCESS] Accessibility Article in EDUCAUSE Magazine

Mon Mar 12 17:39:29 PDT 2018

I replied. I couldn’t resist.

Jess Thompson
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From: Jess Thompson
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 5:35 PM
To: ITACCESS at LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
Subject: RE: [ITACCESS] Accessibility Article in EDUCAUSE Magazine

Hello Malcolm and Andrew,

I will only speak for myself here and not the other authors, but yes, I was aware of accessibility making it to #2 of the teaching and learning issues survey. That’s a fabulous accomplishment that I was excited to share widely with our system (even though I have some concerns regarding the accessibility of the website and the infographic). I look forward to other domains following in the path of teaching and learning by working to use technologies that ensure students (and faculty and staff and community members) can do more than just take a well-designed course. Getting in the door with an accessible website, application, SMS, etc. is quite important when it comes to successfully implementing the open door policy that our community colleges are so committed to.

Kind regards,
Jess

Jess Thompson
Program Administrator, Accessible Technology Initiatives
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Current Projects<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KXjxctpTAa2R06iRksMrjaeiCkphAJzqkwX-awvJh9g/edit?usp=sharing>

Keep in the accessibility loop by joining the CTC Accessibility listserv<https://goo.gl/forms/CP1GHPl6Pe1ipD6q1>!

From: The EDUCAUSE IT Accessibility Constituent Group Listserv <ITACCESS at LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:ITACCESS at LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> On Behalf Of Andrew Bonamici
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 2:56 PM
To: ITACCESS at LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:ITACCESS at LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>
Subject: Re: [ITACCESS] Accessibility Article in EDUCAUSE Magazine

Dear Amy, et al.::

Malcolm beat me to it with his post about Accessibility and UDL as #2 on the list of ELI Key Issues, but I will add that the entry includes links to some excellent articles:
Igniting a Universal Design Mindset on Campus <https://er.educause.edu/articles/2017/12/igniting-a-universal-design-mindset-on-campus>
The Section 508 Refresh and What It Means for Higher Education <https://er.educause.edu/articles/2017/12/the-section-508-refresh-and-what-it-means-for-higher-education>
The Elegant Design Imperative <https://er.educause.edu/articles/2017/5/the-elegant-design-imperative>

Best wishes and thanks again for your advocacy,

Andrew

p.s. while we're here, a quick reminder that with the new membership model, all EDUCAUSE members have access to ELI and ECAR resources!

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On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 5:34 PM, Malcolm Brown <mbrown at educause.edu<mailto:mbrown at educause.edu>> wrote:
Just a side note.  The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) runs an annual survey of the teaching and learning community to identify the key issues in that thematic domain. We’ve been running this survey since 2011. We invite all members of the teaching & learning to participate in the survey and not just those from EDUCAUSE member schools and not just folks in IT organizations. So the results (running on average  ~900 returned surveys over the past 3 years) represent a diverse community.

https://www.educause.edu/eli/initiatives/key-issues-in-teaching-and-learning

As far as our Key Issues survey is concerned, the issue of Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) has been steadily climbing:

2015       #12
2016       #7
2017       #4
2018       #2

You can see the results of all previous Key Issues surveys here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yhl6A7YaqZyoJ-PK7JPMFosEquNeWZPcPDfAEo_fs6I/edit#gid=1992467705

best, M

Malcolm Brown
Director of Learning Initiatives

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From: The EDUCAUSE IT Accessibility Constituent Group Listserv <ITACCESS at LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:ITACCESS at LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> on behalf of "Rovner, Amy" <arovner at SHORELINE.EDU<mailto:arovner at SHORELINE.EDU>>
Reply-To: The EDUCAUSE IT Accessibility Constituent Group Listserv <ITACCESS at LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:ITACCESS at LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>>
Date: Monday, March 12, 2018 at 3:49 PM
To: "ITACCESS at LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:ITACCESS at LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>" <ITACCESS at LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:ITACCESS at LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>>
Subject: [ITACCESS] Accessibility Article in EDUCAUSE Magazine

I wanted to share an exciting article about accessibility that just came out in this month’s issue of EDUCAUSE Review. I was fortunate enough to co-write it with some ah-mazing colleagues that you may know: Jess Thompson and Tom Gibbons. (Yep, shameless self-promotion here.)

When Accessibility Doesn't Make It into the EDUCAUSE Top 10: Turn It Up to 11<https://er.educause.edu/articles/2018/3/when-accessibility-doesnt-make-it-into-the-educause-top-10-turn-it-up-to-11>

Enjoy!
Amy

Amy Rovner, MPH RD
Instructional Designer,
Accessible IT Coordinator
eLearning Services

Shoreline Community College
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