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DO-IT at the University of Washington has, since 1992, worked to increase the success of individuals with disabilities in postsecondary education and employment. DO-IT, which stands for Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology, has been recognized for its efforts through several awards including the 1995 National Information Infrastructure Award in Education; the 1997 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring; the 1999 Golden Apple Award for excellence in education; the 2001 AHEAD Recognition Award for outstanding work for students with disabilities; and the 2001 Bright Ideas award.
The DO-IT Prof project applies lessons learned by DO-IT and other researchers and practitioners nationwide to implement a comprehensive professional development program for college faculty and administrators. It was funded by the U.S. Department of Education (grant #P33A990042, 1999-2003). "Prof" was selected as part of the project name to represent two project characteristics - "professional," the quality of project materials and strategies, and "professor," its primary target audience.
DO-IT Prof serves to improve the knowledge and skills of postsecondary faculty and administrators in order to make them better prepared to fully include students with disabilities in academic programs on their campuses. Responding to the diverse content and scheduling needs of faculty and administrators, the DO-IT Prof team has created and continues to deliver six models of professional development.
Model 1: A 20-30 minute presentation to introduce participants to basic legal issues, accommodation strategies, and resources specific to their campuses.
Model 2: A 1-2 hour presentation with special focus on providing accommodations to students with a variety of disabilities.
Model 3: A tailored workshop for more in-depth training on topics selected for a specific audience.
Model 4: A televised instruction option using a series of video to deliver on public television.
Model 5: A distance learning "anytime-anywhere" course that provides lessons and discussion delivered via electronic mail.
Model 6: Self-paced, Web-based instruction in The Faculty Room at http://www.washington.edu/doit/Faculty/.
The DO-IT Prof team includes faculty, disabled student services staff, and administrators at institutions of higher education in 23 states. The nationwide recruitment process was highly competitive, attracting more than one hundred applications. DO-IT's Academic Advisory Board selected applicants that had the potential to contribute to project efforts and to create a team with diverse characteristics.
Project partners include representatives from AHEAD (Association on Higher Education and Disability), the National Center for the Study of Postsecondary Educational Supports, the HEATH Resource Center, and WAPED (Washington Association on Postsecondary Education and Disability).
Project team members chose institutional partners in their states. If a team member was from a four-year institution, the partner school was a community or technical college; if the team member is from a community or technical college, the partner school was a four-year school.
Project team members participated in three-day collaborative meetings in Seattle in 2000 and 2001. Before the first meeting, team members conducted focus groups with students who have disabilities, teaching assistants, and faculty members. At the working meetings, team members discussed faculty and administrator support issues and strategies. They developed professional development materials, data collection plans, and timelines for their home institutions.
All team member and partner campuses delivered professional development programs, disseminating materials, providing technical assistance to faculty and administrators, and institutionalizing successful strategies in their schools. Some continue these efforts as part of subsequent projects, DO-IT Admin (http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Academics/admin.html) and AccessCollege (http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Academics/access_college.html), also funded by the U.S. Department of Education (grants #P333A020044 and #P333A050064, respectively).
Completion of this project will make faculty and administrators better prepared to fully include students with disabilities on their campuses and contribute to systemic change within postsecondary institutions across the nation. Ultimately, this project will result in greater postsecondary educational opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
Campuses nationwide are encouraged to link to The Faculty Room at http://www.washington.edu/doit/Faculty/ and refer faculty and academic administrators there to learn how to accommodate students with disabilities in their on-campus and distance learning courses, field experiences, and international studies programs. Useful training videos and materials can also be purchased from the DO-IT office; request the DO-IT Videos, Books, and Training Materials publication for more information. All project materials, including online resources, videos, and printed materials, are offered in formats that are readily accessible by individuals with disabilities. Permission to copy and further distribute project products is granted for noncommercial, educational purposes.
Project staff for DO-IT Prof at the University of Washington were:
DO-IT Prof Team Members of the project team and their partner institutions were:
Carol Achziger
Computer Access Center Coordinator
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, Colorado
cachziger@arapahoe.edu
Partner: University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado
Victoria Amey-Flippin
Coordinator/HELP Office
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, Illinois
V-Amey-Flippin@neiu.edu
Partner: Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, Illinois
Alice Anderson
Technology Access Program Coordinator, Division of Information Technology
(DoIT)
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
alice.anderson@doit.wisc.edu
Partner: Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin
Patricia Bunge
Learning Disabilities Specialist/Counselor
Guilford Technical Community College
Jamestown, North Carolina
bungep@gtcc.cc.nc.us
Partner: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, North Carolina
Deborah Casey-Powell
Dean of Students
Florida Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, Florida
dcaseyp@fau.edu
Partner: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Rosemary Coffman, Ph.D., C.R.C.
Counselor, Students with Disabilities
Lee College
Baytown, Texas
rcoffman@lee.edu
Partner: Rice University, Houston, Texas
Jill Douglass
Special Services Director
Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe, New Mexico
jdouglass@Santa-Fe.cc.nm.us
Mary Ann Ferkis
Instructional Accommodations Specialist, Adaptive Programs
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
maferkis@purdue.edu
Partner: Ivy Tech State College, Bloomington, Indiana
Pam Griffin
Coordinator, General Disability Services
University of Minnesota, Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota
pgriffin@d.umn.edu
Partner: Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College, Cloquet, Minnesota
Beverly Boone Harris
Coordinator, Supporting Students through Disability Services (SSDS)
Norfolk State University
Norfolk, Virginia
bbharris@nsu.edu
Partner: New River Community College, Hampton, Virginia
Nancy Hart
Manager, Disability Services
Lane Community College
Eugene, Oregon
hartn@lanecc.edu
Partner: Western Oregon University, Monmouth, Oregon
laine High, Learning Disabilities Specialist
John Pedraza, Disability Resource Coordinator for Employees
Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
high@msu.edu
Partner: North Central Michigan College, Petoskey, Michigan
Alison McCarthy Iovanna
Coordinator of Disability Services
Tunxis Community College
Farmington, Connecticut
aiovanna@txcc.commnet.edu.
Partner: Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut
Richard Jones
Assistant Director, Disability Resources for Students
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
richj@asu.edu
Partner: South Mountain Community College, Phoenix, Arizona
Jana Long, M.R.C., C.R.C.
Coordinator of Disability Support Services
Southwest Missouri State University
Springfield, Missouri
jkl451t@mail.smsu.edu
Partner: St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, Missouri
Ralph McFarland
Director, Student Disability Resource Center
Humboldt State University
Arcata, California
rdm7001@axe.humboldt.edu
Partner: College of the Redwoods, Eureka, California
Richard Radtke, Ph.D.
Professor
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii
radtke@hawaii.edu
Partner: Leeward Community College, Pearl City, Hawaii
Lisa Badia Rhine
Director, Office for Students with Disabilities
University of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio
lisa.rhine@notes.udayton.edu
Partner: Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio
Patricia Richter
Coordinator, Services for Americans with Disabilities
Office of Human Diversity
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
richter@kutztown.edu
Partner: Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Vicki Roth
Assistant Dean
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York
vrth@mail.rochester.edu
Partner: Finger Lakes Community College,
Canandaigua, New York
Al Souma
Director, Disability Support Services
Seattle Central Community College
Seattle, Washington
asouma@sccd.ctc.edu
Partner: Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington
Chrystal Stanley
Coordinator, Student Disability Services
Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa
chrystal.stanley@drake.edu
Partner: Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny, Iowa
Marcia Wiedefeld
Coordinator of Disability Support Services
Loyola College in Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
mwiedefeld@loyola.edu
Partner: Community College of Baltimore County, Dundalk, Maryland
The following organizations supported DO-IT Prof:
AHEAD (Association on Higher Education and Disability)
http://www.ahead.org/
National Center for the Study of Postsecondary Educational Supports, University of Hawaii at Manoa
http://www.rrtc.hawaii.edu/
WAPED (Washington Association on Postsecondary Education and Disability)
http://www.waped.org/
DO-IT Prof is one of 22 Model Demonstration Projects to Ensure Students with Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher Education. Funded by the Office of Postsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education, 1999-2003 their purpose is to develop innovative, effective, and efficient teaching methods to enhance the skills and abilities of postsecondary faculty and administrators in working with students who have disabilities. Links to all of the projects can be found at http://www.ed.gov/programs/disabilities/awards.html.
DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) serves to increase the successful participation of individuals with disabilities in challenging academic programs such as those in science, engineering, mathematics, and technology. Primary funding for DO-IT is provided by the National Science Foundation, the State of Washington, and the U.S. Department of Education.
To order free publications or newsletters use the DO-IT Publications Order Form; to order videos and training materials use the Videos, Books and Comprehensive Training Materials Order Form.
For further information, to be placed on the DO-IT mailing list, or to request materials in an alternate format, contact:
DO-ITDirector: Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D.
This publication was developed with funding from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education (grant #P33A990042). However, the contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume their endorsement. Of the $732,097 required to complete the 3-year DO-IT Prof project, $677,868 (93%) were federal funds and $54,229 (7%) were from non-federal sources.
Copyright © 2006, 2002, 2001, 2000, University of Washington. Permission is granted to copy these materials for educational, non-commercial purposes provided the source is acknowledged.
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