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Faculty Resources from DO-IT

DO-IT publications and videos of particular interest to postsecondary faculty and administrators include the following. Permission is granted to duplicate DO-IT materials in whole or in part as long as the sources is acknowledged.

• Universal Design of Instruction: Definition, Principles, and Examples - designing instruction to maximize the learning of all students.
• Equal Access: Universal Design of an Academic Department - a checklist for making postsecondary departments welcoming and accessible to students with disabilities
• Equal Access: Universal Design of Instruction - a checklist to maximize the learning of all students.
• Equal Access: Universal Design of Physical Spaces - a checklist for making physical environments welcoming, accessible, and usable by everyone.
• Video and publication Working Together: Faculty and Students with Disabilities - faculty presentations to increase faculty awareness of how to work with students who have disabilities.
• Video Building the Team: Faculty, Staff, and Students Working Together - how to create an inclusive postsecondary learning environment.
• Video and publication Self-Examination: How Accessible Is Your Campus? Guidelines for making a postsecondary institution welcoming and accessible to everyone.
• Publication Glossary of Disability-Related Terms - a listing of disability-related terms
• AccessCollege: Systemic Change for Postsecondary Institutions - funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Video and publication Working Together: People with Disabilities and Computer Technology - adaptive technology and computer applications for people with disabilities.
• Video and publication Working Together: Computers and People with Learning Disabilities - students and workers with learning disabilities demonstrate computer-based tools and strategies.
• Video and publication Working Together: Computers and People with Sensory Impairments - people with visual and hearing impairments demonstrate computer technology for school and work.
• Video and publication Working Together: Computers and People with Mobility Impairments - people with mobility impairments demonstrate computer access technology.
• Video and publication Equal Access: Universal Design of Computer Labs - how to make computer labs accessible to people with disabilities.
• Video and publication World Wide Access: Accessible Web Design - how to make WWW pages accessible to people with disabilities.
• Web Design & Development - web design curricula for grades 9-12 that emphasizes standards-based and accessible design.
• Video and publication Opening Doors: Mentoring on the Internet - students develop supportive relationships with adult mentors on the Internet.
• Universal Design of Instruction: Definition, Principles, and Examples - how to apply universal design principles can apply to lectures, classroom discussions, group work, handouts, Web-based instruction, labs, field work, and other academic activities and materials.
• Video and publication Real Connections: Making Distance Learning Accessible to Everyone - guidelines for designing Internet-based distance learning courses to fully include all students.
• Equal Access: Universal Design of Distance Learning - a checklist to assure access and promote the learning of all students.
• Academic Accommodations for Students with Psychiatric Disabilities - how to make academic accommodations for students with psychiatric disabilities.
• Academic Accommodations for Students with Learning Disabilities - guidelines for instructors.
• Effective Communication: Faculty and Students with Disabilities - strategies on effective classroom communication.
• Video and publication Opening Doors: Mentoring on the Internet - students develop supportive relationships with adult mentors on the Internet.
• Video and publication Working Together: Science Teachers and Students with Disabilities - how to make to make science activities more accessible.
• Video and publication Working Together: Teaching Assistants and Students with Disabilities - presentations to increase teaching assistants' awareness of how to work with students who have disabilities.