DO-IT Knowledge Base

Promising Practices

The following 71 articles highlight practices that show promise for increasing the success of individuals with disabilities.

• A Smart Board in the Classroom: A Promising Practice for Engaging Students
• A Work-Based Learning Menu: A Promising Practice in Recruiting Employer Partners
• Accessibility Rallies: A Promising Practice for Promoting Accessible Web Design
• ALA: A Promising Practice in Assuring the Accessibility of Technology
• Alaska Transition Camp: A Promising Practice in Involving Students and Educators in Transition Planning
• ATPC Accessible Math Project: A Promising Practice for Creating Accessible Math Textbooks
• Bellingham Public Schools: A Promising Practice in Steps Toward Making IT Accessible in K-12 Schools
• BizTech Accessibility Award: A Promising Practice in Promoting Information Technology Accessibility
• Blue Ridge Community College: A Promising Practice in Using Student Feedback to Improve Access to Information Technology
• Boston Public Schools Access Technology Center: A Promising Practice of Universal Design
• California Community Colleges: A Promising Practice in Alternate Media Accessibility Guidelines
• California Community Colleges: A Promising Practice in Distance Education Accessibility Guidelines
• Camp Courage: A Promising Practice in Including an Accessible Technology Lab in an Existing Summer Camp
• Captain Strong Elementary: A Promising Practice in Engaging Students with Learning Differences
• Classroom Performance System: A Promising Practice in Engaging All Students
• Digital Frog International: A Promising Practice in Designing Accessible Educational Software
• Disability Mentoring Day: A Promising Practice in Promoting Career Exploration
• DO-IT Mentoring: A Promising Practice in Creating an Accessible Electronic Community
• DO-IT: A Promising Practice in Designing Accessible Videos
• Dundee Elementary School: A Promising Practice in Utilizing Technology for Writing and Research
• Emerging Leaders Program: A Promising Practice in Placing College Students with Disabilities in Challenging Internships
• Evergreen Elementary: A Promising Practice in Empowering Students through Assistive Technology
• Faculty Learning Communities: A Promising Practice in Faculty Development
• Federal Aviation Administration: A Promising Practice in Employment of People with Disabilities
• Fife School District: A Promising Practice to Maximize Outcomes of Professional Development for Teachers
• GALL Laboratory: A Promising Practice in Applying Problem-Based Learning
• Garfield-Palouse High School: A Promising Practice in Creating an Inclusive High School Science Lab
• Homeland Security 508 Compliance Office: A Promising Practice in Promoting Accessible IT
• I am who I am: A Promising Practice in Disability Awareness and Community Building
• Integrating Technology: A Promising Practice in Making Biology Interactive
• Integrating Woodshop, Technology and Reading: A Promising Practice in Team-Teaching
• Internships for Students with Disabilities: A Promising Practice in Fostering Positive Attitudes in the Workplace
• IT + AT: A Promising Practice in Creating a Technology-Rich Experience for All Students
• Kentucky's AITIS Project: A Promising Practice in Helping Schools Comply with an Accessible IT Act
• Letter to the President: A Promising Practice in Promoting Technology Accessibility
• Maplewood Middle School: A Promising Practice in Integrating Technology for Students with Visual Impairments
• MAR*TEC Techno-Briefs: A Promising Practice on Explaining Technology Accessibility to Educators
• MESA: A Promising Practice in Making Math and Science Curriculum Accessible
• Michigan Virtual University: A Promising Practice in Developing Standards for Online Courses
• Missouri State University: A Promising Practice in Building Accessibility into Mainstream IT Policies
• NAD: A Promising Practice in Streaming Captioned Educational Video
• National Center for Blind Youth in Science: A Promising Practice in Creating a Web Portal
• North Carolina State University: A Promising Practice on Web Accessibility Policy
• Ohio State University: A Promising Practice in Web Accessibility Support
• Opportunities! Newsletter: A Promising Practice in Postsecondary Campus Collaboration
• Oregon State University: A Promising Practice in Establishing Information Technology Accessibility Guidelines
• Orofino High School: A Promising Practice for Hands-On Science for Everyone
• OSTA: A Promising Practice of a Professional Organization Promoting Accessible Science
• Palouse Discovery Science Center: A Promising Practice in Science Learning for Everyone
• Phoenix Reading Project at Sugar-Salem High School: A Promising Practice in Using Scan/Read Software
• PIVoT: A Promising Practice in Making an Online Physics Course Accessible
• PubMed at the UW: A Promising Practice in Universal Web Design
• Research to Practice: A Promising Practice in Work-Based Learning
• South Carolina Department of Education: A Promising Practice in Developing an Educational Technology Plan
• SummerLab: A Promising Practice in Expanded Access to Biotechnology for Students with Disabilities
• System Change in New Mexico: A Promising Practice on Improving Access to E&IT in a K-12 System
• TechEd: A Promising Practice in Including Disability Topics in a Mainstream IT Conference
• The Educational Leadership Team: A Promising Practice on Promoting Accessible IT
• The Family Village Project: A Promising Practice in Creating a Global Online Community and Resource
• The Federal Government: A Promising Practice in Providing Assistance to Procurement Officials
• The ImagineIT Workshop: A Promising Practice in Engaging Students with Visual Impairments
• The Kentucky Postsecondary Textbook Accessibility Act: A Promising Practice in Textbook Accessibility Legislation
• The Signing Science Dictionary Project: A Promising Practice in Creating an Accessible Science Dictionary
• The University of Washington: A Promising Practice in Making Distance Learning Courses Accessible to Students with Disabilities
• The University of Washington: A Promising Practice in User Group Support for Web Accessibility
• UAA STEM Transition Event: A Promising Practice in Preparing Youth for College
• Universal Design for Learning in Kentucky: A Promising Practice on State-level Systems Change
• University of Minnesota: A Promising Practice in Developing an Accessible Information Technology Policy
• University of Washington: A Promising Practice in Using Existing Policies to Support Web Accessibility Practices
• University of Wisconsin–Madison: A Promising Practice in Development, Articulation, and Support of a Web Accessibility Policy
• VPAT: A Promising Practice in Accessibility Reporting