Equal Access: Universal Design of Your Presentation
A checklist for making your presentation welcoming and accessible to everyone
Lecture
Captions: Improving Access to Postsecondary Education
Professors, students, and IT administrators share the benefits of using captions on videos in postsecondary courses.
Disability in the News
Most of the following references come from Google Alerts. They cover news on disability that may be of interest to visitors to DO-IT.
June 5 2023
Advancing Economic Justice for People with Disabilities
Yahoo Finance
The disability community is the largest American minority population. At least 41 million adults in the United States, almost 13 percent of the ...
Accommodation Resources: Lectures
Veterans with Disabilities in Higher Education
Building the Team: Faculty, Staff, and Students Working Together
Students with disabilities, faculty and staff share how to create an inclusive postsecondary learning environment.
Equal Access: Universal Design of Instruction
The application of universal design strategies can make instruction in a classroom, online, or in a tutoring center accessible to all students.
Communication Access Realtime Translation: CART Services for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People
Educators tell how Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) provides access to auditory communication for individuals who are deaf.
Lectures
Some students with disabilities face challenges in large lectures. Needs vary greatly among individuals. Students are the best source of information about their needs.
General teaching strategies beneficial for all students include: