Free Member Webinar: Improving Digital Accessibility: Quality Indicators for Guiding Systems Change

When:  Apr 26, 2022 from 02:00:00 PM to 03:30:00 PM (ET)
Join the experts from CAST for a webinar free to all AHEAD Members!

While multiple indicators show a positive trend in the number of students with disabilities enrolling in higher education programs, disparities in educational and employment outcomes between students with and without disabilities persist. A range of complex institutional and societal factors contribute to students with disabilities being less likely to enroll full time, complete their programs, and find employment. Based on the volume of related civil rights complaints brought forth by disabled students and disability advocates over the past decade, inaccessible course content and instructional technologies are undeniably among those factors. And recent reports indicate that the ongoing disruptions caused by COVID-19 point to an urgent need to close accessibility gaps that disproportionately impact students with disabilities. As a result of this awareness, higher ed institutions need and want to do more to serve and retain students with disabilities and are looking for a roadmap to follow. The National AEM Center’s Quality Indicators assist institutions with planning, implementing, and evaluating systems for providing accessible materials and technologies. In this interactive webinar, participants will engage with the Quality Indicators and learn how Virginia Tech and the University of Maine System are using them to improve systemic accessibility. Consider inviting one or more colleagues from your institution to join you!
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