The following resources may be helpful to you in facilitating access for students:<\/p>\n
Sheryl Burgstahler, member of DO-IT at the University of Washington, designed this checklist for inclusive teaching.\u00a0 This checklist was field tested at more than twenty postsecondary institutions nationwide.<\/p>\n
UDL<\/a>\u00a0On Campus is a collection of resources developed by\u00a0CAST<\/a>\u00a0geared towards multiple stakeholders within postsecondary institutions, including instructional designers, faculty, policy makers, and administrators.\u00a0The purpose of the site is to offer an understanding of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in higher education and contains four sections:\u00a01) UDL in Higher Education, 2) Course Design, 3) Media and Materials, and 4) Accessibility and Policy.\u00a0Each section provides resources about addressing learner variability at the postsecondary level in an effort to improve learning opportunities, retention, and outcomes.<\/p>\n Advice for implementing strategies based on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as well as links to practical\u00a0resources (ex: how to create an accessible document and PowerPoint).<\/p>\n The Center for Universal Design in Education (CUDE) develops and collects resources to help educators apply universal design to all aspects of the educational experience.<\/p>\n Refocus is an initiative designed to\u00a0examine the role a college disability services office can play in challenging stereotypes about disability and creating truly equitable environments on campus. This Faculty Development section may be particularly helpful for ideas on inclusive course design and working with students.<\/p>\n A tip sheet designed by the Northeast Technical Assistance Center (NETC) at Rochester Institute for Technology that outlines legal parameters and faculty role in providing reasonable accommodations.<\/p>\n A 17-minute video produced by Pace University that provides insight on what it means to be a college student on the Autism spectrum and\u00a0strategies instructors can implement to create a more inclusive environment.<\/p>\n Open source font, which may\u00a0help to increase readability for some people who have Dyslexia.\u00a0Available to download at no cost for MAC, Windows, IOS, and Android.<\/p>\n A sampling of programs and apps that may be helpful for\u00a0students with disabilities, as well as all learners, to be aware of.<\/p>\n This is a guide for students but may also be helpful for faculty in navigating conversations around implementation of accommodations and disability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The following resources may be helpful to you in facilitating access for…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1431,"featured_media":0,"parent":2330,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"class_list":["post-246","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","with-sidebar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/accessible-education-student-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/accessible-education-student-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/accessible-education-student-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/accessible-education-student-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1431"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/accessible-education-student-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/accessible-education-student-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2001,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/accessible-education-student-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/246\/revisions\/2001"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/accessible-education-student-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/accessible-education-student-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Teaching Tips for an UDL-Friendly Classroom<\/a><\/h3>\n
The Center for Universal Design in Higher Education<\/a><\/h3>\n
Refocus: Faculty Development<\/a><\/h3>\n
Rights and Responsibilities:<\/h3>\n
Nondiscrimination in Higher Education: What\u2019s the Law?<\/a><\/h3>\n
Disability-Specific:<\/h3>\n
Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)<\/a><\/h3>\n
OpenDyslexic Font<\/a><\/h3>\n
Bates-Specific<\/h3>\n
Free\/Lower-Cost Assistive Technology Resources<\/a><\/h3>\n
Tips for Talking with Your Professors<\/a><\/h3>\n