Teach Access 2024 Impact Report
We are excited to share the Teach Access 2024 Impact Report, highlighting our collective progress in advancing digital accessibility education and fostering a more inclusive future. This report celebrates key milestones, partnerships, and innovative programs that have empowered educators, students, and industry leaders to prioritize accessibility. Explore how we’re shaping the future workforce.
State of Teach Access Recording
Teach Access hosted the Year-End State of Teach Access on December 6, 2024, where we shared 2024 successes, heard from special guests, and released our new three-year strategic plan. If you missed the event, you can replay the recording.
NEW Strategic Plan for 2025-2027
Teach Access has outlined an ambitious three-year strategic plan. Priorities include optimizing communication and marketing for greater engagement, implementing a comprehensive program evaluation framework, expanding our initiatives strategically internationally and in K-12 and nontraditional programs, investing in organizational infrastructure, and ensuring long-term financial health. Together, these efforts will empower us to create lasting change in digital accessibility education.
Teach Access Student Academy
Registration is open for the Teach Access Student Academy. Presented by Merck & Co., Inc., this FREE two-day virtual workshop will occur Thursday, February 20, 2025, and Friday, February 21, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET (8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. PT). Haben Girma, renowned human rights lawyer and the first Deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School will open the event as our keynote speaker. Full event schedule coming soon!
Student Academy corporate sponsorships are available! Thank you, Merck, for joining as our Presenting Sponsor.
2025 Fellows Cohort Announced
The Teach Access Fellowship Program engages faculty and academic staff from higher education institutions in the United States and Puerto Rico to develop communities of action focused on integrating the teaching of digital accessibility into curricula. Congratulations to the 2025 Cohort of Fellows! The full list of accepted fellows and their institution is available on Fellowship Program webpage. Congratulations to the 2025 Fellows!
Upcoming Events
We’d love to meet you in person! Check our upcoming travel schedule:
- January 7-10, 2025: CES (Las Vegas, NV)
- January 16-24, 2025: HETS Virtual Best Practices Showcase (Virtual)
- March 10-14, 2025: CSUN Assistive Technology Conference (Anaheim, CA)
