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Teach Access August 2024 Updates

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Calling All Educators

The call for applications for the 2025 cohort of the Fellowship Program opens in September. Visit the program’s page for more information.

Coming Soon- NEW Accessibility Courses

In September, we will release two new accessibility courses for educators in Organizational Communications and Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Once released, they can be accessed through our courses’ page

In the meantime, check out the other accessibility courses that are currently available!

Self-Paced Accessibility Courses - Introduction to Disability and Accessible Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Instructional Technology, Web Development, Web Design, Computer Software Engineering, Game and Interactive Media Design, Graphic Design, Technical Writing, UX Design, Content Development, and Computer Science. Image features an individual on the upper left coding, and another individual in the right making wireframes.

Get Involved – Volunteer Opportunities

This fall, Teach Access will work on two projects to update and create new resources. We are looking for volunteers to help out with the following projects:

If you’re interested in volunteering for one of these projects, please reach out to Director of Education, Rolando Méndez at rolando@teachaccess.org.

Teaching Accessibility in Different Disciplines Workshop

Get involved in this workshop organized by past Teach Access Faculty Grantees Rachel Adler, Soyoung Choi, Devorah Kletenik, and JooYoung Seo. The workshop on “Teaching Accessibility in Different Disciplines,” co-located with ASSETS 2024, will bring together accessibility researchers and education practitioners to explore the topics, approaches, resources, and challenges involved in teaching accessibility across different disciplines. The virtual workshop will take place on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm (CST) via Zoom

Accessibility researchers and education practitioners are invited to share their research and teaching experience of accessibility education in different disciplines. Submissions are due Monday, September 30, 2024 (11:59 pm AOE).

Upcoming Events

Teach Access is on the move!  Will you be at any of these upcoming events? We love connecting in person. Please email info@teachaccess.org to let us know!

Double Your Donation

You can help ensure individuals with disabilities have equal access to digital content. A gift to Teach Access allows our programs and resources for educators to teach and students to learn about digital accessibility remain free. Our online donation form lets you quickly check if your employer will match your donation, doubling your impact!

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