Accessibility by Design: “Let Knowledge Serve Everyone”

Portland State University has created the Accessibility by Design initiative, which focuses on faculty support to develop campus-wide awareness, resources, and education about digital accessibility. Accessibility is the practice of removing environmental barriers to learners. This requires meaningful reflections on all possible learner populations and the design of curriculum to meet all learner populations. We will discuss best practices, content creation, and the retrofitting of already-offered content. We will share some tips and tricks for authoring content in a new way and addressing in-class accessibility barriers. Flexibility and care will be required.

OUTCOMES: Discuss access barriers, disability practices, and universal design for learning * Demonstrate accessibility best practices around content creation * Conduct faculty outreach and become ambassadors of accessibility at your organization