ERIC Number: EJ1434975
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
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10-Day Campus Accessibility Challenge
Michele L. Thornton; Rebecca W. Mushtare; Laura J. Harris; Kathleen M. DeForest
Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, v36 n1 p23-39 2023
The need to create accessible digital materials became evident when the COVID-19 pandemic shifted nearly all learning online in 2020 and early 2021. Inspired to create professional development that was sensitive to our campus needs at a challenging time, the campus Workgroup on Accessibility Practices created an intervention in the form of a 10-day accessibility challenge. To keep participants (N = 198) motivated and engaged, the 10-Day Accessibility Challenge was designed with self-determination in mind. In this work, we describe the practice and use a mixed methods approach to evaluate its effectiveness. We find that shifting the campus culture toward accessibility and inclusion is an on-going process. To do so requires that campuses commit both time and tangible resources to increasing knowledge and implementation of accessibility principles. Challenge-type interventions can reach diverse constituencies, build greater familiarity and utilization of existing resources, and increase participant confidence around their ability to contribute to a culture of accessibility and inclusion.
Descriptors: School Culture, Inclusion, Educational Principles, Educational Resources, Faculty Development, Professional Development, COVID-19, Pandemics, Accessibility (for Disabled), Usability, Educational Change, Higher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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