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UMUC/PBS Broadcast
on Accessibility
Untangling
the Web: Making Online Teaching and Learning Accessible
On Thursday, April 22, 2004, faculty and staff from over 150 institutions
in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico joined UMUC's broadcast discussion
about accessibility in online teaching and learning.
Our panelists were:
Sue Kroeger, Director of the Disability Resource Center, University
of Arizona
Brenda Matthis, Assistant Professor of Technology, Lesley University
Kristine Neuber, Assistive Technology and Web Accessibility Coordinator,
George Mason University
John Slatin, Director of the Accessibility Institute, University
of Texas, Austin
Well-known Washington D.C. radio interviewer and talk show host Kojo
Nnamdi served as the event moderator.
Program topics included:
- How students with disabilities are navigating the web, and how inaccessible
course content impacts the work of faculty and staff
- How to address accessibility problems posed by courseware, course management
systems, multimedia, and use of audio and video in online courses
- What kind of collaborative models have been developed to help faculty
and staff meet the challenge of online accessibility
- How to develop institutional coordination policies in your campus or
organization
- What faculty and staff development programs can do to enhance understanding
of disability and technology
- What role good teaching plays in improving online accessibility
- How Universal Design and Universal Design for Instruction can inform
the process of ensuring online accessibility
For further information about this event, please contact Jeff Finlay
(phone 301-985-4610, email jfinlay@umuc.edu)
at the Center for Accessibility in Distance Education.
This program was produced by University of Maryland University College
for PBS Adult Learning Service. It was supported with funding from SBC Foundation
and NEC Foundation of America.
 
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