Where Are Your Accessibility Issues STEM-ing From?

Audience Level: 
All
Session Time Slot(s): 
Institutional Level: 
Higher Ed
Streamed: 
Streamed
Special Session: 
Diversity & Inclusion
Abstract: 

When you hear the word “accessibility” in conjunction with STEM, do you break into a cold sweat thinking about the arduous task of making content accessible for all learners? Well, panic no more! Bring your problems, expertise, and your own device to this conversation and we will use design thinking techniques to tackle a few of your most heady accessibility problems.

 

Extended Abstract: 

When you hear the word “accessibility” in conjunction with STEM, do you break into a cold sweat thinking about the arduous task of making content accessible for all learners? Well, panic no more! Bring your problems, expertise, and your own device to this conversation and we will leverage design thinking techniques to tackle a few of your most heady accessibility problems.

Attendees will also engage with the OLC community at large on Twitter to develop a toolkit of technologies, techniques, and strategies to improve access to digital STEM materials.

Conference Session: 
Concurrent Session 6
Conference Track: 
Process, Problems, and Practices
Session Type: 
Conversation, Not Presentation
Intended Audience: 
Design Thinkers
Faculty
Instructional Support
Students
Technologists