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Teach Access: Enhancing Accessibility Education in Undergraduate Programs

Join the Teach Access initiative to learn about the importance of teaching accessibility principles, industry best practices, and fostering initiatives to promote accessibility education in undergraduate programs.

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Teach Access: Enhancing Accessibility Education in Undergraduate Programs

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  1. LOGISTICS Audio is also available over a phone line Dial in number: 1-866-365-3921 Conference Code: 7247886139 Submit questions at any time during the presentation: Type directly into the Chat window on your screen Email info@PEATworks.org Tweet @PEATworks using #PEATTalks Captioning is available: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=PEAT

  2. The Teach Access Mission To include and enhance the teaching of accessible design and development principles in undergraduate education

  3. Teach Access sUPPORTERS - HIGHER ED

  4. Teach AccesssUPPORTERS-Industry

  5. Teach Access sUPPORTERS - ADVOCACY

  6. Industry Challenge More Than 3 Million Mobile Apps More than 1 Trillion Web Sites

  7. 5 5,000 : Accessibility Specialists Technical Positions

  8. The Demand is Increasing • Legal Scrutiny • Corporate Policies • User Expectations

  9. “What we have are a few people who know a lot about Accessibility What we need are a lot of people to know a little about it” Matt May, Adobe

  10. “What did you learn about accessibility as an undergraduate?”

  11. “Nothing”

  12. Missing Fundamentals • Accessibility is expected in commercial product development • Accessibility is a legal requirement • The common types of disability and assistive technology • Common barriers to digital accessibility • WCAG principles and other standards

  13. Teach Access Objectives • Make the teaching of accessibility a curriculum requirement • Share industry best practices • Scale successful programs nationwide • Foster initiatives that promote teaching accessibility • Reward students through preferred hiring

  14. ACTIVITIES • Faculty Bootcamps • Guest lectures • Web site and online tutorials • Github code repository • “Study Away Silicon Va11y” • Membership activities (ACM SIGCSE, SXSW, EDU, CSUN, …) http://teachaccess.org

  15. teachingaccessibility@gmail.com teachaccess.org https://www.facebook.com/TeachAccess Contact info WWW

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