1. Engaging Faculty in a Model of Proactive Accessibility
Grey Reavis, U IT Accessibility Coordinator
Why? The biggest gain in IT at the university over the last ten years. Goal established in collaboration with the ITAWG.

2. Disability in Higher Ed

3. Be Proactive
Most faculty encounter students with disabilities through accommodations, but accessibility focuses on proactive design

4. Challenge: Technical Guidelines
The challenge with accessibility is that it can be detailed and technical, and just like pedagogy and any other design skills, faculty usually do not come to the role with these

5. Challenge: Legal Mandates
Often associated with legal suits or college mandates, intimidating

6. Goals
Increase Faculty Knowledge of Accessible Design
Create Allies

7. Guiding Questions What motivates faculty?
What do faculty really need to know?
How do we assess success?

8. What Motivates Faculty?
Working with faculty and faculty experience, survey

9. Student Success
Student success

10. Introductory Lesson Introduces Disability at the University
Demonstrates Common Barriers, including stigma
Connects Faculty to Real Students
Provides Evidence of Impact for All Students

11. Incentives

12. Certificate of Accomplishment
Provides Item for CV
Advancement in Teaching

13. What Do Faculty Need to Know?

14. Choose a Set of Core Topics
Simple Ways to Design Accessible Content
Accessible Documents
Accessible Multimedia

15. How Do We Assess Success?

16. Accessibility Action Plan
Analyze Current Curriculum, Areas of Revision, and High Impact Items
Identify One Main Accessibility Principle to Focus on
Choose 2-5 Specific Actions to Achieve Before Next Semester

17. Example

18. Conclusions Connect to faculty motivation
Focus on practical design strategies
Encourage manageable goals

19. Next Steps Continued Research on Faculty Motivations
Program Evaluation Using Kirkpatrick’s Model