Abstract

The University of Alabama is addressing technology accessibility and universal design for learning by providing Texthelp software for all students, faculty, and staff. In this session, we'll consider how accessibility and UDL benefit all students, discuss some challenges institutions may encounter in pursuing technology accessibility, and discuss how UA is meeting those challenges with the Read&Write, Snapverter, and EquatIO tools from Texthelp.

Key points:

• The functional definition of accessibility
• Why accessibility impacts the success of all students, regardless of disability status
• Practical tools for campus-wide UDL and student success: Read&Write, Snapverter, and EquatIO
• Strategies for campus-wide implementation at The University of Alabama

Presenters

Melissa Green, UA Office of Information Technology, Technology Accessibility Training Specialist
Melissa Green is a Technology Accessibility Training Specialist at The University of Alabama, where she helps to ensure that users have a functional and accessible technology experience with the university’s web presence and instructional and emerging technologies.

Shelly Justice, Texthelp, Territory Sales Director, Education Sales
Shelly Justice loves supporting educators and connecting them with edtech that helps all students achieve their highest potential. She's been having a blast at it for 18 years! A graduate of The University of Alabama, she lives in New Orleans and champions Texthelp’s UDL tools K-college throughout the Southeast.