This presentation explores barriers faced by people with disabilities in various aspects of life including real life stories. Discussion and activities will consider how Universal Design principles promote accessibility to the broadest array of users, including discussion around etiquette and myths related to a variety of disabilities. Learn about strategies that maximize usability in policy, program, physical and virtual environments. Objectives include understand barriers experienced by individuals with disabilities; list reasons why universal design supports all students; describe the relationship between accessibility and universal design; evaluate a document and make recommendations for how the document can be made more accessible; produce a handout/document free of accessibility errors.
Lindsey Mullis, Johnny Collett, Christina Espinosa, Jason Jones, Patti Singleton
