Accessibility: How Can Technology & Human Insight Support All Learners?

Join Sarah Mercier, CEO, Build Capable for a University of Massachusetts Amherst panel discussion, September 23, 20205 from 2 to 3:30 pm ET. Register for the event.

About this IDEAS Seminar Series:

This event is part of the IDEAS Seminar Series – a growing and ongoing schedule of seminars which will explore areas such as multimedia creation, online course development, and strategies for fostering student engagement.

Accessible course design enables students to devote their time and energy to real learning, rather than slogging through decoding materials—or missing out entirely. While technology can help, true accessibility depends on instructors’ subject-matter expertise and empathy for the learner experience. In this IDEAS Instructional Design seminar, we’ll explore how accessibility benefits everyone, demonstrate ways to combine technology tools and human knowledge to achieve this aim, and show how individuals can make meaningful improvements right away. Key discussion topics include:

• What is one change instructors can make today that can significantly improve accessibility in their courses?
• What are common accessibility pitfalls and how can instructors avoid them?
• What happens to student engagement when we add accessibility measures?

Whether you’re a faculty member, instructional designer, or learning technology specialist, this seminar will provide actionable insights and strategies to help you create accessible courses that drive student success through thoughtful, barrier-free course design.