DO-IT - AccessCollege

Job Resources

eol — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 07:58:16 +0000

Networking Websites

Employment and Resume Posting Websites

Industry and Special Interest Sites

CoolWorks (parks and national parks and recreation)
Idealist.org (focus on non-profit organizations and activism)
Quintessential Careers
U.S. Department of Energy
Washington Technology Industry Association

Company Sites

Internships

How an Internship Can Pave the Way to Your Career. A great story on internships and people with disabilities.
City Year Seattle/King County
CoolWorks
Eastern Washington University Career Services - Find a Job or Internship
Entry Point
Idealist.org (focus on non-profit organizations and activism)
Job-hunt.org
Spokane Community College - Career Services
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Disability-Related Videos

eol — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 23:29:25 +0000

Listed below are video collections that share personal stories of individuals with disabilities and universal and other inclusive design strategies that make the world more inclusive of people with disabilities.

DO-IT Videos

DO-IT Videos promote the success of people with disabilities, particularly in school and work settings. DO-IT Videos play in a custom accessible media player with audio description and transcripts provided. Enter a search term to locate content of interest to you.

DO-IT Webinars

Our DO-IT Webinars page features presentations and panels on a variety of topics, including universal design, accessibility, accessible programming, and more.

Rooted in Rights DO-IT Videos

Rooted in Rights partners with �r��’s DO-IT Program to train disabled youth how to write, shoot and edit videos to tell their own stories.

The ADA National Network Videos

The ADA National Network provides information, guidance and training on how to implement the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in order to support the mission of the ADA to “assure equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities.”

Microsoft Story Labs - Simple Things Count

Microsoft Story Labs offers seven ways to be more inclusive of people with disabilities.

Section508.gov: An Introduction to Universal Design

A four-part video series that provides an introduction to Universal Design for content creators, developers, managers and procurement professionals.

Lime Connect

Lime Connect videos showcase students and professionals with disabilities from across the U.S. and Canada to step "In the Limelight" and share their stories of living and achieving as a person with a disability.

Ted Talks

Over one thousand videos are linked from the Ted Talks Topics page. Select “Disability” and other topics to locate content of interest you.

STEM for All Multiplex

The Multiplex is an online, free, interactive platform featuring over 1000 short videos that showcase federally funded projects aimed at transforming science, technology, engineering, math, and computer science learning. These videos, first presented at annual STEM for All Video Showcase events, are collected in the STEM for All Multiplex website. Select “disability” and other search terms to locate content of interest to you.

Creating Inclusive Learning Opportunities in Higher Education: A Universal Design Toolkit

eol — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 07:09:34 +0000

Creating_Inclusive_Learning_Opportunities.pdf

Published by Harvard Education Press, we announce Sheryl Burgstahler's new book, Creating Inclusive Learning Opportunities in Higher Education. Details about the book can be found in this in-depth book review by professor Alan Hurst. Frédéric Fovet published another review of the book in Teachers College Record at Harvard.

Sheryl Burgstahler delivers a step-by-step guide for putting the principles of universal design (UD) into action for all aspects of a postsecondary campus. She offers top-down, bottom-up, and middle-out strategies for transforming a higher education environment into one where physical spaces, learning materials and activities, technology and digital resources, and campus services are welcoming and accessible to all students, while minimizing the need for accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

Complementing her edited book Universal Design in Higher Education: From Principles to Practice, this volume lays out how faculty, service providers, high-level administrators, and other stakeholders can contribute to a barrier-free environment for all students, including those with disabilities. Along with principles, guidelines, practices, and processes that underpin a framework in which to conceptualize and apply UD, Dr. Burgstahler shares the implementation model to tailor to any campus exploring ways to meet broad goals with respect to diversity and inclusivity.

Details about the book can be found in Harvard’s sales flyer and an expanded table of contents. It can be ordered online from these retailers:

Online Learning Strategies for Students with Disabilities

eol — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 20:07:49 +0000

Online_Strategies_5_5_20.pdf

Over the last few years, postsecondary institutions continue to move many of their courses online. In this publication, some participants in projects supported by the DO-IT center at the �r�� share their experiences and recommendations for other students with disabilities who are taking online courses.

Executive Functioning

Develop a schedule for yourself that incorporates classes, meals, sleep, and other aspects of self-care.
As your space allows, set up a comfortable workstation with any materials you need to access throughout your day.
Determine how to handle distractions. Find a quieter space, use earplugs or noise canceling headphones, and/or silence your phone. Communicate with your family or roommates in order to minimize distractions when you are online.
Add class sessions, assignments, exams, and other tasks to your calendar. Use reminders if it helps you to complete these tasks.
Print the syllabus or other documents that you might want to access frequently.
Determine what tutoring, coaching, or writing center resources are available online at your institution.
Begin your work early to ensure you meet deadlines. Work ahead, if it helps you manage your workload.
Take breaks as needed. Set a timer and get back to work after the timer goes off.

Self-Advocate

Connect with faculty via email or utilize online office hours.
Advocate for your accommodations. Give faculty feedback about what helps you learn and what does not.
Be mindful that your accommodations may change as classes move online. You may want to request access to recordings of class lectures or the option to use external software like voice recognition specific word processing programs during online exams. Involve your disability resources office as appropriate.
Make sure you understand expectations about participation and communication. Ask questions of your instructor or classmates as necessary.

Technological Resources

Direct faculty toward resources related to accessible online learning. A good resource is DO-IT’s 20 Tips for Teaching an Accessible Online Course.
Learn how to connect to online meetings. Get comfortable with the settings and learn how to connect via phone if you experience difficulties connecting online.
Familiarize yourself with course management tools and document sharing tools used at your university.
Format responses for online discussions using familiar software (like spelling and grammar check in your word processor or a speech recognition tool) and then cut and paste the text into the online discussion tool.

Online Etiquette

In synchronous online classes and meetings consider ways that you can facilitate access for yourself and others:

Ask your instructor to set clear expectations for how to engage. This may include utilizing chat functions, asking questions verbally, or using hand-raising functions in conferencing software and/or using the course discussion board.
Use the chat window for sharing URLs or other resources.
Look at your name in the participant list and be sure it shows your preferred name.
Be mindful of whether your camera is turned on or off. Try to keep your laptop relatively still and ensure you appear professional when your camera is on.
Mute yourself when you are not speaking to avoid background noise.

Consider how to appear professional over email:

Use your school-issued email address.
Consider whether to use an email signature that includes your full name, your college, your anticipated graduation year, and your major(s) and minor(s).
Check spelling and grammar of emails.

Other Resources

2020

How can students with disabilities arrange for accommodations at a postsecondary institution?

lylac — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:29:42 +0000

Date Updated:

04/07/21

In order for students with disabilities enrolled in postsecondary institutions to receive disability-related accommodations, typically they must first register with the institution’s office of disability services for students. Procedures and documentation requirements vary from institution to institution so it is important that students contact disability services early to ensure their accommodations will be in place prior to the start of each academic term.

Common accommodations students with disabilities request include the remediation inaccessible PDFs and other documents into accessible formats, captioned videos, a note taker, and extra time on assignments and tests.

For a description of their rights and responsibilities with respect to access, postsecondary students can consult Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities.

Dart Toolkit: Legal Issues - ADA Basics

eol — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 18:50:50 +0000

Dart Toolkit: Legal Issues - ADA Basics

A short explanation of legal issues dos and don'ts under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Accessibility in the Laboratory

eol — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 20:54:08 +0000

By:

Sweet, E.

A guide to providing equal access in a science laboratory to people with disabilities.

View this Guide on the ACS Publications website.

UD Citation:

Article or Chapter

What's It Like?

eol — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 22:26:18 +0000

This video shares the experiences of college students with disabilities. They discuss the perceptions of other people, how disability impacts their identity, and their approach to interacting with others.

Project:

AccessCollege

DO-IT (Scholars)

Year:

2016

What's It Like?

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Increasing Access and Success in the STEM Disciplines

eol — Thu, 12 May 2016 05:42:10 +0000

Increasing Access and Success in the STEM Disciplines

A Model for Supporting the Transition of High School Students with Disabilities into STEM-Related Postsecondary Education

Long Description:

Life Phase:

Pre-college

Knowledge Base

eol — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 03:56:43 +0000

The DO-IT Knowledge Base currently contains over 800 Case Studies, Promising Practices, and Q&As regarding accessibility of technology, college, graduate school, and careers for individuals with disabilities. To learn how you can contribute an article, email doit@uw.edu.