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Workgroup on Accessibility Practices

Responsibilities of the Workgroup focus on promoting a campus culture of accessibility by sharing contemporary accessibility tools and techniques through workshops, training, and publications. The team of campus accessibility experts works together to anticipate, troubleshoot, support, and resolve the practical needs of our campus community.

Goals

  • Support our diverse campus population by focusing on proactive practices that result in the creation of accessible content in order to reduce the need for individuals to request accommodations or disclose disabilities.
  • Empower the campus community to overcome unique barriers to access by offering a regular forum to discuss and develop solutions.
  • Teach the campus community how to design and create accessible digital communications and materials.
  • Facilitate the creation of accessible media by providing tutorials and other on-demand resources on our website.
  • Ease the transition to accessible materials by creating and distributing templates for documents and presentations.
  • Coordinate advocacy, educational and professional development initiatives identified by the campus IT Accessibility Steering Committee.

Past Initiatives

Committee Members

  • Emily Bovier, Chair, Department of Psychological Sciences (co-chair)
  • Carrie Mocyk, Instructional Designer (co-chair)
  • Steven Abraham, Professor of Business and Entrepreneurship
  • Evelyn Benavides, Professor of Sociology
  • Rick Buck, Director of Digital Services
  • Michael Chaness, Professor of Anthropology and Native American Studies
  • Anna Croyle, Data Visualization and Reporting Specialist
  • Nicole Decker, Interim Chief Technology Officer, and EIT Officer
  • Kate DeForest, Web/Digital Content Coordinator
  • Patrick Devendorf, Associate Director of Accessibility Resources
  • Andjela Dapa, Marketing and Communications Coordinator of Residence Life and Housing
  • Katharine Dutton, Learning Management Support
  • Theresa Gilliard-Cook, Senior Instructional Designer
  • Jinyan Guo, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
  • Laura Harris, Web Services and Distance Learning Librarian
  • Christopher Hromalik, Assistant Professor of Spanish, and Distance Learning Instruction and Design
  • Maddy Knaack, Assistant Director of Accessibility Resources
  • Dan Laird, Project Manager and Media Specialist
  • Poongodi Geetha-Loganathan, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
  • Vanessa Maike, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
  • Anneke McEvoy, Assistant Director of the Institute for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Transformative Practice
  • Ashlee Moore, Assistant Professor of Psychological Sciences
  • Sean Moriarty, Chief Technology Officer, and EIT Officer (retired)
  • Katherine Morelli, Assistant Professor of Practice for Human Computer Interactions
  • Rebecca Mushtare, Deputy Dean of Graduate Studies, and Professor of Art and Design
  • Casey Raymond, Associate Professor of Chemistry
  • Roseli Rojo, Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures
  • Minjung Seo, Associate Professor of Health Promotion and Wellness
  • Amy Shore, Professor of Cinema & Screen Studies
  • Michele Thornton, Associate Professor of Business and Entrepreneurship
  • Jacqueline Wallace, Associate Director for Career Education
  • Carol Willard, Associate Dean of College of Education, Health, and Human Services