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Designing Accessible Online & Technology Enhanced Learning Activities: Challenges, Opportunities and a Plan
7:30am - 9:00am Registration and Coffee
9:00am - 9:15am Introductions & Ice Breaker (Linda Bruenjes)
9:15am - 10:00am Keynote: How Accessibility Has Created a Pathway to Learning for All Students
Speaker: Kirsten Behling, Director of Student Accessibility Services, Tufts University
10:00am - 10:15am Break
10:15am - 10:45am Workshop Activity: Identifying Opportunities and Challenges for Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment at Your Institution
Facilitated by: Linda Bruenjes, Acting Director of the Center for Teaching and Scholarly Excellence and Andrew Cioffi, Director of Disability Services, both of Suffolk University
10:45am - 11:45am 10-Minute Lightening Round Presentations and Q & A Session
Creating Inclusive Environments: How to Foster Invested Stakeholders
Speakers:
Jody Goldstein, Director of Disability Services, University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Brandon Drake, Assistant Director for Assistive Technology in Disability Services, University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Mac Wishart, Instructional Technologist, University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Developing a Framework for Successful Implementation of Continuous Accessibility Improvement
Speakers:
Bridget McNamee, Assistant Director for Wellness and Disability Services, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Ella Epshetyn, Instructional Designer, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Influencing a Campus Culture of Inclusiveness Through Persistence, Partnerships and Perception
Speakers:
Linda Bruenjes, Acting Director of the Center for Teaching and Scholarly Excellence, Suffolk University
Andrew Cioffi, Director of Disability Services, Suffolk University
11:45am - 12:45pm Lunch
12:45pm - 1:30pm Case Study Problem-Solving Round Tables (Facilitated by Suffolk University, Tufts University, UMass Lowell, Wentworth Institute of Technology)
1:30pm - 1:45pm Break
1:45pm - 2:45pm Workshop: Rubric-based plan for Incorporating Universal Design Into Your Institution
Facilitated by:
Bridget McNamee, Assistant Director for Wellness and Disability Services, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Ella Epshetyn, Instructional Designer, Wentworth Institute of Technology
2:45pm - 3:00pm Next Steps and Wrap-Up