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SDD21: SAS/Accessibility Panel
Hours: 1
It takes a village…er, panel! This collaborative panel discussion is brought to you by ACC’s Student Accessibility Services (SAS), Alt Text & Media, and Interpreter Services.
Representatives from these areas will address targeted questions on topics including but not limited to: best practices in online accessibility and alternative text/media, accommodating students remotely, current procedures of SAS & SAS Testing, Universal Design principles, and working with deaf/hard of hearing students. Any and all questions are welcome, but please note that SAS staff might curate submissions for the sake of brevity.
A participant walks away with:
- Information to take back to the classroom on working with students with disabilities and how best to support them
Presenter(s):
Dr. Lauren Sebel is the director of SAS and has been with the college for 13.5 years.
Ginger Bennett, director of Interpreter Services, manages more than 150 hourly interpreters in order to provide access to communication for ACC students, faculty and staff.
Lauren Matthys, the accessibility advocate at the Riverside campus provides assistance to a large number of blind students in high level STEM classes.
Meg Kareithi, the coordinator for ACC's Alt-Text/Media department works with faculty and SAS on making course materials accessible.
This workshop will be held online during Spring Development Day. To access the workshop, go to the Spring Development Day webpage and click the "Connect" button on the day of the conference.
If any accommodations are needed for this workshop, please email facdev@austincc.edu as soon as possible but at least five days before the workshop. Please include the name of the workshop. You will be contacted by a member of our staff to discuss your specific needs. |
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