As disability services providers, we’re skilled in working with students and faculty (and in documenting the process) to ensure that courses and campus resources are accessible. What we may not have the time to do or know how to do effectively, is figure out to mount an institution-wide campaign to get buy-in from faculty, staff, and students, especially in the area of electronic information technology (EIT).
While it is possible to get the attention of campus leaders and others by pointing out the increasing number of OCR investigations and lawsuits, it is far more effective to frame the discussion about accessibility and why it is critical to put more resources into accessibility in the context of civil rights.
In this article for Educause Review, Art Morgan states,
In my opinion, the most successful campaigns have a common thread: they promote accessibility as a civil right and explain how accessibility fosters diversity and inclusiveness.
The complete article may be found at Accessibility as a Civil Right.
Art Morgan is vice president for partner development at Automatic Sync Technologies, a leading provider of closed captioning services for education and educational publishers.
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