Join ATE Central for two free webinars related to accessibility and universal design for learning. Featuring experts from CAST, these two live events will help anyone in education understand more about how to make classroom materials and environments accessible to all students, including those with disabilities.
Webinar 1: Understanding POUR – The Basics of Universal Design for Learning
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 1:00 – 2:00 PM EDT
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For many of us in education, accessibility guidelines can be confusing. Fortunately, they can be distilled into four core principles, as captured by the acronym POUR (Perceivable, Operable, Understandable and Robust). Many of the learning materials educators use in classrooms and labs are self-created and understanding how to make them accessible to all students including those with disabilities is critical. Experts from the National AEM Center at CAST, in collaboration with the NSF funded ATE Central project, will offer practical, applied techniques that educators can implement right away. Instructors can build upon their higher-level understanding of the POUR core qualities to ensure their classroom materials “are accessible and work for all learners from the start, by design.”
Webinar 2: Putting Universal Design for Learning into Practice
Tuesday, April 14, 2020 1:00 – 2:00 PM EDT
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Using the syllabus as our template we’ll begin to explore how to put the components of universal design and the four core principles (Perceivable, Operable, Understandable and Robust or POUR) discussed in more detail in our March webinar into practice. Brought to you by the NSF funded ATE Central project and the National AEM Center at CAST, we’ll explore how you can shape your class syllabus to provide a welcoming environment for all students, including those with disabilities. There will be time to get answers to your accessibility questions, and examples of how others in the community college sector are putting universal design for learning into practice in their classrooms and labs.
