Faculty Resources

How to Support Students with Disabilities

 Accommodations

• Video: Understanding Accommodations
• Articles:
  • Reasonable Accommodations Explained
  • Understanding Accommodations, Modifications, and Interventions
  • Accommodations: Assisting Students with Disabilities

 Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

• Videos:
  • What is Universal Design for Learning?
  • ULV’s Accessibility Services Overview of Universal Design for Learning
• Articles:
  • Universal Design for Instruction in Postsecondary Education: A Systematic Review of Empirically Based Articles
  • Applying the Principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in the College Classroom
  • UDL: A Powerful Framework
  • UDL in Higher Ed

 Disability Etiquette

• Videos:
  • Disability Etiquette for Educators
  • A-Z of Disability Etiquette
• Articles:
  • Priorities and Understanding of Faculty Members regarding College Students with Disabilities
  • Students with Disabilities’ Self-Report on Perceptions toward Disclosing Disability and Faculty’s Willingness to Provide Accommodations
  • Etiquette for Working With Students With Disabilities

Classroom Accessibility Resources

 BlackBoard

• Video:
  • Building Blackboard Collaborate with Accessibility-First Approach
• Articles:
  • Accessibility Features on BlackBoard
  • Navigating Blackboard Tests with Dragon Professional

 Accessible Presentations

• Videos:
  • Creating and Delivering Accessible Powerpoint Presentations
  • Creating Accessible and Engaging Presentations
• Articles:
  • Microsoft: Make your PowerPoint presentations accessible to people with disabilities
  • O.R’s Steps to Accessible PowerPoints

 Word Documents

• Videos:
  • Webinar – Introduction to making a Word Document Accessible
  • Converting a Word Document into a MP3 File (audio recording)
• Articles:
  • Microsoft – Make your Word documents accessible to people with disabilities
  • Creating Accessible Documents

Journals/Books on Higher Education & Special Education

• Journal of Further & Higher Education
• Support for Learning
• Journal of Diversity in Higher Education
• International Journal of Inclusive Education
• European Journal of Special Needs Education
• International Journal of Disability, Development and Education
• People with Intellectual Disability Experiencing University Life
• Deafness & Education International
• AHEAD Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability
• Publications for Sale