Tools

This resource was written by Sheryl Burgstahler, the founder of the DO-IT Center at University of Washington, and includes 20 tips on creating and teaching accessible online courses. Nine tips cover accessible technology and focus on course web pages, documents, images, and videos. Eleven tips cover instructional methods. This resource also...

This is a 12-page research article written by a team of researchers from Michigan State University, New York University, and City University, New York, in response to survey findings that "60% of tech companies believed it was difficult or very difficult for their organization to find job candidates with accessibility skills." This lead to the...

This workshop from DeafTEC provides three modules for instructors about improving access in the classroom for Deaf/HH students. The following modules are included: The First Day, Interpreting, and Pace. The First Day module provides a list of best practices, as well as two videos, one which explores teaching and the other communication best...

This webpage, from the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, includes a 2-page tip sheet that provides information about sign language interpreters in the classroom. This resource includes a brief overview and discusses the following questions: what is the role of the interpreter in the classroom, what should I do if my student is...

This resource provides a list of ten strategies that deaf and hard-of-hearing students would like teachers to use in the classroom to improve access to learning. The following are examples of the strategies included: don't use words like "this" and "that" as referents in the class or lab, treat all students equally, have a positive/flexible...

This 8-page guide, from the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, provides information on best practices for tutoring Deaf college students. The guide includes considerations for access, the culture and identity of students, and online distance tutoring. 

This 2-page infographic provides reasons to teach accessibility to technology designers, engineers, and writers. This resource also defines accessibility, provides statistics related to the importance of accessibility, and tips for teaching accessibility.

This resource from DeafTEC provides an overview of the Writing in the Disciplines workshops offered by Rochester Institute of Technology faculty for high school and community college STEM educators who have deaf students in their classes. "The Writing in the Disciplines workshop includes an introduction to the research that supports the Writing in...