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This two-part video, from the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, is presented in American Sign Language by Howard Rosenblum, a disabilities rights lawyer. The videos describe the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and how it applies to postsecondary education. The first video runs 32:56 minutes in length and describes the ADA in...

This webpage, made available by CAST, Inc., provides information on how educators can support executive functioning in online learning environments. Executive functioning is defined as "a term used to describe a set of cognitive capabilities that influence behaviors" that includes: setting appropriate goals planning and organizing developing...

This video from the Able Trust provides information on a collaboration between the Moffitt Cancer Center (MCC) and MacDonald Training Center (MTC) that is changing the lives of and providing pathways to employment for people with disabilities. In the webinar, participants learn about how this collaboration is making a difference in the MCC and MTC...

In this video from the Able Trust, viewers learn how CareerSource Florida and the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation work together to help persons with disabilities find work. The webinar features a conversation with Michelle Dennard, President & CEO of CareerSource Florida and Brent McNeal, Director of the Florida Division of Vocational...

This resource, from the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, provides a report and video that explore data on educational attainment in the United States for Deaf individuals. The 16-page report was created by Carrie Lou Garberoglio, Jeffrey Levi Palmer, Stephanie Cawthon, and Adam Sales. In the report, key findings, data, and a research...

This resource, from the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, provides a document and video that explore the importance of promoting high expectations for Deaf individuals' postsecondary success. The 7-page document summarizes research on strength-based approaches, postsecondary planning processes, role models, and parent/teacher roles in ...

In this webinar from DO-IT, Brianna Blaser and Richard Ladner describe AccessComputing, which is a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded grant that aims to increase the participation of people with disabilities in computing education and careers in the United States. Strategies and resources for supporting students with disabilities in computing...

This webpage, from the UDL On Campus website, includes information on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and assessment. "This resource provides an overview of the types of assessment, a section on assessing variable learners, examples of construct relevance, and a section about the UDL principles and assessment. This resource focuses on ...

This webpage provides resources for developing a syllabus that follows the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles. UDL is "an educational framework that guides the design of learning goals, materials, methods, and assessments as well as the policies surrounding these curricular elements with the diversity of learners in mind." A syllabus...

This learning module was developed by Accessible Educational Materials (AEM) at Cast, Inc., and was designed to help instructors develop skills in creating documents that are accessible for persons with various disabilities. Topics covered include: adding alternative text to images and other media, making documents easy to navigate, checking for...