(Not) Too Cool for School: Teaching Digital Accessibility
taught by: Erica Braverman
Session Summary
Learning about digital accessibility can happen at any age. We will explore considerations and strategies for teaching digital accessibility concepts to students in both K-12 schools and higher education.
Description
K-12 and college students are already learning about coding, technologies, and word processing, so why not bring in accessibility? There are excellent reasons to start teaching digital accessibility in both K-12, but also important factors to consider when introducing the subject to younger learners. Digital accessibility is getting included in more and more technical degree programs, but students across academic departments can benefit from accessibility instruction in an increasingly digital world.
In this workshop, we will discuss both instructional techniques for digital accessibility and how student readiness for the material changes between grade levels. We will also discuss ways for students to connect digital accessibility to real-world experiences beyond the classroom.
Practical Skills
- Participants will review techniques for teaching digital accessibility to K-12 and higher education students.
- Participants will be able to describe factors that affect digital accessibility learning at various grade levels.
- Participants will learn strategies for connecting classroom instruction on digital accessibility with real-world experiences.