2021 UNC CAUSE

UNC-CH's Accessibility Resources and Service (ARS) determines reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. A small number of students experience impacts that go far beyond the effectiveness of individual accommodations and which call for input and action from program staff and faculty.

In 2019, UNC Chapel Hill established a Digital Accessibility Office (DAO) which has worked diligently productive partnerships across campus, ultimately creating more stakeholders to help provide accommodation support.

When a deaf-blind student enrolled at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health for Fall 2021, a new communication system would be needed to ensure an effective support response.

This talk outlines the coordinated efforts to address this challenge, describes efficiencies from the timely engagement and of all stakeholders as early as possible, and will share the tools, systems, and structures established to ensure student success.

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Many employees send emails, post announcements, edit websites, and make new documents on a regular basis. This digital content must be accessible for all users including people with disabilities. UNC-Chapel Hill's Digital Accessibility Office (DAO) offers services and support to help staff learn how to do this in manageable ways. In this presentation, we will discuss DAO's trainings, partnerships, consultations, and related services.

We offer a campus-wide training program to teach staff how to apply accessibility best practices in their day-to-day work. We developed a Digital Accessibility Liaisons program that brings campus representatives together to advocate for accessibility. We provide consultation services to helps groups incorporate accessibility into their projects. Through these services, staff have an opportunity to stand out among their colleagues. They also contribute to UNC-Chapel Hill's strategic plan to build an inclusive campus community.

Notes:

• As mentioned in their UNC CAUSE presentation, the DAO presented at AHEAD in November 2020. See "Policy Possibilities: Developing UNC's Digital Accessibility Policy" for the AHEAD recording and handouts.
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