{"id":41,"date":"2024-04-08T12:13:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T12:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/open-for-all-workshop\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2024-04-20T18:58:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T18:58:46","slug":"inclusion-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/open-for-all-workshop\/inclusion-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Inclusion &amp; Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/open-for-all-workshop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2024\/04\/Curb-Cut-1024x871.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47\" style=\"width:329px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/open-for-all-workshop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2024\/04\/Curb-Cut-1024x871.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/open-for-all-workshop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2024\/04\/Curb-Cut-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/open-for-all-workshop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2024\/04\/Curb-Cut-768x653.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/open-for-all-workshop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2024\/04\/Curb-Cut-1536x1306.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/open-for-all-workshop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2024\/04\/Curb-Cut-2048x1742.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/open-for-all-workshop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2024\/04\/Curb-Cut-1200x1021.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Curb cut photo by Kelly Hammond (CC-BY)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The curb cut was invented in 1945 in response to WWII veterans lobbying for wheelchair access to public hospitals, and it gained wider adoption in the following decades. \u201cThen a magnificent and unexpected thing happened,\u201d reports civil rights activist Angela Glover Blackwell. \u201cWhen the wall of exclusion came down, everybody benefited\u2014not only people in wheelchairs. Parents pushing strollers headed straight for curb cuts. So did workers pushing heavy carts, business travelers wheeling luggage, even runners and skateboarders. A study of pedestrian behavior at a Sarasota, Fla., shopping mall revealed that nine out of 10 \u2018unencumbered pedestrians\u2019 go out of their way to use a curb cut.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What \u201cwalls of exclusion\u201d might need to come down in our courses? What course and curricular \u201ccurb cuts\u201d can we make that might allow even greater access to and inclusion in the learning experience?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plan for the Week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Using the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1SQ6wn75WM9z-9T3jIs57gsmouT7xCcERLQBAZ9RJEVw\/edit?usp=sharing\">Open for All Workshop Course Review Rubric<\/a>, go over you course, referring to the annotations related to the lens of inclusion and accessibility and identify opportunities to increase these aspects of your course with the DEIA educational practices in the annotations. Consider especially the starred annotations that rely on OER or Open Pedagogy. Please post in Module I <a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/open-for-all-workshop\/discussions\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"63\">Discussion<\/a> by <strong>Thursday, March 14<\/strong>, in preparation for our meeting on Friday.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attend our live meeting <strong>Friday, March 15, 12 noon &#8211; 1:30 pm<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optionally<strong>:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Return to the Module Discussion to reflect on your initial post or respond to colleagues by Monday.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore the resources in this module to learn more about the theme for this week.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore the OER &amp; Open Pedagogy Resources for more inspiration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill out the section of the Workshop Project template for this week&#8217;s theme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessibility &amp; Inclusion Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"anonymous_element_25\">Accessible\/Inclusive Syllabi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessiblesyllabus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Accessible Syllabus<\/a> &#8211; a crisp, clear guide from Tulane professors on making syllabi accessible through images, text, rhetoric, and policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/teachingcommons.stanford.edu\/explore-teaching-guides\/inclusive-teaching-guide\/planning-inclusive-course\/building-inclusive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Building an Inclusive Syllabus | Teaching Commons<\/a> &#8211; 4 quick tips from Stanford\u2019s Teaching Commons to make your syllabus more inclusive&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1l6hihdEqbwN0_BkC_xhhtRLtBUV7YuPcymtoWn09uTE\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Syllabus Challenge for Inclusive Practices<\/a> &#8211; a comprehensive checklist for creating inclusive syllabi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/focus.clt.dal.ca\/blog\/humanizing-the-course-syllabus-outline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cHumanizing\u201d the Course Syllabus Outline<\/a>&nbsp; &#8211;&nbsp; Shazia Nawaz Awan\u2019s thoughts on how \u201chumanized\u201d syllabi can lower barriers for a range of students from their first experience in your course<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facultyfocus.com\/articles\/online-education\/online-course-delivery-and-instruction\/instructor-bio-humanize-course-reduce-student-anxiety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Using Your Instructor Bio to Humanize Course, Reduce Student Anxiety<\/a> &#8211; Tips on how to extend \u201chumanizing\u201d to your instructor bio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1MKH6ie9iEKthOi3PcSSQNxARRXql67qYHB9xpABUDkg\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Liquid Syllabus Introduction<\/a> &#8211; from OFDIT\u2019s Rowena Li<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"anonymous_element_26\">Accessible\/Inclusive Course Site<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.cuny.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/\">CUNY SPS Accessibility Toolkit<\/a> &#8211; Adaptations of an OER Accessibility Toolkit made with the SPS community in mind<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.cuny.edu\/accessibilitybrooklyncollege\/blackboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Accessibility Workshop for Brooklyn College: Create Accessible Blackboard Sites<\/a> &#8211; a practical guide with helpful screenshots<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdae.org\/resources\/cheatsheets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NCDAE Cheatsheets for making materials accessible<\/a> &#8211; practical info on how to make different materials accessible, including Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, pdfs, and YouTube videos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spsfaculty.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/accessibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SPS Faculty Community Site on Accessibility and UDL<\/a> &#8211; video tutorials and SPS services that can help you make course materials accessible and more universally designed&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>References:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blackwell, A. G. (2016). The Curb-Cut Effect. <em>Stanford Social Innovation Review<\/em>, <em>15<\/em>(1), 28\u201333. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.48558\/YVMS-CC96\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.48558\/YVMS-CC96<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Curb cut photo by Kelly Hammond (CC-BY) The curb cut was invented in 1945 in response to WWII veterans lobbying for wheelchair access to public hospitals, and it gained wider adoption in the following decades. \u201cThen a magnificent and unexpected thing happened,\u201d reports civil rights activist Angela Glover Blackwell. \u201cWhen the wall of exclusion &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/open-for-all-workshop\/inclusion-accessibility\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Inclusion &amp; Accessibility&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"portfolio_post_id":0,"portfolio_citation":"","portfolio_annotation":"","openlab_post_visibility":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-41","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/open-for-all-workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/open-for-all-workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/open-for-all-workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/open-for-all-workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/open-for-all-workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/open-for-all-workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/open-for-all-workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41\/revisions\/96"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/open-for-all-workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}