{"id":2603,"date":"2014-08-20T21:47:56","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T04:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwdrs\/?page_id=2603"},"modified":"2023-09-28T10:29:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T17:29:48","slug":"faculty-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwdrs\/faculty\/faculty-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>myDRS Faculty Portal<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Faculty can view and support accommodations for students in their class by logging into the myDRS <a title=\"myDRS Faculty Portal\" href=\"http:\/\/yukon.accessiblelearning.com\/Washington\/instructor\">faculty portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>View a <a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwdrs\/current-students\/mydrs-video-tutorials\/\">myDRS Video Tutorial on the faculty portal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Working with DRS<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwdrs\/faculty\/faqs\/\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwdrs\/faculty\/faculty-responsibilities\/\">Faculty responsibilities in the accommodation process<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwdrs\/current-students\/accommodations\/\">Specific UW accommodation information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwdrs\/faculty\/timeline\/\">Faculty Response Timeline<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwdrs\/faculty\/accommodation-reconsideration\/\">Accommodation reconsideration process<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Working with Students with Disabilities<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwdrs\/faculty\/supporting-students-with-disabilities\/\">Supporting students with disabilities at the UW\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwdrs\/faculty\/syllabus-statement\/\">DRS Syllabus Statement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwdrs\/faculty-resources\/tips-for-working-with-different-disabilities\/\">Tips for engaging with different disabilities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwdrs\/faculty-resources\/deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-accommodations\/\">Deaf and Hard of Hearing Resources for Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BuzzFeedNews\/videos\/1768605779827099\/\">This is How Blind and Visually Impaired Individuals Use Technology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Universal Design for Learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/udloncampus.cast.org\/home#.VeYLRPlVikp\">UDL on Campus: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/doit\/videos\/index.php?vid=65&amp;t=1\">Video of Equal Access: Universal Design of an Academic Department (10 mins)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwdrs\/current-students\/accommodations\/\">Universal Design in Higher Education Promising Practices<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/elise_roy_when_we_design_for_disability_we_all_benefit?language=en\">When we design for disability, we all benefit Elise Roy TED Talk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/blogs\/profhacker\/plain-language-and-inclusive-document-design\/62414\">Plain Language and Inclusive Document Design<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itconnect.uw.edu\/learn\/tools\/canvas\/canvas-help-for-instructors\/getting-started\/canvas-course-template\/\">UW Canvas Course Template<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nyti.ms\/2GdwGjL\">How Design for One Turns Into Design for All\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Online Course and Digital Document Accessibility<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The mandate to have accessible courses is clear:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Why technology and materials need to be accessible\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwdrs\/faculty-resources\/why-technology-and-materials-need-to-be-accessible\/\">Why technology and materials need to be accessible<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But what accessibility in an online environment mean? Do you use Canvas, Blackboard, Catalyst or another Learning Management System? Following DRS&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwdrs\/faculty\/online-course-accessibility-checklist\/\">Online Course Accessibility Checklist<\/a> is a basic strategy to ensure online course content is accessible. More advanced levels of accessibility can be achieved through consultation with DRS. Want to hear what other faculty have done? Check out these articles:\u00a0<a title=\"Online Accessibility a Faculty Duty\" href=\"http:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2013\/06\/24\/faculty-responsible-making-online-materials-accessible-disabled-students\">Online Accessibility a Faculty Duty<\/a>\u00a0and <a title=\"Views of a Faculty Member: Accessibility from where I stand\" href=\"http:\/\/ncdae.org\/blog\/accessibility-from-where-i-stand\/\">Views of a Faculty Member: Accessibility From Where I Stand<\/a>. Courses at the University of Washington need to be accessible to all students. For information how to make accessible word documents and PDFs, please refer to the\u00a0<a title=\"Accessibility at the University of Washington\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/accessibility\/\">UW Accessibility webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you use Canvas, Blackboard, Catalyst or another Learning Management System?\u00a0Following DRS\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwdrs\/faculty\/online-course-accessibility-checklist\/\">Online Course Accessibility Checklist<\/a> is a basic strategy to ensure online course content is accessible and check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/videos\/1712?utm_campaign=bufferutm_content=bufferc3c30utm_medium=socialutm_source=twitter.com\">30 min video about Canvas&#8217;s perspective on accessibility<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Courses at the UW need to be accessible to all students, why you ask: <a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwdrs\/faculty-resources\/why-technology-and-materials-need-to-be-accessible\/\">Why technology and materials need to be accessible<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How to make accessible word documents, PDFs, and videos please refer to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/accessibility\/\">UW Accessibility webpage<\/a> but for quick basic conversions check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwdrs\/sensusaccess\/\">Free Online Document Conversion Tool<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Accessible websites are possible! Check out\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/webaccessibility\/\">Accessibility Guidelines for United Nations Websites<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perkinselearning.org\/technology\/digital-transitions\/7-steps-creating-accessible-powerpoint-slideshow\">7 Steps to Creating an Accessible PowerPoint Slideshow (Perkins School)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/resources\/webinars\/online-courses-10-08-2015\/\">10 Tips for Creating Accessible Online Course Content (3Play Media)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLfZBePcH3k6_Uh0ZDYeQm_bo5-RvS8r7p\">4 Things to make Word Docs Accessible &#8211; Windows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLfZBePcH3k6-YFsF30LR7hsT67pEQjaAO\">4 Things to make Word Docs Accessible &#8211; Mac<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Academic Literature Related to Working with Student with Disabilities<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Chronicle of Higher Education\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.com\/article\/Are-You-Being-Rigorous-or-Just\/236341\/\">Are You Being Rigorous or Just Intolerant? How to promote mental health in the college classroom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shar.es\/1x2oIi\">Diversity in Academe: Disability on Campus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/Serving-Neurodiverse-Students\/242056?cid=at&amp;utm_source=at&amp;utm_medium=en&amp;elqTrackId=bfbd64e61a0e4933b30c179ffd9e3932&amp;elq=afb3c7dc324f4ff89f770e7c1bbb7347&amp;elqaid=17303&amp;elqat=1&amp;elqCampaignId=7533\">Serving Neurodiverse Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/The-21st-Century-Academic\/242136?cid=at&amp;utm_source=at&amp;utm_medium=en&amp;elqTrackId=e1f18ffc77f04a5885a8f444cf8c3555&amp;elq=afb3c7dc324f4ff89f770e7c1bbb7347&amp;elqaid=17303&amp;elqat=1&amp;elqCampaignId=7533\">The 21st-Century Academic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/Autism-as-Academic-Paradigm\/47033?cid=rclink\">Autism as Academic Paradigm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/How-Colleges-Silence\/242037?cid=rclink\">Commentary: How Colleges Silence Eccentrics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/Why-We-Dread-Disability-Myths\/240156?cid=rclink\">Why We Dread Disability Myths<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"content-item__title\">Parker Palmer: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/~girodm\/library\/palmer.pdf\"><em>The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher\u2019s Life<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uccs.edu\/Documents\/military\/From%20Combat%20to%20Classroom.pdf\"><em>Combat to Classroom<\/em><\/a>:\u00a0 Veteran Affairs training guide on serving veterans\u00a0who are transitioning to college<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/views\/2018\/02\/08\/colleges-should-understand-special-issues-related-autism-and-title-ix-opinion?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&amp;utm_campaign=05319b2071-DNU20180111&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-05319b2071-197755309&amp;mc_cid=05319b2071&amp;mc_eid=f45f4cb66d\">The Nexus of Autism and Title IX<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Additional UW Campus Disability Resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The\u00a0<a title=\"Access Technology Center\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/itconnect\/learn\/accessible\/atc\/\">Access Technology Center (ATC)<\/a>\u00a0serves users with disabilities, allowing full use of campus computing resources. ATC staff provides accessibility consultations and instructs users in accessible hardware and software basics.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a title=\"Center for Teaching and Learning\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/teaching\/\">Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)<\/a>\u00a0is dedicated to advancing innovation and sharing expertise on teaching and learning across the UW campus. 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