Accessible Education: A Shared Services Model
Location
Online event
A webinar series on accessibility in post-secondary education; the past and future in supporting students with diverse abilities to succeed.
About this event
The Community of Practice in Education (COPE), a partnership with the Ministry of Advanced Education, ACE-BC, ATBC, CAPER-BC, and Disability Services Articulation, is pleased to bring you this webinar series regarding accessibility in post-secondary education.
"It takes a village" is a true reflection of this collaboration among partner services. As a unique shared service model in B.C., each of the partners support equitable access in post-secondary education in B.C., for students with disabilities and diverse abilities.
In this webinar series, we'll look at the history and future trends of accessibility in higher education. You'll learn about the accessibility services, assistive technology, accessible educational resources, and communication equity services that have been designed to support students with diverse abilities to succeed.
If you or someone you know is contemplating post-secondary education and are wondering about what kind of accessibility supports are available, this webinar series is for you.
Join us for the following sessions:
** Please make note of all the sessions you wish to attend, and register for each session individually on the registration page.
DEC. 1: Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training - Student Aid BC
DEC. 2: BC Articulation - Disability Services and Vancouver Community College
DEC. 7: CAPER-BC - Centre for Accessible Post-secondary Resources BC
DEC. 8: AT-BC - Assistive Technology BC
DEC. 9: ACE-BC - Academic Communication Equity BC
* A secure link to join the webinar will be sent after you register*
ACCESSIBILITY
* Registered ASL Interpretation and CART Real-Time Captioning will be provided for this webinar series.