Name: From Accommodations to Universal Design
Uploaded: 2024-09-28T00:14:04Z
Description: A series of lighting talks followed by a panel on how UVic units are answering to the Accessibility Plan's Calls to Action.

From Accommodations to Universal Design

University of Victoria - Equity and Human Rights

A series of lighting talks followed by a panel on how UVic units are answering to the Accessibility Plan's Calls to Action.

5 Days of Action

5 Days of Action is a free, week-long event aimed at amplifying the work groups, units and organizations (on- and off-campus) are doing to create a more diverse, inclusive and equitable campus and community throughout the year.

Zoom presentation open to all UVic community members.From Accommodations to Universal Design: Answering the Accessibility Plan's Calls to ActionThe UVic Accessibility Plan challenges us to assess, educate, and improve accessibility at UVic. This series of lightning talks followed by a panel will showcase how six units at UVic are responding to that challenge, starting with units who are delivering accommodations and moving to units who are focused on shifting us toward Universal Design. Participating units:<ol><li>Human Resources (accommodations for faculty, staff &amp; librarians)</li><li>Centre for Accessible Learning (accommodations for students)</li><li>Society for Students with Disabilities (both accommodation and Universal Design advocacy for students, by students)</li><li>Learning and Teaching Support and Innovation (supporting accessibility in teaching and learning)</li><li>University Systems (advancing principles of digital accessibility and Universal Design for our online campus)</li><li>Facilities Management (making our physical environment more accessible using universal design)</li><li>Equity and Human Rights (Discrimination and Harassment Prevention and Response Policy options)</li></ol>Accessibility considerations:<ul><li>slides will be shared</li><li>both captioning services and an ASL interpreter will be available</li><li>a short break will be provided</li><li>presentations may also be hosted on the <a href="https://www.uvic.ca/accessibility-plan/index.php" title="https://www.uvic.ca/accessibility-plan/index.php" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Accessibility Plan website</a> after the event</li></ul>This event is held as part of <a href="https://www.uvic.ca/equity/education/5-days-action/index.php" title="https://www.uvic.ca/equity/education/5-days-action/index.php" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">5 Days of Action</a> at the University of Victoria. Contact daysofaction@uvic.ca if you have further questions.

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