Celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day

Today, May 20, 2021, marks the tenth Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access/inclusion and people with different disabilities. In honor of GAAD, we’re sharing resources to learn more about accessibility in higher education.

Articles:

• Report Outlines How Institutions Can Support the Mental Health of Graduate Students (Diverse Issues in Higher Education)
• The Changing Face of Science (Inside Higher Ed) – New data highlight minorities and women in science, along with one particularly understudied group: scientists with disabilities.
• On Leave and On Their Own (Inside Higher Ed) – Boston University mental health experts published a set of guides for helping students who take leaves of absence for psychological reasons.
• As Colleges Strive for a Return to Normal, Students With Disabilities Say, ‘No Thanks’ (Chronicle of Higher Ed)- Pandemic necessity showed the universal benefits of learning accommodations. Is there any going back?
• A Difficult Pathway (Inside Higher Ed) – Faculty members with disabilities say stigma prevents some from being open about their conditions, and the path to the academy still has its barriers.

Additional Events and Opportunities:

• 2021 Disability Research Mentorship Program for Black Graduate Students Program aims to support Black students and provide guidance about disability research and publication
• CSforALL Community Call: Removing Accessibility Barriers in Computer Science Education– Join on Thursday, May 20th at 1:00 PM EDT with CSforALL’s Member, Bootstrap, as they share their internal four-step approach to make their curricular modules accessible for ALL students.