In a special disability-focused issue of the journal, multiple theories and perspectives on accessibility in teaching and learning, and in the workplace, are explored. Oswal’s introduction offers a concise summary of the articles, grounding them in the historical, political and contemporary thinking on disability.
These experiences have been curated to offer diverse glimpses into how learners with disabilities experience inaccessibility in education. (10 min)
This case study makes a unique contribution by delving into the ethics of digital accessibility testing in post-secondary education. It offers a Disability Justice informed, disabled-learner-centred model for participation that could be replicated by researchers and those involved in the development, testing and procurement of educational technology in post-secondary.
This brief paper illustrates what facets of digital accessibility are relevant for educators, and introduces the concept of “accessible digital content literacy skills,” skills specifically related to reading, identifying, curating, and writing/creating accessible digital content.
In this video, people with diverse experiences of disability share practices that help them to perceive, understand and engage with others in the video conferencing environment. (3 min read, 9 min video)
An individual learner may experience digital inaccessibility in learning environments, activities, materials and assessments, all within their learning community.
This is a foundational text from the Disability Justice movement and a must read.
This book is a compendium of contemporary thinking and scholarship on the past, present and future digital practices in post-secondary education relative to learners with disabilities.
Is teaching care work? A pathway to social justice? This book isn’t specifically about either education or digital accessibility but it is a raw, evocative work that dives into lived experiences of care and support within (and without) the disability community. It’s relevance here is as a foundational text on Disability Justice.
This easy-to-digest podcast outlines things educators need to consider when thinking about what makes a learning environment or a pedagogical approach accessible in post-secondary.
Jung is adept at pointing out how academic accommodations fall short of delivering equitable learning experiences. This is one of the very few academic papers that looks at the experiences of learners with chronic illness in post-secondary.
This post looks briefly at the accessibility of Zotpress, then takes a step back to raise questions about the digital accessibility of common citation practices in academic publishing. (10 min)
