Employment or work related:If so, please give examples. Things to consider could include ideas or techniques you have used in later coursework, value in getting a job, ideas or techniques you have used in a job, and influence on your career plans. (If you feel the material has not been valuable, please leave these responses blank.) |
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As part of my graduate research position. |
creating quality assurance checks for elearning development |
Definitely helped me land a job & do my job well |
For future teaching |
Getting a job in health IT designing for vulnerable populations |
How to teach with accessibility. |
I work at an organization that provides support for personalized learning and a major foundation of our framework is learning that is universally designed. In general for all my work: Design of presentations, handouts, anyting public-facing. Also in general as a researcher being aware and patient when it comes to working with participants that represent the populations we serve. |
I’m working on an accessibility auditing contract. |
In my current position, I work closely with our Academic Support Center to help support faculty with UDL best practices |
lesson plans, student activities/involvmentt within a class |
Making sure that the website is usable even just by navigating with the keyboard |
My current job employs accessibility practices into its products |
Techniques I used in a job |
testing for color vision deficiencies, tagging |
Testing web sites as they are being developed |
Thinking about including more diverse audiences in recruiting |
Understanding what Level AA accessibility is for my job. |
UX design |
Websites need to be ADA compliant |
When I create introduction letters for camps that I teach each summer, I will use accessibility techniques like providing alternate text and describing URLs in the link, when applicable. |
Working with an IBM consultant who had a visual impairment inspired my pursuit of a career at IBM |