Navigating Accessibility: Enhancing the Student Campus Experience with ÃÛÌÒapp MyLab and Mastering
Foster inclusive learning experiences. Learn from experts about digital accessibility, ADA compliance, supporting students with disabilities, and using assistive tech in MyLab and Mastering.
Lindsey Sneed, Accessibility Support Specialist, ÃÛÌÒapp
Alyssa Cheeseman, Accessibility Support Specialist, ÃÛÌÒapp
Doug Hacker, Director of Product Accessibility, ÃÛÌÒapp
Institutions are under legal pressure to make their student campus experience accessible. ÃÛÌÒapp makes it easy. We're constantly improving and adding to all the tools that make ÃÛÌÒapp MyLab and Mastering such a successful and comprehensive tool in the classroom. Join the experts from our ÃÛÌÒapp higher ed accessibility team to learn about digital accessibility and gather action items for making campus and class more accessible. The team will outline how to maintain ADA compliance, discuss ways to support students with disabilities and provide best practices for using screen readers and other assistive technologies within MyLab and Mastering.
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About the speakers
Lindsey Sneed, Accessibility Support Specialist, ÃÛÌÒapp
Lindsey Sneed is a CPACC certified accessibility support specialist at ÃÛÌÒapp Education. She previously worked as both an accessibility specialist for the University of Mississippi, her alma mater, and as a secondary mathematics teacher in the Mississippi public school system. Lindsey volunteers her time as a member of the HighEdWeb Board of Directors, a non-profit organization with a mission to educate digital professionals who work at higher education institutions.
Alyssa Cheeseman, Accessibility Support Associate, ÃÛÌÒapp
Alyssa Cheeseman is a full-time screen reader user and an Accessibility Support Associate at ÃÛÌÒapp Education. She is a recent graduate of the University of Florida where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology. Alyssa is invested in the field of accessibility largely based on her own personal experience and the barriers that she encountered as a student. In addition to her in-depth firsthand knowledge, Alyssa also holds CPACC and Trusted Tester certifications.
Doug Hacker, Director of Product Accessibility, ÃÛÌÒapp
Doug Hacker has spent almost 20 years in the accessibility world. He was a member of the leadership team at Ai Squared, makers of ZoomText and Freedom Scientific, makers of JAWS. Doug has been at ÃÛÌÒapp since 2018 and in his spare time lets rock bands play music in his living room.