Developing Inclusive Educators: Enhancing the Accessibility of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

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Disabilities; College Students; Inclusion; Faculty Development; College Faculty; Access to Education; Teacher Effectiveness; Educational Principles; Academic Standards; Foreign Countries; Longitudinal Studies; Qualitative Research; Case Studies; Semi Structured Interviews; Comparative Analysis; Coding; Course Content; Educational Improvement; Instructional Design

10.1080/1360144X.2016.1181071

1360-144X

In light of the growing population of students with disabilities at colleges and universities worldwide, faculty development connected to accessible teaching is of paramount importance. Drawing from the existing literature and from the results of a qualitative study of educational accessibility at one Canadian university, this article offers a series of recommendations for academic developers hoping to establish effective development initiatives focused on accessible teaching and learning. Key issues considered include the need to support instructors in translating principles of inclusive teaching into practice, the value of discussion-based approaches that take up difficult questions about minimum standards, and the question of whether development initiatives should be discipline-specific or interdisciplinary, mandatory or optional. Recommendations for further research are also discussed.

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2016

EJ1115263