[Athen] Please help us to disseminate survey to gauge the usefulness of accessibility and Universal Design topics in college level design and technology courses

[Howard Kramer]

Dear Colleagues:

Dear Colleagues:

We are attempting to distribute a survey out to current and past students
in departments or colleges that have a focus on Computer Science, Digital
Media, Environmental Design, or other technical or design-related programs.
Please consider passing along the request below (and attached) to faculty
or chairs on your campus to help us disseminate this survey. The results
could show the benefits of teaching accessibility and Universal Design in
college courses. Please contact me if you have any questions.


Subject: Please help us to disseminate survey to gauge the usefulness of
*accessibility* and *Universal Design* topics in college level design and
technology courses.



Dear Colleague:

We are contacting you because of your interest in web accessibility and
Universal Design or because of your interest in teaching about these
topics. As part of a grant project for *Promoting the Integration of
Universal Design into University Curricula* (UDUC), we are conducting a
survey to gauge the benefits to students of taking college level courses
that include accessibility and Universal Design topics.

Our goal is to have the survey sent out to current or recently graduated
students by departments or colleges that have a focus on Computer Science,
Digital Media, Environmental Design, or other technical or design-related
programs. If possible, please ask your department or school to send out the
student survey invite (see below) to current students and recent graduates
(up to 3 years since graduation) from the program.

If this is not possible, please consider sending out the student invite to
students who have taken and completed your courses; and passing along this
email to fellow faculty (this can be any faculty within or outside of your
university) who teach courses in the areas described above.

More information on the study can be found in the student invite below. If
you have any questions please feel free to contact me at
hkramer at colorado.edu or 303-492-8672.

Sincerely,

Howard Kramer, PI, UDUC



[Student survey invite:]

Dear Student:

The URL below points to a survey for students who have taken Computer
Science, Digital Media, Environmental Design, or other technical or
design-related courses.

The purpose of this survey is to gauge the usefulness of *accessibility*
and *Universal Design* topics in college curricula. (Note: these terms are
explained below and within the survey). All responses are anonymous.

If you are a student who has taken a technology or design course, please
consider taking the survey at this URL
<https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5141286/Universal-Design-Accessibility-Topics-in-College-Curriculum>
.

*[https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5141286/Universal-Design-Accessibility-Topics-in-College-Curriculum
<https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5141286/Universal-Design-Accessibility-Topics-in-College-Curriculum>]
*

Note your responses from the survey will not be shared with your school or
with any other institution.

This survey is part of a project for *Promoting the Integration of
Universal Design into University Curricula* (UDUC). It is partly funded by
the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).

If you have any questions, please contact Howard Kramer at 303-492-8672 or
hkramer at colorado.edu.



Sincerely,

Howard Kramer, PI, UDUC



Definitions:

*Accessibility*

Accessibility refers to the design of products, devices, services, or
environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design
ensures both "direct access" (i.e. unassisted) and "indirect access"
meaning compatibility with a person's Assistive Technology (for example, a
wheelchair or computer screen readers). [1]

*Universal Design*

Universal design is the design of products and environments to be usable by
all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for
adaptation or specialized design. The intent of universal design is to
simplify life for everyone by making products, communications, and the
built environment more usable by as many people as possible at little or no
extra cost. Universal design benefits people of all ages and abilities. [2]

[1] https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/

[2] https://projects.ncsu.edu/design/cud/about_ud/about_ud.htm





-- 
Regards,
Howard

Howard Kramer
Conference Coordinator
Accessing Higher Ground
303-492-8672
cell: 720-351-8668

Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference
<http://accessinghigherground.org/>* in Westminster, Colorado,  Nov 18-22,
2019.  Request for proposals will be announced mid-March.



Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up
of webinars, *AHEADtoYOU!
<http://ahead.org/learn/virtual-learning/webinars>* And the *Technology
Access Series <http://ahead.org/learn/virtual-learning/at_webinars_15_16>*.
Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at your
earliest convenience for the largest selection.



Not yet a member of AHEAD?  *We welcome you to join AHEAD now.
<http://ahead.org/join/become-a-member>*
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