ADA Compliance for Course Design Today and Tomorrow
Martin LaGrow
Ellucian
Keywords: ADA, compliance, WCAG, course design
Abstract
In 2015, compliance with Section 504 and 508 came to the forefront when the National Association for the Deaf sued Harvard and MIT for lack of compliance to ADA standards. Section 508 standards are also currently under revision for release in 2016. These two facts combined mean that providers of online education should be cognizant of the law and its requirements and develop a proactive plan to address them. This presentation reviews the history and examines the future of ADA compliance and what it means for online education.
I have added a link to a Google Drive folder where documents for this presentation will be stored:
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Author Biography
Martin LaGrow, Ellucian
Martin LaGrow provides thought leadership to Ellucian partners in the Teaching & Learning areas. He has been instrumental in developing online delivery of programs and courses, faculty engagement and training, student orientations, technology assessments, and custom academic and technology solutions for Harvard University, Antioch University, Immaculata University, Florida Polytechnic College, the University of Northwestern-St. Paul, and many more.
