#33 Designing the future to be accessible with Luis Perez and Mindy Johnson

At Texthelp it’s our mission to help unlock everyone's full potential through technology. We love hearing from other like minded people who are passionate about education, accessibility and technology.

That's why we have invited Luis Pérez, Technical Assistance Specialist at CAST, and Mindy Johnson, Director of Digital Communications & Outreach at CAST, to join us for this episode.

We’ll be discussing the importance of accessibility, both as a foundation for UDL, and in online teaching in general. This includes the steps that educators can take to ensure accessibility on their materials, as well as the importance of making sure that PDFs are accessible.

To find out more about how OrbitNote can support accessibility in your classroom visit: text.help/about-orbitnote.

Other useful links from the episode:

CAST UDL Symposium July 27 – 29 (online): bit.ly/cast-symposium-2022

UDL-IRN Summit March 31 – April 1 (online): summit.udl-irn.org

National Center on Accessible Educational Materials at CAST: aem.cast.org (Resources on POUR: Designing for Accessibility with POUR, Vetting for Accessibiltiy with POUR, Creating Accessible Documents).

Mindy’s always-up-to-date digital handout on accessible social media: bit.ly/a11y-social

You can also hear more from Luis over on Twitter, @eyeonaxs and Mindy, @min_d_j.

Transcript also available here: https://www.texthelp.com/resources/podcasts/designing-the-future-to-be-accessible/