Happy New Year from DO-IT!
Happy New Year from DO-IT!
Wishing You and Yours an Awesome 2021
Dozens of DO-IT Center staff, students, mentors, and partners wish you a happy new year! We are excited to continue our collaborative work toward a more equitable and accessible world. The image includes DO-IT community members Susie Hawkey (Operations Manager), Scott Bellman (Center Manager), Tami Tidwell (Program Coordinator), Eric Chudler (Partner and Mentor), Sheryl Burgstahler (Center Director), Terrill Thompson (IT Accessibility Team Manager), Richard Ladner (Partner and Mentor), Brianna Blaser (Program Coordinator), Gaby de Jongh (Accessibility Specialist), Rochelle Bowyer (Student and Mentor), Kayla Brown (Program Coordinator), and Elizabeth Woolner (Publications Coordinator). Each person in the image is holding a card with one word. Together, the cards read “Happy new year from DO-IT! Wishing you and yours an awesome 2021."
Explore the following featured DO-IT projects, partnerships, resources, and activities:
- Join our AccessADVANCE Community of Practice, a group that aims to increasing the successful participation and advancement of women with disabilities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) faculty careers.
- Apply for Neuroscience for Neurodiverse Learners, a program providing hands-on experiences in neuroscience, networking opportunities, and resources to neurodiverse high school students.
- Apply for DO-IT Scholars, a program and summer study preparing high school students with disabilities for college, careers, and leadership.
- Read Creating Inclusive Learning Opportunities in Higher Education: A Universal Design Toolkit, a new book from DO-IT Director Sheryl Burgstahler that offers a step-by-step guide for putting the principles of universal design (UD) into action for all aspects of a postsecondary campus.
- Find resources in our Center for Universal Design in Education, a resource helping educators apply universal design to all aspects of education.
- Watch new webinars, hosted by DO-IT and covering a wide variety of disability-related topics.