Beyond Belonging: DEI Strategies to Promote Digital Accessibility | EDUinclusion
Learn how to ensure equal access to digital resources with these tips.
To cultivate a more equitable and open atmosphere, advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has become an essential focus in higher education today. But are these initiatives overshadowing the importance of accessibility?
On average, universities employ 4.2 DEI personnel for every ADA compliance person².
While there has been an increased focus on DEI initiatives in academia, creating a diverse community without ensuring digital accessibility can result in further exclusion.
Keep scrolling for free templates to help you implement DEI strategies with digital accessibility in mind.
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The Need for DEI Initiatives
Every human is unique. We have differing abilities, talents, backgrounds, experiences, and challenges. In a learning environment, it is imperative to consider that each individual possesses visible and invisible variations that have the potential to help or hinder life’s pursuits⁴. Academic spaces that have historically been dominated by white scholars have centered policies on the experience of white…
