The Accessibility and Disability Inclusion Initiative

The Accessibility and Disability Inclusion Initiative 

The Accessibility and Disability Inclusion Initiative was established in Fall 2022 to foster a universal culture of inclusion and accessibility across the institution. The Accessibility and Disability Inclusion Initiative provides curated resources and technical assistance to faculty, students, and staff as they design accessible course content, programs, and events. Attendees will be individually permitted into the virtual meeting to maintain privacy and given approximately 5 - 10 minutes. Contact the associated email address for each session if you require additional time to meet.  

Faculty and Co-instructor Virtual Hours

GW  Faculty and Co-instructors can join the DSS Director to discuss the implementation of accommodations, designing inclusive pedagogy, and the application of disabiity-related laws(e.g., fundamental alteration analysis, disablility culture, ADAAA)

Dates: Every Monday from 11:00am-12:00pm

Meeting URL:https://gwu-edu.zoom.us/j/97291071404

Meeting ID: 972 9107 1404

Passcode: 074108

Drop in to one of these sessions or email [email protected] anytime.

Assistive Technology Services Virtual Hours

GW faculty and co-instructors, staff, and students can join  the Associate Director of Assistive Technology Wednesdays from 11:00am-12:00pm to answer questions about Assitive Technology

Dates: 9/14, 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19/,10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14

Meeting URL: https://gwu-edu.zoom.us/j/97916218019

Meeting ID: 979 1621 8019 

Passcode: 483992

We welcome your questions focusing on the following areas:

 Accommodations (Alternative text Materials, American Sign Language Interpreting, CART, and closed captioning)

Assistive technology (hardware and software) offered by DSS

Assistive technology user experience

 Accessible educational materials

Built-in accessibility features in Mac/PC

Free accessibility resources and tools

Drop in to one of these sessions or email [email protected] anytime.

 

Test Proctoring Virtual Hours

GW faculty and co-instructors, staff, and students can join the Senior Accessibility Associate, Test Proctoring via Zoom on Thursday's from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm to dicuss test proctoring strategies. 

Dates: 9/1, 9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8, 12/15

Meeting URL: https://gwu-edu.zoom.us/j/95659341726

Meeting ID: 956 5934 1726

Passcode: 357361

We welcome your questions focusing on the following areas:

Faculty

Facilitating testing accommodations within your course

Alternative test proctoring options 

Academic integrity/DSS Test Proctoring conditions

How to submit your exams to DSS Test Proctoring

Exam drop-offs, pick-ups and changes 

Missing exams

DSS Test Proctoring locations 

Student "no-shows" and late arrivals

Students

Alternative test proctoring options 

DSS Test Proctoring guidelines and conditions

Advising faculty

Reminders: 7-day deadline

DSS office hours during finals

Student "no-shows" and late arrivals

Drop in to one of these sessions or email [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns.