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Accessibility Basics and Your Teaching Practice

“Accessibility Basics and Your Teaching Practice” – February 21st, 2024

This CTEI “Webinette” (a 15-minute pedagogical presentation followed by 45 minutes of interactive discussion and Q&A) outlines the basics of accessible practices in our teaching when it comes to document creation and use – specifically, with PowerPoint slides (and the like). We define what the term “accessibility” means and why it is essential in our teaching roles at Yorkville U + TFS (and beyond) as well as identify and describe basic-level accessibility practices that you can immediately implement and apply with your teaching materials to enhance accessibility and remove barriers for student engagement and success.

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Matthew Dunleavy wearing a pink and purple polka-dot shirt under a grey blazer with red-framed glasses and a long reddish-brown beard smiling into the camera
Matthew Dunleavy

Senior Educational Developer, Faculty Excellence and Development

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Matthew Dunleavy (he/him) is an educational developer and scholarly teacher with over 10+ years’ experience. In addition to working at the CTEI, Matthew serves as the Vice-Chair of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE). Before joining the CTEI, Matthew was an Educational Developer in the Teaching Commons at York University; before entering that role, he served as the Program Director of the Online Learning and Technology Consultants (OLTC) Program at the Maple League of Universities (Acadia University; Bishop’s University; Mount Allison University; and St. Francis Xavier University). In 2022, he was awarded the D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning by STLHE for this work.