This first-person opinion piece in the Minden Times of Minden, Ontario, calls on communities and leaders to think beyond “basic accessibility.” Sue Tiffin is the mother of a four-year-old girl who uses a wheelchair. In an eloquently written argument for more accessible communities, Ms. Tiffin encourages politicians and leaders to think big.
 

UX or User Experience is the process of designing digital products with a deep understanding of users and their abilities and needs. This short video from UX Mastery is an introduction to accessibility for creators of digital experiences. This video asks developers to think harder about the end user, because everyone is different. “How we move, think, hear and see can vary greatly. Don’t cut someone out just because you aren’t prepared for the way they may react to your creation. And most of all, make it easy. This is what being inclusive is about.”

In this article published on LearningBird.com, an Ontario elementary school teacher describes some technological tools and strategies that can help teachers increase inclusion in the classroom.

Three American academics who study education and learning set out to examine college courses from an inclusion standpoint, and came up with a tool by which instructors can measure inclusion in their own courses. The team of professors started their research by asking their sample of college faculty to examine their course outlines, the subtexts of their courses, and to ask themselves thought-provoking questions about their teaching style and unconscious biases. Their questions included “What are the implicit rules and messages of your course and are they stated on the syllabus? What are the hidden/implicit/unconscious biases and stereotypes?” “Have you, the instructor, made your philosophy of teaching and learning explicit, or is it hidden?”