For Faculty & Students: Deadlines approaching!

Teach Access, a national nonprofit dedicated to equipping students with skills to create technology born digitally accessible, is still accepting registrations for its?2023?Virtual Study Away?and?Faculty Grants?programs.

Virtual Study Away

The?Teach Access Study Away Program?brings together students, faculty, and industry partners to explore the field of accessibility. Students will participate in a two-part series where they will learn accessibility fundamentals and get hands-on experience with leaders in the corporate, academic, and nonprofit sectors. Students can also expect networking opportunities leading to possible internship and employment opportunities. Any undergraduate and graduate student can apply.

Part one begins April 5 and is a prerequisite to part two, which begins in June. All sessions will occur virtually on Wednesdays via Zoom from 7:00-8:30 pm Eastern Time (4:00 pm-5:30 pm Pacific Time). Accepted students will receive enrollment confirmation and a Zoom link on Friday, March 31st.?If a student attended Study Away in previous years, they will be eligible to attend part two.

As a bonus,?students that attend all three part one sessions will receive free access to complete the Coursera course “An Introduction to Accessibility and Inclusive Design”. Upon completion of the course, students will earn a shareable certificate.

Faculty Grants Program

The call for proposals (CFP) closes Sunday, April 16, 2023, at 11:00 pm ET (8:00 pm Pacific Time) for cycle five of the Teach Access?Faculty Grants program! To accelerate the creation and delivery of accessibility-infused college curricula, Teach Access will be providing direct awards to full-time, part-time, adjunct faculty, or instructional staff at U.S. based institutions (including U.S. Territories) of higher education (community colleges, two-year colleges/universities, and four-year universities). Awards of $1,000-$5,000 each will be given to faculty to develop modules, presentations, exercises, or curriculum enhancements or changes that introduce the?fundamental concepts and skills?of accessible design and development into their existing courses. Faculty are encouraged to incorporate curriculum from the?OER Teach Access Curriculum Repository. For more information and to apply for a faculty grant, visit?our website?or contact?[email protected].