S.03, Ep.1: Collaboration for a Greater Impact: Digital Accessibility at the U.S. Department of Education
2023
We are excited to launch season 3 of the podcast with a conversation between AEM Center Technical Assistance Specialist Kelli Suding, Rebecca Sheffield from the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), and Ellery Robinson from the Office of Educational Technology (OET). Rebecca is an Education Program Specialist at OSEP and the AEM Center’s Project Officer, and Ellery has been an Education Pioneers Impact Fellow at OET. Rebecca and Ellery discuss a number of exciting initiatives related to digital accessibility at their respective Department of Education offices, as well as how their two offices are collaborating to share resources and ideas in order to have an even greater impact on the lives of all students who can benefit from technology, including those who have disabilities.
Guests
- Ellery Robinson, Education Pioneers Impact Fellow, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology
- Rebecca Sheffield, Education Program Specialist, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs
Resources
- OSEP’s website
- OET’s Accessibility web page
- National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC)
- Bookshare
- Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP)
- Rhonda Weiss Center for Accessible IDEA Data
- About the National Educational Technology Plan and the 2024 revision
- Digital Equity Education Roundtables (DEER) initiative
- OET Story: Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: How The Arc Advances Digital Skills for Individuals with Disabilities and Their Families
- New America & OET story on the June 2023 EdTech for All Convening
- OET & OSERS EdTech for All Webinar Series recordings
- OET & OSERS webinar on Implementing Accessibility: Learning from the South Carolina Department of Education
- OET Blog: See stories posted on May 1, May 25, and June 12, 2023
- OSERS Blog: Voices from the Field: Interview with Jonathan Stricklen
- OSERS Blog: Accelerate Access
- Follow OSEP’s Grant Forecast
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) website
- Sign up for OET Newsletters
The contents of this podcast were developed under a cooperative agreement with the US Department of Education, #H327Z190004. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the US Department of Education and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Project Officer: Rebecca Sheffield, Ph.D.