S2E6. A Student's Perspective on Accessibility in Higher Education

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Featuring Hilary P. Hennessey - Student's with Disabilities Representative / Young Adult Leader, Newfoundland and Labrador Canadian Federation of Students / National Centre of Learning Disabilities
Hilary is currently working towards a Masters degree in Health Ethics from Memorial University. Ms. Hennessey uses her voice on a local, national and international (USA) level to be an advocate for students with disabilities.

In this episode, hear Hilary talk about her experience as a student with a disability and how being the first Canadian to sit on the Young Adult Leadership Council established by the US based National Center for Learning Disabilities has helped her to influence change and work for accessibility and inclusion for all learners, especially those who are part of the neurodiversity community.
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The Learning Technology Coach Podcast is a CITL production.

Chapters

1. S2E6. A Student's Perspective on Accessibility in Higher Education (00:00:00)

2. Episode Introduction (00:02:07)

3. Guest Introduction (00:04:20)

4. What it means to be an advocate for accessibility and inclusion (00:06:11)

5. Defining accessibility (00:08:45)

6. Communicating your needs to instructors (00:10:56)

7. Being singled out when seeking accommodation (00:13:10)

8. Institutional changes to support learners with disabilties (00:15:03)

9. Canada vs. USA in providing accessible learning environments (00:26:41)

10. Advocacy successes (00:28:03)

11. Summary - Big Learning Moment! (00:33:17)

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