Accessibility isn’t about perfection or “little green men,” it’s about continued progress!
Friday, February 27, from 1-3:45 pm
(2.0 FPG hours pending approval)
Access in Action is our Spring Learning conference, where we’ll explore the intersection of Access and Accessibility, and the small choices we make in our courses to make the learning experience more friendly, intuitive, timely, and adaptive for all of our students. Through practical examples, quick demos, and real strategies from Maricopa colleagues, this event focuses on what actually works in classrooms, Canvas, documents, and student communication. Our guest speaker, Tony Stephens, serves as the Assistant Vice President for Communications for the American Foundation for the Blind. His experience as both a consumer and creator of Audio Descriptions will help each of us to understand this complex accessibility practice.
You’ll explore sustainable approaches to accessibility, see how small design choices can significantly improve student access and engagement, and leave with ideas you can apply immediately, things that will make our continued organizational push even more engaging. Following our conference, we’ll have an hour-long Accessibility Open Lab, where we’ll take an even deeper dive into what we’ve learned and get timely support to drive action and momentum! Whether you’re just getting started or looking for extra guidance and tools, this event emphasizes progress over perfection and community over compliance.
You might be wondering, why an Olympic-inspired theme? Well, like these amazing athletes, our work in accessibility requires preparation, endurance, and collective effort. This conference emphasizes that accessibility is not a one-time task or final destination, but an ongoing professional practice. While compliance with accessibility standards remains essential, this event encourages each of us to view accessibility as a shared, evolving responsibility that strengthens Access, Belonging, and Community (ABCs) across GCC and the district.
Join us to learn, reflect, and take the next step in making access and accessibility an everyday practice at GCC!
