Access by Design: Implementing UDL and ADA Title II Compliance in Graduate Education

Term: Fall 2025

Date: November 12th, 2025

Time: 12:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Location: Online Only

Instructors: Mark Nichols, Pearl Xie, Dan Yaffe, & Daron Williams

Presented By: Technology-enhanced Learning and Online Strategies (TLOS)

Description:

TLOS Accessible Technologies and the Pamplin College of Business in the D.C. area are co-hosting Access by Design: Implementing UDL and ADA Title II Compliance in Graduate Education, a professional development series designed for faculty, administrators, and graduate teaching assistants. The series focuses on applying Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles and meeting new ADA Title II digital accessibility requirements. Through hands-on workshops, participants will explore practical strategies and tools for inclusive and legally compliant course and program design.

This online training series includes two two-hour workshops, focused on Generative AI as Your Course Design Assistant (1 hour); AI-Powered Accessibility: Improving Course Design for All Learners (1 hour), on November 12th, 2025. There will be an option for a follow-up one-hour consultation. Recordings and supplemental resources will be provided. The program aims to support faculty and graduate teaching assistants in addressing the diverse learning needs of adult learners through inclusive design. Participation in each series will be granted three PDN credits.