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The pandemic elevated conversations on
the need for accessibility in highereducation
environments.
everyone has equal access. " She continues,
" From there, it evolved to making
technologies better in order to improve the
classroom experiences. "
Offering one example of inequity in
classroom spaces, Pedersen highlights
audio-intelligibility challenges and the need
for real-time captioning for remote and
hybrid sessions. " These existed before, but
they were brought to the forefront when everybody
was remote, " he observes. " Some
teaching habits, like [using] chalkboards
and whiteboards, also had to be modified
to using document cameras. " As Pedersen
explains, " And this not only improves the
content experience for remote students
but also actually helps in-class students and
supports lecture capture. "
Kaufman believes that the pandemic
uncovered the fact that AV departments in
academic institutions are severely undercommercialintegrator.com
funded;
this, in turn, hampers efforts at
accessibility. " We don't get a major allocation
of the university budget, " he laments.
" However, the shift to online classes in
2020 proved that [well-equipped] AV
in classrooms is, in fact, an investment. "
Kaufman adds, " More are now willing to
put in money to enhance the classroom
experience. "
Nord propounds that the pandemic
centered accessibility-related conversations
beyond just meeting the minimum requirements
of the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA). " The 'ADA conversation' was
nearly always about crossing the t's and
dotting the i's, " he acknowledges. " Now, it
revolves around creating the best possible
solutions for students and professors. "
Nord observes, " It has allowed people a
chance to rethink how things have always
been done. "
'The pandemic shone
a light on the fact that
not everyone has
equal access.'
- Erin Maher-Moran,
Johns Hopkins University
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