Accessibility in the New Normal of Online/Remote Course Delivery

Brenda Boyd

Vice President, Program Services, Quality Matters

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Brenda Boyd currently serves as vice president, program services, for the international quality assurance non-profit organization Quality Matters. In this role, she is responsible  for the professional development and quality assurance departments and the regular updating of the Quality Matters higher education rubrics. Brenda has extensive experience in both community college and university settings and has devoted her career to supporting faculty and institutions to move to quality digital teaching and learning.

John Jones

Director, Media Resources Center, Wichita State University

John Jones has held a wide variety of roles in both the public and private sectors. He has been a web developer, corporate trainer, adjunct lecturer, editor, instructional designer, educational technologist, and now is the director of the Media Resources Center at Wichita State University. John has been an active leader in writing policy, creating training, and coordinating efforts across units to meet the standards set in WSU’s agreement with the National Federation of the Blind. He has been the chair of the WSU Faculty Senate Accessibility Committee, regularly consults on efforts to make accommodations for students with high impact needs, and builds systems that ensure that those needs are met reliably.

Cyndi Rowland

Executive Director, WebAIM, National Center on Disability and Access to Education, Utah State University

Cyndi Rowland is the founder and director of WebAIM and the National Center on Disability and Access to Education at Utah State University. Since 1999 she has focused on research, tool and resource development, training, and policy initiatives for web accessibility. WebAIM and NCDAE are viewed as important resources. Both groups have a rich history of research and product development to benefit the broader community and inclusive web. Cyndi engages in her accessibility work at top tier national and international levels. Examples include sitting on U.S. Section 508 refresh committee and working on initiatives out of UN organizations.

Cheryl Dowd

Senior Director, State Authorization Network & WCET Policy Innovations

cdowd@wiche.edu

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Cheryl joined WCET in August of 2015 as the director of the State Authorization Network. She currently serves as the senior director, policy innovations. She directs the overall activities of WCET’s State Authorization Network (SAN), including coordination of staff addressing interstate policy and compliance, along with other ancillary compliance issues. As senior director, Cheryl also serves the overall WCET membership in addressing emerging and special regulatory issues related to digital learning in postsecondary education. She brings extensive experience in education and compliance to the WCET team and is a contributing author for State Authorization of Colleges and Universities, a guidebook for understanding the legal basis for State and Federal compliance for activities of postsecondary institutions.

Cheryl holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Richmond, a master’s degree in criminal justice from Bowling Green State University, and a bachelor’s degree in political science from James Madison University. She is the mother of four kids, all of whom have been instrumental in helping her develop new interests in theatre, hockey, and figure skating. Outside of work, Cheryl enjoys spending time with her family and is an avid fan of movies and TV shows written by Aaron Sorkin.