The University of Texas at Austin is committed to providing equal access and opportunities to all persons, and to heighten awareness and understanding of other perspectives and experiences. We realize that it can be difficult to make time to attend a training or workshop and in order to make trainings more accessible, we have found several valuable online training modules that can be accessed at your convenience.

We hope you will take the time to expand your knowlege and awareness of people with disabilities and help UT Austin become a more welcoming and inclusive environment for people with disabilities.

American Psychological Association disABILITY Resource Toolbox (DART)

Designed for psychology training directors and faculty to better support students with disabilities, the APA’s DART is a useful training for anyone interested in learning more about working with students with disabilities in higher education. Divided into 5 Toolkits covering the following topics:

• Toolkit I: Students With Disabilities in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Toolkit II: Legal Issues — ADA, Section 504, FERPA
• Toolkit III: Reasonable Accommodations Explained
• Toolkit IV: Recruiting Students with Disabilities
• Toolkit V: Training Students with Disabilities in Testing and Assessment

Colorado State University’s ACCESS Project

If you are an instructor looking for techniques that will help you reach a diverse group of students, including student with disabilities, we invite you to browse our resources under Universal Design for Learning and Disability Modules. If you’re a student with a disability making the transition from high school to college, or the parent or advocate of such a student, please take a look at our Self-Advocacy resources.

 University of Washington DO-IT  (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) Center

The following websites help faculty, administrators, and staff create accessible environments, programs, and resources for students with disabilities and help students with disabilities prepare for and succeed in college.

• The Faculty Room – for faculty and academic administrators.
• The Student Services Conference Room – for staff and administrators.
• The Employment Office – for employers and career services.
• The Student Lounge – for students with disabilities.
• The Veterans Center – for veterans with disabilities and those who work with them.
• The Board Room – for high-level administrators.
• The Center for Universal Design in Education – principles, processes, guidelines, checklists, and promising practices for applying universal design to instruction, student services, technology, and physical spaces.

BDI DisABILITY Awareness Solutions Online Training Modules

The training is divided into five self-paced learning modules. The first four modules open with a 3-4 question “mini-quiz” to assess your knowledge and then provide relevant content to broaden your understanding. Supplemental content is available for download at the end of each module.

Depending upon pace of reading, each module should take approximately 5-10 minutes to review. By participating in all the modules, you will gain not only greater awareness but also practical strategies for inclusion.

Disability 101 participants can stop, start, and return to any part of the modules at any time. The 5 modules cover the following material: Basic Disability Facts, Barriers & Accessibility, Strategies for Inclusion, DisABILITY Insights and Take Action