ERIC Number: EJ1178820
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Mar
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Foregrounding Accessibility through (Inclusive) Universal Design in Professional Communication Curricula
Hitt, Allison
Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, v81 n1 p52-65 Mar 2018
Incorporating universal design (UD) both as a topic of discussion and as a pedagogical approach allows business and professional communication instructors to foreground accessibility in ways that acknowledge the rhetorical situatedness of accessibility. This article offers UD strategies that reimagine accessibility not just as a requirement that accommodates users but as an opportunity to create a rich rhetorical user experience for diverse populations. To illustrate how accessibility can be foregrounded in professional communication curricula, this article details the development of an information design course focused on usability and accessibility.
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Business Communication, Business Administration Education, Access to Education, Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies, Usability, Information Management, Theory Practice Relationship, Writing Instruction, Curriculum Design
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Arkansas
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