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For now, we recommend waiting out the waves of accessibility standards implementation. Discuss implementation options with university stakeholders, but resist locking onto an approach until your institution's leadership has solidified a definite plan and enacted accountability measures. Throughout the often lengthy process of determining an accessibility action plan, your university may consider everything from requiring accurate captions for every video within the next year to encouraging best practices and collecting data on gradual standard adoption. Although it is important to hold discussions, we recommend waiting as long as necessary before locking into a specific plan; doing so avoids having to change training material and messages to faculty, such as whether accessibility implementation is "required" or "recommended."

Adopt a social justice model uniting UDL and accessibility with other student success initiatives. Create a culture that supports students with diverse learning and life needs. A social justice model supports equal opportunity for all students, especially historically disadvantaged groups. Although institutions must comply with ADA and Section 508, accessibility can go beyond the law to embrace critical values and beliefs about diversity and social justice.

ongoing progress that demonstrates a commitment to continual improvement.

In other words, faculty say that they do not want to teach online and do not believe it helps students learn more effectively, but when asked about the tools and technologies that enable online learning, faculty believe that their teaching would be improved by their use.

Faculty seek technology support from their institution’s help desk first, then figure it out themselves, then ask colleagues.

The greater a faculty member’s skill in classroom management, the more likely the faculty member is to encourage or require students to use devices in the classroom.