Navigating Accessibility: Enhancing the Student Campus Experience with Pearson MyLab and Mastering
Foster inclusive learning experiences. Learn from experts about digital accessibility, ADA compliance, supporting students with disabilities, and using assistive tech in MyLab and Mastering.
Lindsey Sneed, Accessibility Support Specialist, Pearson
Alyssa Cheeseman, Accessibility Support Specialist, Pearson
Doug Hacker, Director of Product Accessibility, Pearson
Institutions are under legal pressure to make their student campus experience accessible. Pearson makes it easy. We're constantly improving and adding to all the tools that make Pearson MyLab and Mastering such a successful and comprehensive tool in the classroom. Join the experts from our Pearson higher ed accessibility team to learn about digital accessibility and gather action items for making campus and class more accessible. The team will outline how to maintain ADA compliance, discuss ways to support students with disabilities and provide best practices for using screen readers and other assistive technologies within MyLab and Mastering.
About the speakers
Lindsey Sneed, Accessibility Support Specialist, Pearson
Lindsey Sneed is a CPACC certified accessibility support specialist at Pearson Education. She previously worked as both an accessibility specialist for the University of Mississippi, her alma mater, and as a secondary mathematics teacher in the Mississippi public school system. Lindsey volunteers her time as a member of the HighEdWeb Board of Directors, a non-profit organization with a mission to educate digital professionals who work at higher education institutions.
Alyssa Cheeseman, Accessibility Support Associate, Pearson
Alyssa Cheeseman is a full-time screen reader user and an Accessibility Support Associate at Pearson Education. She is a recent graduate of the University of Florida where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology. Alyssa is invested in the field of accessibility largely based on her own personal experience and the barriers that she encountered as a student. In addition to her in-depth firsthand knowledge, Alyssa also holds CPACC and Trusted Tester certifications.
Doug Hacker, Director of Product Accessibility, Pearson
Doug Hacker has spent almost 20 years in the accessibility world. He was a member of the leadership team at Ai Squared, makers of ZoomText and Freedom Scientific, makers of JAWS. Doug has been at Pearson since 2018 and in his spare time lets rock bands play music in his living room.