Nicole Flynn, is joined by John Jones, Director of Media Resources Center at Wichita State University, for a provocative discussion about the way in which organizations adopt accessibility practices. With John’s influence, Wichita State has adopted a progressive view of instructional design that has allowed all students to foster. 

Throughout the episode, John Jones touches on the need for setting University-wide standards for text size requirements, captioning other student’s material, and how to successfully roll out a thorough transcription program.

Topics Discussed: 

• Introducing John Jones (00:30)
• Parity standards and thinking differently about accessibility (06:28)
• COVID-19 and captioning (09:19)
• Establishing a budget for captioning (13:15)
• Benefits of cross-departmental task forces (14:43)
• Wichita’s additional accessibility practices (16:38)
• Closing remarks (21:02)