In this episode of Digication Scholars Conversations, host Jeff Yan continues the conversation with Kate Sonka, Executive Director of Teach Access.They discuss Sonka's extensive background in higher education and the evolution and significance of digital accessibility.This conversation delved into practical steps educators can take to make their materials more accessible, Teach Access resources, and Alt Text's importance in an educational context.Also, the importance of broadening accessibility efforts within academia and industry gets highlighted, along with calls for more significant support and participation.Leverage a ton of resources from teachaccess.orgThe Teach Access Curriculum Repository: https://teachaccess.org/curriculum-repository/ (OER, for faculty)Self-guided asynchronous courses by discipline: https://teachaccess.org/accessibility-courses/Faculty grant: https://teachaccess.org/initiatives/grants/#:~:text=To%20accelerate%20the%20creation%20and,accessibility%20into%20their%20existing%20courses.Accessibility Skills Hiring Toolkit, https://teachaccess.org/resources/accessibility-skills-hiring-toolkit/For more information about this podcast, please visit our podcast website using the link below: https://bit.ly/3MfBqboListen on Apple Podcasts using the link below: https://apple.co/3OkFVEnFollow us on Social Media!Twitter: https://bit.ly/3M9J7QtFacebook: https://bit.ly/3OgnIYwInstagram: https://bit.ly/3Mjm4D8Please visit our website at https://bit.ly/3IgGVFP

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