The actions and practices shared below summarize the interconnected ways in which I enact the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion through practices of accessibility. I welcome the opportunity to share more about these on-going, ever evolving efforts.
Through delivery of classroom materials, communication with internal and external stakeholders, and in scholarly efforts for myself and those I mentor.
By using video/audio feedback on projects (providing captions and transcripts) and requesting frequent feedback from collaborators on information delivery and revising as needed in a continual recursive model.
Including working with both campus and community LGBTQ+ advocacy groups; providing collaborative mentoring projects for graduate students and emerging faculty; hosting campus faculty/staff workshops on principles and practices for thoughtful incorporation of social justice, queer, and intersectional feminist practices.
Including using texts not frequently highlighted in standard field readings; connecting students with social advocacy efforts in all forms as possible; and asking all collaborators to consider perspectives not identical to their own in meaningful and reflective ways.
Through providing professional development to emerging faculty for program specific content and in other cross disciplinary, university level projects; engaging in specific feedback practices for scholarly projects (for class and for larger interests); and asking students to create projects which can be published and distributed beyond the classroom context.
By using full names for initial citation to emphasize authorship. This is a model encountered through my editorial mentorship work with Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy.
By working to freely share my own scholarly and professional work in ways that are freely available and never behind a pay-wall or part of a subscription consortium; including using Creative Commons content and licensing.
Through demonstrating and working to educate others that digital versions of texts are not automatically open access; advocating for accessiblity in all forms and situations - regardless of my own abilities.
Including modeling and mentoring how to consider access/iblity as a fundamental principle of the composing process (not an afterthought) and working to acknowledge these practices enact a mindset (not an easily completed checklist).