Course Accessibility Grants

Overview

The Course Accessibility Grants provide in-depth evaluations and guidance for faculty who need assistance addressing novel challenges so that their course content is available to all students. Instructors who participate learn how to approach highly technical or complicated accessibility barriers in their course materials. 

The DELTA Accessibility Team collaborates with faculty to develop a manageable timeline to resolve identified issues, significantly lowering barriers to equitable access and engagement with course materials. Other campus partners may assist as needed from University Libraries, Office of Instructional Technology and Disability Resources Office.

Recipients of this grant will receive $2,000 as well as DELTA support, including but not limited to workshops, consultations, action plan templates and additional resources.

The application for the Course Accessibility Express Grant is open year-round and can be applied for at any time. Applications are reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis. Please note that applications received between 3/15 and 7/1 will be funded in the next fiscal year, but your work with the DELTA team may begin earlier. You may want to time your application accordingly if the award funds are required to complete your project (for example, to pay graduate assistants).

Choose this grant if you:

• Have a novel challenge not addressed by existing accessibility guides or basic digital accessibility principles.
• Are responsible for teaching or designing an existing (has been taught at least once) and ongoing credit-bearing course at NC State University with a significant asynchronous online component.
• Need expert guidance to solve accessibility challenges.

What to Expect:

• A course review and kick-off meeting, including inventorying any issues and beginning to develop a remediation plan.
• An initial consultation meeting to review the recommendations, work plan and tasks.
• Workshop recommendations based on the needs of the course.
• Time for independent remediation work as discussed.
• An interim consultation meeting to discuss progress and any challenges.
• A final consultation and re-evaluation of course.

Priority consideration is given to proposals that represent:

• Courses in programs that serve proportionately more students with disabilities.
• Courses that serve large numbers of students (i.e. service courses).
• Courses with challenging, complex or highly technical accessibility issues that could benefit from a collaborative team approach.
• Courses with issues that represent a desired area of growth for the DELTA Accessibility Team.

Materials Developed:

• An equitable and accessible course aligning to nationally recognized accessibility standards.