2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Accessibility Studies Program
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College of Education and Professional Studies
Curriculum, Supervision, and Educational Leadership Department
Ellensburg
Black Hall 214-5
509-607-9407
www.cwu.edu/accessibility-studies/
See website for how this program may be used for educational and career purposes.
Program Lead
Naomi Jeffrey Petersen, EdD
Professors
Naomi Jeffery Petersen, EdD, Accessibility and User Experience
Associate Professors
Josh Welsh, PhD, Accessible Information Design
Assistant Professors
Cynthia Pengilly, PhD, Media Studies; Illness Narratives
Lecturers
Taneum Bambrick, MFA, Media Studies
Tamara Caulkins, PhD, Research
Lynn Swedberg, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, Universal Design
Maria Watters, PhD, Universal Design
The Accessibility Studies Program provides an interdisciplinary opportunity to learn about the challenges facing people with disabilities and limitations, estimated to be nearly a fifth of the population. The Accessibility Studies Program documents the graduate’s demonstration of competence in recognizing where, when, and how to accommodate such needs. Competence includes facilitating accessible transitions and employment for people with disabilities and limitations, approached from the different perspectives of employers, social service agencies, commercial enterprises, and the people requiring access themselves. This competence is attractive to employers who must all comply with legislation, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, intended to protect entitlement to activities of independent living in all environments- work, home, school, shopping, medical, leisure, and virtual.
Accessibility Studies add practical depth to all pre-professional degrees, such as Business Administration; Human Resource Management; Supply Chain Management; Marketing; Public Policy; Non-Profit Organization Management; Public Health; Social Services; Safety and Health Management; Recreation and Tourism; Family and Child Life; Web Design and Management; Physical Rehabilitation Therapy; Paramedicine; Emergency Medical Technician; Communication; Graphic Design; Professional and Creative Writing; American Sign Language; Theatre Art Design and Production; Museum Studies; Anthropology; Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Sciences; Applied Computer Science; Law and Justice; Psychology; Library Information Science; Instructional Foundations- all of which are influenced by the two primary motivations to improve accessibility: to prevent risk of lawsuits (risk management) and to increase participation by removing barriers and stigma (social justice).
ProgramsCertificate BMinorCoursesAccessibility Studies Program (ASP)
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