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; research methods for accessibility studies

Associate Professors
Josh Welsh, PhD, accessible information design

Assistant Professors  
Cynthia Pengilly, PhD, media studies; illness narratives

Lecturers
Rebecca Cory, PhD, universal design for learning
Amanda Rosenzweig, PhD, accessible information design
Lynn Swedberg, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, user experience; universal design; reasonable accommodations

The Accessibility Studies certificate and degree add practical depth to all graduate degrees, such as  Athletic Administration, Biology, Chemistry, Computational Science, Cultural and Environmental Resource Management, English Literature, English Professional and Creative Writing, English, TESOL, Experimental Psychology, Family and Child Life, Family and Consumer Sciences - Career and Technical Education, Fine Arts, Geological Sciences, Health and Physical Education, Higher Education, History, Individual Studies, Information Technology and Administrative Management, Integrative Human Physiology, Law and Justice, Literacy, Mental Health Counseling, Music, Nutrition, Primate Behavior, Public Health, Rural and Community Health, Safety and Health Management, School Administration, School Psychology, Theatre Production, and Theatre Studies.

The Accessibility Studies certificate can provide an important edge for students preparing to enter the workforce as well as seasoned employees looking to advance within a chosen field where creating accommodating spaces, whether they be virtual or physical, has become a necessity.

Programs

• Accessibility Studies Graduate Certificate

Courses

• ASP 505 - Accessibility and User Experience
• ASP 510 - Current Issues of Accessibility
• ASP 520 - Universal Design for Learning
• ASP 525 - Universal Design
• ASP 530 - Reasonable Accessibility Accommodations
• ASP 535 - Accessible Information Design
• ASP 552 - Media Representations of Disability
• ASP 565 - Assistive Technology
• ASP 575 - Research Methods for Accessibility Studies
• ASP 585 - Accessibility Studies Capstone
• ASP 590 - Accessibility Internship
• ASP 592 - Advanced Practicum in Accessibility
• ASP 596 - Individual Study
• ASP 696 - Individual Study
• ASP 698 - Special Topics
• ASP 699 - Seminar

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