Disability DIScussion: Remote Access/ibility Report (Part 1)

Abstract

This report was compiled by the Equity and Inclusion Office, AccessMac Program, following a Disability DIScussion for McMaster students with disabilities and cohosted by MSU Maccess, surrounding the topic of Remote Accessibility and the sudden shift to online learning and engagement spaces resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The following compilation of feedback comprises a number of main themes and concerns documented by and on behalf of McMaster students with disabilities, some of these themes including: barriers to accessing course content and lectures, use of technology, attitudinal barriers resulting from the shift to online learning, and isolation from social connections.