Accommodations vs. Accessibility

Understand the difference between accommodations vs. accessibility in the context of higher education

Core readings

1. LaGrow, M. (2017). From accommodation to accessibility: creating a culture of inclusion. EDUCAUSE Review.
   Urges commitment to equitable and accessible learning within higher education. Provides succinct discussion related to accommodations vs. accessibility.
2. Saunders, L., & Wong, M. A. (2020). Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning: Serving Students with Disabilities in Instruction in libraries and information centers. (Book chapter)
   Describes accommodations and universal design in libraries as well as different disabilities (inclusive pedagogy content in the second half of the chapter is optional).

Reference materials

• Skaggs, Danielle, and Rachel M. McMullin, (2024). Universal Design for Learning in Academic Libraries : Theory into Practice. Association of College and Research Libraries (Book)
  This book can make learning about Universal Design in Learning (UDL) and implementing it into your work quicker and easier, and provides ways to become an advocate for UDL inside your library and across campus.
• Spina, C. (2021). Creating inclusive libraries by applying universal design: a guide. Rowman & Littlefield (Book)
  Practical guide to Universal Design (UD) and UDL in libraries as components of a strategy to make libraries more welcoming to all types of users. Recognizes limitations to UD and UDL approaches and provides resources in related areas. Includes case studies.