How Accessible Are We Really?

Friday, March 21, 2025

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM US EST

Location: Civic Ballroom North, 2nd floor

Session Leader(s)

Tyler M. D'Andrea (he/him/his)

Director of Strategic Partnerships
IFSA: Institute for Study Abroad
Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Slides

Presenter(s)

Angie Schaffer (she/her/hers)

Executive Director
Fund for Education Abroad, Maryland, United States
Emily Wheeler (she/her/hers)

Global Education Program Manager
University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz
Denver, Colorado, United States

Access? We do much focused on increasing access to study abroad. In diving deep to solve for access, are we overlooking the most basic facets of accessibility? This session will explore access points, and test the fundamental accessibility of the experience and our offices. Join this interactive exercise to consider the basic accessibility of your ed abroad opportunities, and leave with ideas that can increase your audience’s access to global opportunities.

Learning Objectives:

Take a step back regarding "access" and see the experience through others', particularly outsiders' eyes.
Identify fundamental access points which are absolutely critical for student access; the "little" things.
Leave the session with actionable ideas which are easy to implement and are likely to have an immediate impact on access.