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Boldly Accessible Wall of Fame

Welcome to the Boldly Accessible Wall of Fame! Here you will find our roster of U of I heroes who have accepted the Challenge and are building a more accessible education environment for all! Whether you are just getting started or have claimed the title of access champion, we value and celebrate your "hero's journey." Looking to update your progress, or take the first steps towards accessibility victory?

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  • John Young

    Lecturer, Linguistics, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

    Courses:

    • Seminar for International Teaching Assistants ESL 508 B,D

  • Vimal Rao

    Teaching Assistant Professor, Statistics and Educational Psychology, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

    Courses:

    • Stat 100 - Statistics STAT 100

  • Eva Miszoglad

    Lecturer, Linguistics, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

    Courses:

    • English Pronunciation & Oral Fluency ESL 510 A

  • Katie Kennealy-Pierczynski

    Associate Director Career & Alumni Affairs, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

    Courses:

    • Economics at Illinois ECON 198 A
    • Economics at Illinois ECON 198 B

  • Polina Iurchenko

    Teaching Assistant, Linguistics, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

    Courses:

    • ESL 115: Principles of Academic Writing ESL 115 A1

  • Rosana Gómez-Cayapú

    Lecturer, Linguistics, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

    Courses:

    • 508 Seminar for ITAs ESL 508 CGH

  • Jin Pennell

    Senior Lecturer, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

    Courses:

    • Advanced Academic Writing ESL 592 A

  • Aixa Marchand

    Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology, College of Education

    Courses:

    • Black Families in Schools EPSY 460

  • John Kotnarowski

    Senior Lecturer & Undergraduate Academic Writing Course Specialist, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

    Courses:

    • ESL 111: Intro to Academic Writing I ESL 111 F

  • Jessica Gladstone

    Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology, College of Education

    Courses:

    • Educational Psychology ESPY 201

  • Michael Bowen

    Senior Lecturer, Linguistics, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

    Courses:

    • Introduction to Academic Writing ESL 512 A, B
    • Seminar for International TAs ESL 508 A

  • Erica Mason

    Assistant Professor, Special Education, College of Education

    Courses:

    • The Culture of Disability SPED 117 A

  • Lauren Stengel

    Academic Advisor, Division of Exploratory Studies

    Courses:

    • EXP 199 EXP 199 WEX

  • Caroline Helton

    Director, Undergraduate Admissions and Advising, College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences

    Courses:

    • Careers and Professionalism ACE 341 FAA

  • Mari Altshuler

    Teaching Assistant Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, College of Education

    Courses:

    • Teaching Children Mathematics CI 430 C, D, E

  • Mindy Chappell

    Assistant Professor of Science Education, College of Education

    Courses:

    • Teaching a Diverse High School Student Population CI 403
      Level 1: First steps
    • Introductory Teaching in a Diverse Society CI 401 4146
      Level 1: First steps

  • Colleen King

    Clinical Assistant Professor of Journalism & Director of the Richard and Leslie Frank Center for Leadership and Innovation in Media, College of Media

    Courses:

    • Newsgathering Across Platforms JOUR 210 AB1
    • Introduction to Journalism JOUR 200 MAJ

  • Janet Liechty

    Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Programs, School of Social Work

    Courses:

    • Integrated Behavioral Health & Healthcare Social Work SOCW 553

Badge definitions

Level 1: First Steps

Level 1: First steps

Challenge Level 1 starts instructors on the path toward adopting accessible workflows for their course materials, and it ensures that their course pages and syllabi are accessible to all.

Level 2: Core Practices

Level 2: Core practices

Challenge Level 2 continues an instructor's journey, helping them ensure that course documents and presentations that they created are accessible.

Level 3: Access Champion

Level 3: Access champion

Challenge Level 3 completes their journey, helping them ensure that third-party course content and remaining course materials are accessible.

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