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{{short description|People with disabilities in postsecondary education and careers}}
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'''The DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) Center''' is based at the [[University of Washington|University of Washington (UW)]] in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. Founded in 1992, DO-IT’s mission is to increase the successful participation of [[people with disabilities]] in [[postsecondary education]] and careers, in [[Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math|STEM]] ([[science]], [[technology]], [[engineering]], [[mathematics]]) fields and careers, and in [[computing]] fields and careers throughout the U.S. It directs the national AccessSTEM program, and co-directs the national AccessComputing Alliance focused on engaging people with disabilities in computing fields.
The Center is a unit of Accessible Technology Services of UW-IT at the University of Washington, a collaboration between the College of Engineering, the College of Education and UW-IT. Primary funding for DO-IT and its projects is provided by the [[National Science Foundation]], the State of Washington, and the [[U.S. Department of Education]].
It promotes [[accessibility]] and [[universal design]] in [[learning]] environments and instruction, including [[Web accessibility]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Mendels|first=Pamela|title=Barriers Online for Those With Disabilities|url=https://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/11/cyber/articles/04disability.html|accessdate=4 March 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 4, 1999}}</ref> through the online Center for Universal Design in Education (CUDE) and by creating, collecting and distributing publications, training materials, and tutorials for use by educators and faculty throughout the U.S.
The Center works with international institutions and organizations to adapt its practices and programs for international application. For example, the [[DO-IT Scholars Program]] has been replicated in [[Japan]] as DO-IT Japan,<ref>[http://doit-japan.org/ DO-IT Japan] Retrieved 2013-03-04.</ref> a summer program hosted by the [[University of Tokyo]]. [[South Korea]], through the leadership of [[Seoul National University]] and [[Korea Nazarene University]], also hosts a similar summer study program in collaboration with the DO-IT Center.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
==History==
The DO-IT Center was founded at the University of Washington in 1992 by Dr. Sheryl Burgstahler with a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Since its inception, DO-IT's mission has
In 1992, with funding from NSF, DO-IT launched the first [[DO-IT Scholars Program]]. In 1999, the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) funded the DO-IT Prof project, which created professional development materials and trained faculty and academic administrators in the U.S. to more fully include students with disabilities in their courses.<ref name="doit funding overivew">[http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Academics/access_college.html "AccessCollege: Systemic Change for Postsecondary Institutions"], DO-IT Center. Retrieved 2013-02-10.</ref> In 2005, OPE and the NSF funded DO-IT’s AccessCollege project
== Programs ==
In 2006, with funding from the NSF, the DO-IT Center partnered with [[University of Washington|University of Washington's]] Department of Computer Science and Engineering to launch the AccessComputing Alliance, a nationwide program to increase the participation of people with disabilities in computing fields. In 2006, AccessComputing partners included [[Gallaudet University]] in Washington, D.C., [[Microsoft]], the NSF Regional Alliances for Persons with Disabilities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (hosted by the [[University of Southern Maine]], [[New Mexico State University]] and University of Washington), and American Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Accessible Computing. As of 2013, 32 postsecondary institutions and organizations are partnered with AccessComputing.<ref name="accesscomputing"/>
The program provides summer research programs and internships open to all U.S. students.<ref name="accesscomputing">[http://www.washington.edu/accesscomputing/ AccessComputing], DO-IT Center. Retrieved 2013-02-10)</ref>
The DO-IT Center's programs are centered on the concept of identifying the "critical junctures" students with disabilities face on their path to postsecondary education and careers, and providing resources, projects and programs to help students successfully navigate these critical junctures (e.g., projects to develop STEM interests in students with disabilities at the "critical juncture" between high school and the transition to a four- or two-year postsecondary institution).<ref>{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Rachel|title=UW offers deaf, hard of hearing chance to excel at computer academy|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/UW-offers-deaf-hard-of-hearing-chance-to-excel-1243067.php|accessdate=8 March 2013|newspaper=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|date=July 8, 2007}}</ref> DO-IT programs for students include AccessComputing, AccessSTEM, the [[DO-IT Scholars Program]] (for Washington State students), postsecondary preparation activities,<ref>{{cite news|last=Lindblom|first=Mike|title=They've A Mind To Excel -- UW's Do-It Program Prepares Disabled Students For College Science Studies|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980814&slug=2766540|accessdate=4 March 2013|newspaper=Seattle Times|date=August 14, 1998}}</ref> and work-based experiences and internships.
=== Programs for Students with Disabilities ===
The Center serves students with a wide range of disabilities, including (but not limited to):
* visual disabilities - [[blindness]], [[low vision]], and [[color blindness]]
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* [[deafness]] and [[hearing impairment]]s
* [[traumatic brain injury]]
* [[
The DO-IT Center runs a number of programs for students with disabilities. These programs include the nationwide AccessComputing program, the nationwide AccessSTEM program, the [[DO-IT Scholars Program]] for Washington State residents, activities with mentors, work-based learning experiences, and internships.
The DO-IT Center describes its programs as helping students with disabilities:
* move through "critical junctures" on their path to postsecondary degrees and careers
* develop self-determination, self-advocacy, and postsecondary education work-readiness skills
* learn to select and use [[assistive technology]], [[applications software]], and Internet resources
* network with peers and adult mentors
* gain requisite knowledge to enter and succeed in postsecondary education.
The DO-IT Center website provides online resources for students with disabilities and their parents, educators, employers, and technology specialists. These resources include the DO-IT Knowledge Base, a searchable, comprehensive online database of articles, case studies and promising practices related to accessibility of technology, postsecondary education, graduate school, and careers. Other DO-IT resources include information about [[assistive technology]], [[Student financial aid in the United States|financial aid]], and resources for [[veterans]].
===Center for Universal Design in Education (CUDE)===
The online Center for Universal Design in Education (CUDE), directed by DO-IT and established in 2005, develops and collects web-based resources to help U.S. and international educators apply [[universal design]] to all aspects of education, including applying principles of [[Universal design for instruction|Universal Design for Instruction]] and [[Universal Design for Learning]] to instruction, and applying universal design to student services, information technology, and physical spaces.
CUDE is funded by grants from the U.S. Department of Education and the National Science Foundation.
===DO-IT Resources for Educators & Faculty===
The DO-IT Center provides extensive information, resources, training materials, and tutorials to educators, faculty, and others interested in accessibility and increasing the participation of students with disabilities in postsecondary education. Articles, training materials, and tutorials address a wide range of accessibility issues, including:
* [[Universal design]]
* [[Universal design for instruction|Universal
* [[Accessibility]]
* [[Assistive Technology]]
* [[Web accessibility|Accessible Web
* Accessibility in [[Distance Learning]]
* Accessibility in STEM curricula, classes, labs, and careers
* Accommodation strategies
* Multi-modal methods for presenting classroom material
* Variety of [[learning styles]] (e.g. auditory, visual, kinesthetic, experiential, or a combination of styles)
* Evidence-based practices for increasing the participation of students with disabilities.
==Impact==
The DO-IT Center's AccessSTEM/AccessComputing/DO-IT Longitudinal Transition Study (ALTS) reports positive outcomes for students with disabilities who participate in DO-IT programs, including greater-than-the-national-average participation in STEM fields.<ref name="alts">[https://www.washington.edu/doit/Stem/tracking4.html 2011 Report of the AccessSTEM/AccessComputing/DO-IT Longitudinal Transition Study (ALTS)], DO-IT Center. Retrieved 2013-03-08.</ref> DO-IT ALTS participants had a 100% high school completion rate compared to the 70% high school completion rate for youths with disabilities reported by the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2).<ref name="alts"/><ref>[http://www.nlts2.org National Longitudinal Transition Study-2] Retrieved 2013-03-08.</ref>
Since 1992, the Center's programs for educators and faculty, which include DO-IT Prof, DO-IT Admin, and AccessCollege, have:
* provided more than 1,000 training sessions to over 25,000 faculty, administrators, and teaching assistants in the U.S. to help them apply [[Universal design for instruction|universal design to instruction]] and accommodate students with disabilities
* distributed more than 400,000 publications and videos related to universal design for instruction and accommodating students with disabilities
* reported an increase in grades for students with disabilities in courses taught by faculty trained under the AccessCollege program, in comparison to both students with disabilities taught by the same faculty before training and students with disabilities in similar courses taught by untrained faculty.<ref>[http://www.washington.edu/doit/Resources/grant_reports.html Summary of Results from Grants from the Office of Postsecondary Education], DO-IT Center. Retrieved 2013-03-08.</ref>
The AccessComputing program supports training, [[experiential learning]], and other computing and [[information technology (IT)]]-related activities for students with disabilities throughout the U.S. From 2006 - 2013, DO-IT awarded 63 AccessComputing minigrants. Examples of AccessComputing minigrants include providing funding for:
* the purchase of educational software and adaptive technology products for [[Auburn University|Auburn University's]] Computer Literacy Academy for Children<ref>[https://fp.auburn.edu/comp1000/SummerOutreach/Sponsors.html Sponsors & Grants], Computer Literacy Academy for Children, Auburn University. Retrieved 2013-03-08.</ref>
* accessibility training and awareness events and conferences at [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]]<ref>[http://www.doit.wisc.edu/accessibility/training/workshop.aspx Tools and Techniques for Accessible Web Content Workshop], DoIT Division of Information Technology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved 2013-03-08.</ref>
* research activities and workshops at the Landmark College Institute for Research and Training (LCIRT) at [[Landmark College]]<ref>[http://www.landmark.edu/institute/grants-research/access-computing-mini-grant/ AccessComputing Mini Grants], Landmark College Institute for Research and Training. Retrieved 2013-03-08.</ref>
* an additional orientation program for incoming freshman with disabilities at the [[University of Minnesota Duluth|University of Minnesota, Duluth (UMD)]] in 2006 and the 2011 Gearing Up for Success Pre-orientation at the [[Rochester Institute of Technology|Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)]] for first year students with [[Autism Spectrum Disorders]]<ref>[http://www.washington.edu/accesscomputing/jan12_10.html Reports of Projects Newly Funded by AccessComputing], January 2012, DO-IT Center. Retrieved 2013-03-08.</ref>
* the 2009 Expanding Access to Computing: Teaching & Design for All Abilities event, led by the Commonwealth Alliance for Information Technology Education (CAITE) and held in conjunction with the Massachusetts STEM Summit.<ref>[http://caite.cs.umass.edu/news/archives.html News Archive], Commonwealth Alliance for Information Technology Education. Retrieved 2013-0308.</ref>
==Awards==
Awards for the DO-IT Center include:
* [[NII Awards|1995 National Information Infrastructure Award in Education]]
* 1997 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring<ref>[https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=102827 "Presidential Awards Honor Mentoring Efforts of 19 Individuals and Institutions"], National Science Foundation, 1997. Retrieved 2013-03-03.</ref>
* 1999 KCTS 9 Golden Apple Award for excellence in education<ref>[http://kcts9.org/education/golden-apple-awards/ "KCTS 9 Golden Apple Awards"], KCTS 9. Retrieved 2013-03-03.</ref>
* 2001 AHEAD (Association of Higher Education and Disability) Recognition Award for outstanding work for students with disabilities
* 2007 Robert Greenberg Innovation Award for Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities<ref>[http://www.cosdonline.org Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities] Retrieved 2013-03-03.</ref>
* 2011 Hakuho Award for Outstanding Educators and Organizations and the Incentive Award of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan) - presented concurrently with DO-IT Japan<ref>[http://www.hakuhodo.co.jp/foundation/english/ Hakuho Foundation]. Retrieved 2013-03-08.</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.washington.edu/doit/ DO-IT Center website]
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