Session Description
Web accessibility means making sure everyone can use your website, including people with disabilities. This brief session will introduce the basics of digital accessibility and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). We’ll cover common issues that make websites inaccessible and how this impacts real users. Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of what digital accessibility is and why it is essential.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the purpose of the Website Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
- Analyze audience needs and understand diverse user experiences, including that of people with disabilities
- Learn about common issues that make websites inaccessible
- Identify potential website barriers and explore actionable ways to improve accessibility
Schedule
- Introductions and access information – 2 minutes
- Key definitions – 5 minutes
- Overview of the WCAG and common inaccessibility issues – 10 minutes
- Understanding your audience – 5 minutes
- Actionable items – 3 minutes
- Q+A – 5 minutes
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This notice is to inform you that this session will be recorded, archived, and shared after the event. By participating in this session, you acknowledge that your participation will be recorded and the recording will be made available publicly.
About the Facilitator
Nora Loyst (she/her) is an accessibility consultant with Untapped Accessibility who brings expertise in service delivery, facilitation, and community engagement. She is passionate about collaborating with community to translate accessibility planning into practice. Nora holds a B.A. in Health and Community Services from UVic and is currently completing her Masters in Leadership Studies. Her commitment to accessibility is guided by her own lived experience as a person with a disability and she is enriched by the varied perspectives and experiences of her friends, family, and community.
This session is supported by Untapped Accessibility. Untapped Accessibility launched in October 2022 to support BC organizations comply with the Accessible British Columbia Act. A certified social enterprise, they have helped over 180 organizations reach beyond compliance and create more accessible organizations with comprehensive and innovative approaches to disability inclusion. They generate revenue for Open Door Social Services Society, supporting the non-profit’s mission to open doors to lifelong learning and career success for more people with disabilities.
2025-26 Accessibility Bites Series
- Accessibility Bites: Introduction to Web Accessibility, August 28, 2025
- Accessibility Bites: Supporting Post-Secondary Students with ADHD, September 25, 2025
- Accessibility Bites: Let’s Talk about Learning Disabilities, October 30, 2025
- Accessibility Bites: The Gift of Dyslexia, November 27, 2025
- Accessibility Bites: Access Friction, December 11, 2025
- Accessibility Bites: UDL 3.0 in Practice, January 29, 2026
- Accessibility Bites: An Indigenous Lens on Disability Rights, February 26, 2026
For recordings and resources from previous Accessibility Bites workshops, visit the Accessibility Bites Pressbook.
Session Description
This brief session will offer practical strategies for creating learning environments that support students with ADHD. You’ll learn how to reduce cognitive load to support executive functioning, explore multi-modal teaching methods, and discuss ways to build flexibility without sacrificing accountability. Whether you’re designing a course or working one-on-one with students, you’ll leave with tools to better meet their needs and help them thrive.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify key challenges faced by post-secondary students with ADHD
- Select multi-modal strategies to support diverse attention and learning needs
- Examine course elements that balance flexibility and accountability to promote student success
Schedule
- Introductions and access information – 5 minutes
- Key definitions – 5 minutes
- Overview of multi-modal learning and cognitive load – 10 minutes
- Building in both flexibility and accountability – 5 minutes
- Wrap-up and ongoing learning: access statements – 5 minutes
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This notice is to inform you that this session will be recorded, archived, and shared after the event. By participating in this session, you acknowledge that your participation will be recorded and the recording will be made available publicly.
About the Facilitator
Meg Ingram (they/them) is a multiply-disabled accessibility advocate with a passion for project management, planning coordination, and equitable education. Drawing from their background working in both higher education and social services, they have a deep passion for carving out accessible processes and building meaningful relationships within and across sectors. Meg holds an M.A. in Sociology, with a focus in disability studies, from Queen’s University, and a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Victoria.
This session is supported by Untapped Accessibility. Untapped Accessibility launched in October 2022 to support BC organizations comply with the Accessible British Columbia Act. A certified social enterprise, they have helped over 180 organizations reach beyond compliance and create more accessible organizations with comprehensive and innovative approaches to disability inclusion. They generate revenue for Open Door Social Services Society, supporting the non-profit’s mission to open doors to lifelong learning and career success for more people with disabilities.
2025-26 Accessibility Bites Series
- Accessibility Bites: Introduction to Web Accessibility, August 28, 2025
- Accessibility Bites: Supporting Post-Secondary Students with ADHD, September 25, 2025
- Accessibility Bites: Let’s Talk about Learning Disabilities, October 30, 2025
- Accessibility Bites: The Gift of Dyslexia, November 27, 2025
- Accessibility Bites: Access Friction, December 11, 2025
- Accessibility Bites: UDL 3.0 in Practice, January 29, 2026
- Accessibility Bites: An Indigenous Lens on Disability Rights, February 26, 2026
For recordings and resources from previous Accessibility Bites workshops, visit the Accessibility Bites Pressbook.
Event Description
Join us for a free Facilitating Learning in Person (FLIP) workshop on LEGO® Serious Play (LSP) on September 24 from 1–3 p.m. at Capilano University. This interactive, in-person workshop introduces educators to the core principles and practices of the LSP methodology and explores its powerful applications in higher education. Through hands-on individual and group activities, participants will experience the four-step LSP process: posing questions, building, sharing, and reflecting. In addition to exploring its theoretical foundations and historical context, participants will gain insight into how LSP can be used to enhance teaching and learning across a wide range of subjects.
The session will be delivered live and in person. All B.C. post-secondary educators are invited!
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Describe the origins, development, and research underpinning the LSP approach.
- Identify and explain the four essential stages of the LSP methodology.
- Analyze how LSP can be adapted for various disciplines and learning contexts in higher education.
- Design learning activities that effectively integrate the LSP methodology.
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This workshop will not be recorded.
Given the limited number of seats available, we ask that you consider your availability and capacity to attend the full workshop in person before registering. Your attendance will be expected, and, if your plans change, please cancel in advance so we can offer your spot to someone on the waitlist.
Thanks to Capilano University for providing free space for this workshop.
About the Facilitators
Olga Gonokhova (she/her) is an EAP/English instructor at Capilano University and Acsenda School of Management, with over 15 years’ experience teaching academic English, communication, and public speaking. She integrates innovative strategies such as LEGO® Serious Play into her post-secondary classes to promote student engagement, collaboration, and critical thinking. Olga holds a Master’s degree in TEFL/TESL Education and currently serves as the Student Success Convenor in her department at Capilano University.
Fuat Ramazanov (he/him) is the director of the International Business Management Program at the Acsenda School of Management, a private post-secondary institution in Vancouver. As an educator, he is passionate about using creative and innovative approaches to teaching that stimulate engagement and learning and boost confidence and creativity in his students. His teaching style incorporates a blend of stories, expertise, games, and humour. Fuat designed the Creativity and Design Thinking in Business course incorporating various applications of generative AI across different stages of the creative process. He is a doctoral candidate at the University of Calgary, with research focused on exploring students’ perceptions of the intersection between human and AI creativity.
Session Description
Millions of Canadian learners are affected by learning disabilities, yet these challenges often go misunderstood, leading to poorer educational outcomes and repeated negative experiences. This session will provide a brief overview of learning disabilities, how they commonly show up in classroom settings, and evidence-based strategies for supporting these learners.
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This notice is to inform you that this session will be recorded, archived, and shared after the event. By participating in this session, you acknowledge that your participation will be recorded and the recording will be made available publicly.
About the Facilitator
Dr. Jennifer Fane (she/her) is the Lead Research Associate in the Education and Skills knowledge area at The Conference Board of Canada. She holds an interdisciplinary PhD in education, public health, and social policy from Flinders University, South Australia. She started her career as a classroom teacher and has worked as a teacher, professor, and educational researcher in the birth-to-five, K-12, and post-secondary systems in Canada and Australia for over 18 years. Prior to joining the Conference Board, Jennifer was the Director of Education at the Learning Disabilities Society of Greater Vancouver, supporting neurodivergent learners ages three-to-adult across BC. Jennifer brings a passion for translating research into practice to her work at the Board.
This session is supported by The Conference Board of Canada.
The Conference Board of Canada is an independent, not-for-profit research organization whose goal is to equip Canadian leaders and decision makers with the integrated and independent research required to enable them to tackle society’s greatest challenges. This session presents research conducted in partnership with the Future Skills Centre on the neuroinclusivity of Canadian post-secondary education.
2025-26 Accessibility Bites Series
- Accessibility Bites: Introduction to Web Accessibility, August 28, 2025
- Accessibility Bites: Supporting Post-Secondary Students with ADHD, September 25, 2025
- Accessibility Bites: Let’s Talk about Learning Disabilities, October 30, 2025
- Accessibility Bites: The Gift of Dyslexia, November 27, 2025
- Accessibility Bites: Access Friction, December 11, 2025
- Accessibility Bites: UDL 3.0 in Practice, January 29, 2026
- Accessibility Bites: An Indigenous Lens on Disability Rights, February 26, 2026
For recordings and resources from previous Accessibility Bites workshops, visit the Accessibility Bites Pressbook.