  {"id":4542,"date":"2021-07-14T14:52:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T18:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/?page_id=4542"},"modified":"2025-04-22T08:35:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T12:35:30","slug":"student-accessibility-champions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/student-accessibility-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"Student AccessAbility Training Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Student AccessAbility Training Program\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"w-full max-w-xl mx-auto overflow-hidden bg-white rounded-lg shadow-lg cu-stackedlist cu-component not-contained not-prose\">\n    <h2 class=\"px-6 py-4 text-base font-semibold border-b rounded-t-lg md:text-xl bg-gray-50 text-cu-black-800\">\n        Table of Contents\n    <\/h2>\n    <div class=\"grid cu-scrollto cu-stackedlist--toc cu-stackedlist--1 md:grid-cols-1\">\n            <div class=\"space-y-1\">\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        1.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#what-is-the-student-accessability-training-program\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        What is the Student AccessAbility Training Program?\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        2.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#learning-objectives\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Learning Objectives\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        3.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#schedule-of-activities\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Schedule of Activities\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                                        <div class=\"space-y-1\">\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-10 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        3.1\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#fall-term\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Fall Term\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-10 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        3.2\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#winter-term\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Winter Term\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        4.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#who-can-participate\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Who can participate?\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        5.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#key-details\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Key details\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        6.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#program-support\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Program Support\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-is-the-student-accessability-training-program\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the Student AccessAbility Training Program?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Student AccessAbility Training Program (formerly the Student Accessibility Champions program) invests in student growth by providing stackable skills that complement content-specific upskilling, foster awareness of workplace power skills, and promote personal and professional development in accessibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"learning-objectives\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning Objectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Develop an understanding of accessibility principles: Gain a deeper understanding of the principles and practices of accessibility and the barriers faced by individuals with disabilities in various contexts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acquire practical skills for promoting accessibility: Learn practical skills and techniques to improve accessibility.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhance leadership skills: Gain the ability to communicate effectively, raise awareness, and influence others to prioritize accessibility and inclusion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cultivate personal and professional growth: Foster personal and professional growth by reflecting on one&#8217;s own values, biases, and assumptions related to accessibility. Develop self-awareness, and empathy to effectively engage with diverse populations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"schedule-of-activities\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schedule of Activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<h3 id=\"fall-term\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fall Term<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Accessibility Workshops<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professional Coffee Chats<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Power Skills Sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mentorship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<h3 id=\"winter-term\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Winter Term<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Professional Coffee Chats<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Power Skills Sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accessibility Workshops<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"who-can-participate\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who can participate?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students with Work Integrated Learning placements at the Accessibility Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"key-details\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Time commitment is 10-12 hours total for the academic year (Fall and Winter terms)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students who successfully complete the program will be able to add \u201cStudent AccessAbility Training\u201d to their <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/seo\/ccr\/\">Co-curricular Record<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"program-support\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Program Support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As an ally in accessibility, we could use your help. Funds donated to support this initiative through ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´\u2019s FutureFunder campaign will help bring real change to our community. External funds are utilized to support students, which may involve hiring a student coordinator, providing small honorariums to participants, or covering the costs of bringing in relevant speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>To learn more about how you can contribute to the Accessibility Institute at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ and help create a more accessible and inclusive Canada <a href=\"https:\/\/futurefunder.carleton.ca\/campaigns\/student-accessability-training-program\/\">visit our FutureFunder Campaign<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Student AccessAbility Training Program? The Student AccessAbility Training Program (formerly the Student Accessibility Champions program) invests in student growth by providing stackable skills that complement content-specific upskilling, foster awareness of workplace power skills, and promote personal and professional development in accessibility. Learning Objectives Schedule of Activities Who can participate? 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