[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.84,0:00:02.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[MUSIC PLAYING] Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.19,0:00:05.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How welcoming is your department\Nto faculty members who have disabilities? Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.04,0:00:09.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello, I'm Sheryl Burgstahler Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.33,0:00:13.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Director of the DO-IT Center\Nand the AccessADVANCE Project. Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.27,0:00:16.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today I'll share some tips\Nfor making STEM departments Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.94,0:00:19.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more inclusive of\Nfaculty with disabilities. Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.69,0:00:29.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Application pools for faculty positions\Nhave become increasingly diverse Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.25,0:00:32.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yet, some applicants \Nand employees with disabilities Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.08,0:00:36.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,encounter challenges that occur\Nduring the employment application process Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.84,0:00:40.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and after they're hired. Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.38,0:00:45.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Barriers include those related\Nto facilities, meetings, courses, Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.24,0:00:50.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,digital documents, services,\Nand online resources. Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.18,0:00:54.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine a person who's blind\Ndiscovering that they cannot access Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.36,0:00:58.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,digital job application forms\Nwith a screen reader. Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.53,0:01:00.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine a professor who cannot hear Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.84,0:01:03.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when microphones are not used\Nduring a large meeting. Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.95,0:01:08.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine an instructor\Nwith health-related disabilities Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.70,0:01:11.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who fears that requesting accommodation Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.10,0:01:14.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,may affect their chances\Nfor earning tenure. Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.43,0:01:19.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Campus leaders should adjust institutional\Nand departmental policies and procedures Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.14,0:01:22.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to ensure that they\Nreflect an inclusive culture. Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.53,0:01:26.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Answering the following questions\Ncan help you get started. Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.46,0:01:30.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is the physical environment\Naccessible, comfortable, and safe Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.27,0:01:33.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for individuals with a range of abilities? Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.99,0:01:38.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are support staff prepared to work \Nwith faculty who have disabilities? Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.62,0:01:43.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do flexible policies allow individuals Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.24,0:01:46.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to attend meetings and work remotely? Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.06,0:01:51.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it clear to faculty how to request\Ndisability-related accommodations? Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.65,0:01:55.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And is there guidance in\Nchoosing assistive technology? Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.53,0:02:00.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are accommodations\Nprovided and funded Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.66,0:02:03.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through a central institutional unit? Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.09,0:02:05.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thus, avoiding the appearance Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.11,0:02:07.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that individual faculty members\Nwith disabilities Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.56,0:02:09.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are a financial burden to the department? Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.30,0:02:15.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are disability-related issues\Naddressed in all campus Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.34,0:02:19.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and departmental diversity,\Nequity, and inclusion initiatives? Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.48,0:02:24.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Taking steps in response\Nto questions like these Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.39,0:02:28.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can also benefit faculty who\Ndo not disclose disabilities. Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.32,0:02:31.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Find additional considerations\Nin our publication Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.56,0:02:37.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Equal Access: Making STEM Departments\NMore Accessible to and Inclusive of Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.11,0:02:40.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Faculty with Disabilities. Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.16,0:02:48.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's at\Nuw.edu/doit/programs/advance. Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.41,0:02:54.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember that disability is\Nsimply one aspect of diversity. Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.18,0:02:58.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Increasing the participation of people\Nwith disabilities among STEM faculty Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.92,0:03:03.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,strengthens these fields with\Ntheir unique perspectives and expertise.