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| Specialty Resource Contacts: | Web Accessibility | ||||||||||||||||||
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Education: Early Intervention/Early Childhood Education/Special Education Speech-Language Pathology Web accessibility, universal design, technology mediated learning |
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| AUCD Council Membership: |
No Council Membership |
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| Research: | Web Accessibility, universal design, distance education, technology mediated learning, technology mediated intervention, digital inclusion, postsecondary policy, cognitive disabilities, electronic and information technology, international | ||||||||||||||||||
| Education: | Early childhood special education, distance education, child development, communicative disorders, Speech language pathology, augmentative communication, adaptive assistive technology, international | ||||||||||||||||||
| Service: | Web accessibility, international work | ||||||||||||||||||
Vita/Bio
Dr. Rowland is the Associate Director at the Center for Persons with Disabilities. She directs projects that focus on digital accessibility across all sectors of society. She is the Executive Director of WebAIM (Keeping Web Accessibility In Mind) which offers training, technical assistance, and services to make the Web a more accessible place for individuals who have disabilities. She is also the Technology Director for the National Center on Disability and Access to Education (NCDAE) which works to address issues of technology and disability through policy, research, training and technical assistance, as well as creation and dissemination of information
Although she demonstrates great technology interests, Dr. Rowland's professional background is as a speech and language pathologist and early childhood special educator. She has a BS degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences, an MS in Communicative Disorders, and a Ph.D. in Early Childhood Special Education. Prior to coming to the Center for Persons with Disabilities she worked in school districts and special centers for 8 years focusing on the communication skills of persons with severe disabilities as well as the development of infants and young children. In 1989 she shifted her career toward personnel preparation and development.
Her research interests include the effectiveness of (a) naturalistic teaching strategies, (b) augmentative and alternative communication, (c) technology-mediated learning and mentoring; and (d) Internet accessibility for all.
