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Boldly Accessible Wall of Fame

Welcome to the Boldly Accessible Wall of Fame! Here you will find our roster of U of I heroes who have accepted the Challenge and are building a more accessible education environment for all! Whether you are just getting started or have claimed the title of access champion, we value and celebrate your "hero's journey." Looking to update your progress, or take the first steps towards accessibility victory?

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  • Nancy Torres

    Advisor/Instructor, Division of Exploratory Studies

    Courses:

    • Exploring @ Illinois EXP 101 1

  • Yuanyuan Sun

    Teaching Assistant Professor, School of Labor and Employment Relations

    Courses:

    • Economics of Human Resources LER 545

  • Jessica Hardy

    Associate Professor, College of Education

    Courses:

    • Single Case Experimental Design SPED 583 A

  • Cass Grimm

    Assistant Director, Gies Impact Series, Gies College of Business

    Courses:

    • Crafting Your Purpose in Business BUS 401
    • Professional Responsibility and Business BUS 302

  • Gloraina Gonzalez

    Professor, College of Education

    Courses:

    • Teaching Diverse Middle Grade Students CI 402 M

  • Lydia Elliott

    Director of Faculty Development, Carle Illinois College of Medicine

    Courses:

    • OFAD Accessibility NA 64129

  • Amber Dunse

    Senior Lecturer, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

    Courses:

    • Intro to Academic Writing ESL 515 A

  • Kristen Driscoll

    Assistant Professor, College of Education

    Courses:

    • Language and Literacy in Early Childhood Education I CI 465 A
    • Language and Literacy in Early Childhood Education II CI 466 B
    • Curriculum Research CI 509 A
    • Curriculum Development in the 21st Century CI 501 A

  • John Young

    Lecturer, Linguistics, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

    Courses:

    • Seminar for International Teaching Assistants ESL 508 B,D

  • Vimal Rao

    Teaching Assistant Professor, Statistics and Educational Psychology, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

    Courses:

    • Stat 100 - Statistics STAT 100

  • Eva Miszoglad

    Lecturer, Linguistics, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

    Courses:

    • English Pronunciation & Oral Fluency ESL 510 A

  • Katie Kennealy-Pierczynski

    Associate Director Career & Alumni Affairs, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

    Courses:

    • Economics at Illinois ECON 198 A
    • Economics at Illinois ECON 198 B

  • Polina Iurchenko

    Teaching Assistant, Linguistics, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

    Courses:

    • ESL 115: Principles of Academic Writing ESL 115 A1

  • Rosana Gómez-Cayapú

    Lecturer, Linguistics, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

    Courses:

    • 508 Seminar for ITAs ESL 508 CGH

  • Jin Pennell

    Senior Lecturer, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

    Courses:

    • Advanced Academic Writing ESL 592 A

  • Aixa Marchand

    Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology, College of Education

    Courses:

    • Black Families in Schools EPSY 460

  • John Kotnarowski

    Senior Lecturer & Undergraduate Academic Writing Course Specialist, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

    Courses:

    • ESL 111: Intro to Academic Writing I ESL 111 F

  • Jessica Gladstone

    Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology, College of Education

    Courses:

    • Educational Psychology ESPY 201

Badge definitions

Level 1: First Steps

Level 1: First steps

Challenge Level 1 starts instructors on the path toward adopting accessible workflows for their course materials, and it ensures that their course pages and syllabi are accessible to all.

Level 2: Core Practices

Level 2: Core practices

Challenge Level 2 continues an instructor's journey, helping them ensure that course documents and presentations that they created are accessible.

Level 3: Access Champion

Level 3: Access champion

Challenge Level 3 completes their journey, helping them ensure that third-party course content and remaining course materials are accessible.

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