Prioritizing Accessibility in Writing Program Administration

A book cover that says Disability, Access, and the Teaching of Writing. Illustrations show ASL interpreters on a video call and a person navigating a computer.

Miron, Layli, and Amy Cicchino. “Prioritizing Accessibility in Writing Program Administration.” Disability, Access, and the Teaching of Writing, edited by Stephanie K. Wheeler et al. Conference on College Composition and Communication, 2026, pp. 217–225.

My contribution with my former colleague Amy Cicchino appears as Chapter 20 in this edited collection. The editors include this note on the chapter explaining its impetus:

“Miron and Cicchino argue that WPAs [writing program administrators] have a deep responsibility to prioritize accessibility and that this prioritization is possible, even with the many competing responsibilities that come with administrative work. Their conclusion offers ways to undertake this work, starting by articulating why accessibility is important to your program. The authors also share the impressive Accessibility and Inclusion Guide they created for their program, which can be adapted for other contexts. Drawing from Miron and Cicchino’s suggestions and model, make an action plan for prioritizing accessibility in your program.” (page 225)

Full Text: You can read the chapter or peruse the full edited collection.

Task Force Encourages Communities to Make Accessibility a Priority

A man stands at a lectern. He is using American Sign Language.
Austin Vaday signs “nothing” in American Sign Language.

Deaf and Hard of Hearing people have a great deal to contribute to Baha’i activities, and with a few accommodations can more readily take part in them to everyone’s benefit.

This is a message championed by the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Task Force for the Baha’i community. Appointed by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States, the national governing council, the task force has existed off and on since the 1980s. Today, it has four members—Naledi Raspberry, Tavoria Kellam, Jason Schwartz and Erin Salmon—who, with assistance from people like Austin Vaday, are working to educate Baha’i communities about how to improve accessibility.

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