AUCD Experts

Cynthia Rowland, PhD

Center:

UT-Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice, UCEDD/LEND

Contact Information:

435-797-3381

[email protected]

Leadership:

Discipline Coordinators:

Specialty Resource Contacts:

Web Accessibility

Discipline(s):

Education: Early Intervention/Early Childhood
Education/Special Education
Speech-Language Pathology
Web accessibility, universal design, technology mediated learning

AUCD Council Membership:

No Council Membership

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.

Service:

Web accessibility, international work

Linked Projects

Gaining Online Accessible Learning through Self-study

Improving the Outcomes of Students with Cognitive and Learning Disabilities: Phase I Development for a Web Accessibility Tool

National Center on Disability and Access to Education

Gaining Online Accessible Learning through Self-study

National Center on Disability and Access to Education

WebAIM Services

Start Smart: New Mexico K-3 Plus Extended School Year-Validation Study

Gaining Online Accessible Learning through Self-study 2

National Center on Disability and Access to Education