Addressing Disability in Grant Proposals

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There are a few disability-related considerations for researchers -- especially those who hope to have people with disabilities as research participants, or those who plan to have researchers and research assistants with disabilities.  Here are a few resources to get you started.

Online surveys

Accessibility Ontario has information about how to make online surveys more accessible for people using computers to read them

Check to see if your online survey company or software has features or advice about making surveys accessible or "508 compliant" - here are accessibility pages for several major online survey companies (this is not an endorsement of the products):

• SurveyGizmo
• SurveyMonkey
• Snap Surveys
• Qualtrics

Budgeting for Accommodations

As far as we know, there are currently no online or printed guides for researchers about how to budget for accommodations.  We do recommend talking to your campus disability services office about anticipated costs and advice on budgeting appropriately.  Also check with your supervisor or Dean to determine whether indirect costs or the university/organization will pay for any of the accommodations (or split expenses).  
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Designing Accessible Websites

• Designing accessible websites information from W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative
• A summary of current accessibility standards and a simple accessibility checklist from TechRepublic
• Get general ideas from The Ohio State University for using technologies in teaching and learning
• CAST's information about UDL: definitions of Universal Design for Learning, how technology supports UDL, and why UDL is not the same thing as assistive technology