Ask LUDIAHello, and welcome
I'm Beth Stark, an educator and consultant. I created the Aiming for ALL Collection, and I'll be your guide on this tour.
Aiming for ALL is a no-cost collection of accessibility resources for every member of a learning community. This guided tour shows you what is in it, why accessibility matters, and how to find your way around the collection.
About this guided tour
This guided tour takes you through the Aiming for ALL Collection. It explains the goal of the collection and shows you how to use it.
This tour is one more way into the collection. It does not cover accessibility in full. The collection itself has six pathways, and you can start with any of them.
When you are ready to learn more about accessibility itself, Pathway 5: No-Cost Courses (opens in a new tab) lists the no-cost online accessibility courses I recommend, and course hubs where you will find many more. Its guide, Which Course Is Right for You? (opens in a new tab), helps you choose.
The goal of the collection
The goal of Aiming for ALL is to support educators, learners, learning leaders, and every member of a learning community to connect with perspectives and resources to centre accessibility in how we teach, learn, lead, and design.
Accessibility is a human right. The collection centres the voices and expertise of people with disabilities.
Progress, not perfection
Accessibility is about progress, not perfection.
You do not need to know everything before you start. When you find a barrier and reduce it, that counts.
Meryl K. Evans, a CPACC-certified accessibility consultant and TEDx speaker who was born profoundly deaf, calls this approach progress over perfection. You will meet her blog post, Progress Over Perfection: The Better Way for Communication and Accessibility Advocacy (opens in a new tab), in Part 3.
How this guided tour works
- There are six parts. Each part says about how long it takes.
- Go in order, or jump to the part you need.
- There are no tests, scores, or certificates.
- Each part has a tip from me and a few questions to think about.
- Links to the collection open in a new tab, so you can keep your place here.
Who this guided tour is for
- Primary and secondary (K-12) educators and school leaders
- Higher education and assistive technology staff
- Families, caregivers, and community members
In Part 4 you choose where to start.
Before you start
- Open the Aiming for ALL Collection (opens in a new tab) in a new tab.
- In the site menu, select Accessibility and Settings. Change the font, text size, spacing, or colours, or listen to the page. The same settings work on these guided tour pages.
- If you would like a short version with pictures, open the Easy Read guide (opens in a new tab).
A note about me
I am a non-disabled educator. The collection centres resources designed by people with disabilities and disability-led organisations. You can learn more in About This Collection (opens in a new tab).