Accessible by Design
A free accessibility course series for K-12 educators. Coming soon.
About the course
Accessible by Design is a self-paced course series for teachers who want to make the materials they use every day more accessible for all students. It's built to respect the reality of teaching: limited time, ongoing initiatives, and the need for change that's actually sustainable.
What’s included
Two courses to start:
Accessible Presentations
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
For anyone who builds presentations for teaching, student-facing or otherwise
Accessible Worksheets and Handouts
Beginner, Intermediate
For the documents and handouts teachers create for students to work with directly.
Each course is organized into tiers so you can start where you are and build from there.
Why tiers?
Accessibility can be overwhelming when we try to implement everything at once. What usually happens is we either don't start at all, or we start and lose momentum fast.
I wanted to split the work into manageable chunks that honor cognitive load and the reality of building new habits on top of everything else you're already doing. Each tier builds on the one before it, so you can start where you are and grow from there. If you already have some accessibility knowledge, you can jump straight to the tier that makes the most sense for you.
Each lesson is designed to take no more than 5 to 10 minutes, so you can work through them in the small pockets of time you actually have. You can take a full tier in a single sitting if that works for you, or do one lesson between classes and come back later. Once you've finished, the lessons stay available as a reference you can return to any time you need a quick reminder.
Why is this free?
Two reasons.
First, I'm an instructional designer and accessibility specialist, and I wanted a portfolio project that shows both sides of that work. I didn't want it to be a hypothetical example of accessible instructional design. I wanted it to actually help people.
Second, I remember how hard it was as a teacher to keep facing new initiatives and adding new things to my practice. I want to give educators this information in a way that respects what they're already doing and supports them through the journey of making their work more accessible.
Currently in pilot
Accessible by Design is being shaped by feedback from practicing K-12 teachers. A small pilot cohort is walking through the beginner tier of Accessible Presentations in early May 2026, and their feedback will directly influence what launches publicly. If you want to know when it's ready, sign up below.