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Check out our past recordings as well as our upcoming webinars!
Join Sam Shelton as they discuss how resilience narratives harm the most vulnerable students in higher education. Drawing from Sam's independent research and experience leading accessibility services at multiple institutions, this session offers practical tools for supporting students with disabilities as they navigate inaccessibility and ableism in higher education. Participants will leave with useful strategies for promoting individual, interpersonal, and institutional growth.
Resilience Was Never the Answer:
Ordinary Trauma and Disability in Higher Education
ASC Live!
September 11, 2026 at 1 pm CDT
Session Details & Materials
Register today for this virtual Zoom session going live at 1 pm CDT on September 11. Autocaptions will be available. Materials, if applicable, will be posted here a few days prior to the webinar. The recording will be posted a week after.
Important: Make sure you update your Zoom to the latest version to ensure you have access to the Q&A feature during the webinar!
About Our Guest
Sam Shelton - Director of Accessibility
Sam Shelton (they/them/theirs) is the Director of Accessibility at Drake University in Iowa. In this role, Sam works directly with students, faculty, and staff to co-create equitable learning environments and promote Universal Design for Learning. Earlier this year, Sam published their first book, "Ordinary and Presumptive Trauma: Exploring the Psychological Impacts of Oppression." At the end of September, Sam will publish their second book, "Embracing Trauma in the Classroom: Tools for Transformative Teaching and Learning." In their free time, Sam enjoys writing poetry, biking with their dog, and collecting fantasy and sci-fi books.
August 2026 Recording and Details
Supporting Students with Disabilities in Research
Join Dr. Brianna Blaser as we focus on practical strategies and recommendations for creating more inclusive research opportunities for students with disabilities. Since the fall of 2024, the AccessUR2PhD program has engaged with undergraduates, grad students, and faculty in computing fields via mentoring circles, focus groups, and discussions to learn more about the experiences of students with disabilities in research. In this session, we’ll share the strategies that students and mentors identified as most effective in supporting students with disabilities on research and graduate school pathways.
Session Details & Materials
Register today for this virtual Zoom session going live at 12 pm CDT on August 28. Autocaptions will be available. Materials, if applicable, will be posted here a few days prior to the webinar. The recording will be posted a week after.
Important: Make sure you update your Zoom to the latest version to ensure you have access to the Q&A feature during the webinar!
About Our Guest
Dr. Brianna Blaser - Director, AccessComputing - University of Washington
Dr. Brianna Blaser is a co-PI and the director of AccessComputing, a project that works to increase the participation of people with disabilities in computing education and employment. Her work includes direct interventions for individuals with disabilities and working with faculty, employers, and other stakeholders to create institutional change. She has served as accessibility chair for many conferences, including the Tapia Celebration and RESPECT, and served as an accessibility consultant to the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. Brianna has a PhD in women's studies and a background in CS education, professional development, and accessibility.
February 2026 Recording and Details
Accessibility Mission Possible: Voices from the ASC Planning Committee
Join four long-time members of the Accessibility Summer Camp Planning Committee as they explore how and why the camp has grown, what it means to them, how they feel it helps build community, and more. Recording also features Q&A and some sneak peeks of the program for ASC 2026.
About Our Panelists
Robert Beach, Assistive Technology Specialist - KCKCC
Robert is a blind professional in the field of assistive technology and disability services in higher education. He holds a master’s in disability services and two assistive technology certificates. He has been the Assistive Technology Specialist at Kansas City Kansas Community College since January 1994. Robert is a member of AHEAD and has served as the president of the Kansas affiliate. He is a member of ATHEN (Access Technologists Higher Education Network) and has served on the ATHEN executive board. He has also served on the Advisory Council for the Assistive Technology for Kansans Project for many years.
Casey Eubank, Learning Technologies Manager - WSU Tech
Casey Eubank is the Learning Technologies Manager at WSU Tech in Wichita, Kansas. He has over 20 years of LMS management experience including: WebCT, ANGEL, Blackboard and now Canvas. He has served on the Accessibility Summer Camp (ASC) Planning Committee as the Marketing/Registration Sub-Committee Chair since the inception of the ASC conference.
Shelby Huddleston, Director of Distance Learning - Cowley College
Shelby Huddleston has been with Cowley College since 2017. Transitioning from his role as Director of Instructional Technology to Director of Distance Learning in 2022, Huddleston has consistently demonstrated a profound understanding of the evolving landscape of educational technology and online pedagogy.
In his capacity as Director of Distance Learning, Huddleston assumes a pivotal role in guiding the instructional design processes, administrating the learning management system, and shaping the online campus component of the college. With over two decades of experience spanning across public school systems and institutions of higher learning, Huddleston brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his leadership role.
Dr. Rachel Rupprecht, Senior Instructional Designer - Broward College
Dr. Rupprecht supports meaningful learning experiences for students for whom quality higher education makes a real difference. She earned her Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Notre Dame and is a senior instructional designer at Broward College, where she fosters teaching and learning innovation, AI literacy, and accessibility. Her work is informed by her experience working at a variety of higher education institutions–public and private; large and small; secular and religious; liberal arts, R1, and community college–and teaching English as a Second Language to adults from the Middle East and Latin America and children in Asia and the Middle East. She serves as Communication Coordinator for the Accessibility Summer Camp at Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology.
October 2025 Recording and Details
I Know Because I'm One of Them: For Students Who Fall Through the Cracks
What is the reality of navigating graduate school with disability? What should students expect before starting a PhD? How can educators, advisors, and institutions help? Join us as we talk with recent PhD graduate, Dr. Lina Carpenter, an Educator & Researcher at the University of California, Irvine. She will draw on her experiences as a disabled scholar to illuminate the unexpected hurdles of academia, provide perspective and strategies to help students navigate graduate school, and present university educators & administrators with insight to prevent students from “falling through the cracks."
About Our Guest
After obtaining two master’s degrees and a PhD, Lina has ample experience with the invisible barriers and hidden curriculum faced by marginalized community members. Building on a background in child and adolescent development, Lina’s research has delved into topics such as empathy, self-compassion, prosocial behavior, and their implications in educational settings. As an educator, Lina aims to give students tools to understand their own learning processes, pique interest in human development, and foster self-efficacy with critical thinking skills & collaboration. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her cats Coffee Bean and Chai.
Dr. Carpenter's Links
Website: LinaCarpenter.com
Bluesky: @DrLinaCarpenter