Collaborative for Access and Equity: A Microsoft – UTexas Partnership
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
![This is a flyer for a research collaboration between the Texas Center for Disability Studies and the Microsoft Corporation. The main title of this flyer is Texas Center for Disabilities x Microsoft in blue. Beneath it is the subtitle “Collaborative for Access and Equity: Disabled Technical Support Survey” in orange text. Two illustrated individuals are shown front/center holding hands and pointing upwards towards the sky in solidarity; a single black star hangs above them. One is a person with a blue pompadour hairstyle, a pink jacket and black and white pinstriped pants. The other is a person with shoulder length black hair, a blue oblong-patterned dress, and sits in a wheelchair with pink wheels and an orange seat. An assortment of text bubbles surround them. An orange text bubble reads: “Calling for disabled BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ or Non-Binary students to complete a 15 minute survey!” Three other text bubbles read: “Are there financial barriers? What assistive technology do you use? What technology is hard to access? Why?” There is a QR code on the bottom left corner of the screen that links to the survey. The URL for the survey is: https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0j0QFRQqH3Ug4vA ]](https://localist-images.azureedge.net/photos/41234774551424/card/8896c31e938268ae9616aadce1c6bd8fd349ce17.jpg)
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
About this Event
Are you a UT student with a disability? We want to hear from you!
TCDS Disability Studies Coordinator Nick Wingez-Yanez, Ph.D., is teaming up with Microsoft to understand the impact of technology on school performance for UT students with disabilities and identify existing barriers for those with another marginalized identity.
This study hopes to receive input from often excluded populations such as first-generation students, ESL students, or other marginalized groups. The results of this study will help to inform the Microsoft Corporation about the barriers to accessing their assistive technology, and then adjust their distribution efforts accordingly.
You can take our survey here: https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0j0QFRQqH3Ug4vA
We appreciate your contributions to this importand research effort!
