Orienting Access in Our Business and Professional Communication Classrooms
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2018
Keywords
access, orientation, theory, practice, pedagogy
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1177/2329490617739885
Abstract
A hallmark of business and professional communication is an emphasis on pragmatic but theoretically grounded work. Thus, business and professional communication scholars are ideally suited to turn the theories found in disability studies into practice. In this article, I do just that by creating a theory—orienting access—that draws on concepts from disability studies. Orienting access calls for business and professional communication faculty to consider alternate pedagogies to ensure that our classrooms are truly accessible to all students. It also models the behaviors to teach how to design and create information that is accessible for all audiences.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, v. 81, issue 1, p. 34-51
Scholar Commons Citation
Meloncon, Lisa, "Orienting Access in Our Business and Professional Communication Classrooms" (2018). English Faculty Publications. 282.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/eng_facpub/282
