Using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as the framework, this webinar will explore strategies that support neurodiverse learners both in the classroom and beyond. Attendees will walk away with practical tools to enhance engagement and help neurodiverse students thrive in the classroom, in their campus jobs, in their dorms, and in other situations.
Date: Friday, January 24, 2025, 1:00-2:00 pm ET.
Cost: Free for College Autism Network members. $50 for non-members.
About the Presenter
Brittany L. Jackson, Ed.D.
Director of Training and Technology, College Autism Network
Disability Services Coordinator, Hiram College
Brittany L. Jackson, Ed.D. serves as the Director of Training and Technology for the College Autism Network and is the Disability Services Coordinator at Hiram College. Brittany is neurodiverse (autism, ADHD, and anxiety) and developed Hiram College’s Power of Neurodiversity Project which highlights neurodiverse individuals within the campus and community. Through this project and with funding from the Hiram Community Trust, she established Hiram’s first sensory room. She has an Ed.D. in educational leadership studies from Ashland University (Ashland, OH), which she earned in 2022. Her research focuses on autism and neurodiversity in higher education, Universal Design for Learning, leadership, higher education, technology, training, and disability studies. Brittany received her bachelor of arts in theatre and communication in 2004 and her master of arts in interdisciplinary studies with a focus in education and psychology, specifically autism in higher education, in 2015 from Hiram College (Hiram, OH). She earned a certificate in autism spectrum disorders from Kent State University (Kent, OH) in 2019. Brittany also serves on the Board of the Hiram Living and Learning Community.
Hosted by:
Lee Burdette Williams
Executive Director of the College Autism Network
Lee Burdette Williams has been Executive Director of the College Autism Network since 2019. Prior to working with CAN, Lee was the Dean of Students at the University of Connecticut and the Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Wheaton College (MA). In both of these roles, Lee frequently moderated situations involving disability, disruption, student conduct and Title IX concerns.
