Provide an inclusive learning experience for all students.
Education is the great equalizer. It levels the playing field and gives everyone a fair chance to succeed. BlueDAG helps to ensure that everyone has access to the curriculum. Break down barriers The BlueDAG WayTM.
Meeting the challenge of inclusion in education.
Ensure that all students have access to the curriculum.
As the public education sector strives to provide an equal and inclusive learning experience for all students, they face many challenges in ensuring compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). From K-12 to higher education, student disability rates are rising, making it more difficult for schools to provide the necessary accommodations and resources. In addition, many educators are not adequately trained to best support students with disabilities, leading to further barriers in the learning process.
In recent years, there has been an increased focus on accessibility goals and initiatives in public education. One of the most important goals is to ensure that all students have access to the curriculum. Another goal is to promote social inclusion among all students, which requires accessibility for all students to participate in extracurricular activities and social events.
Schools need facilities, programs, and communications that students, families, and staff with disabilities can use.
There’s an answer to all of these challenges: The BlueDAG WayTM.
Making public education accessible benefits everyone involved.
Support access across school facilities and programs.
The BlueDAG WayTM helps school districts evaluate facilities, document barriers, and keep remediation work tied to a current transition plan.
The BlueDAG WayTM has helped educators across the country make progress. California State University, the Wichita Public School System, and the Beaverton School District use our tools and methods to advance their initiatives. The approach is simple yet effective and delivers proven results.
Making public education more accessible benefits everyone involved. Students with disabilities have the opportunity to learn and achieve their goals, while society as a whole gains from having a more educated population.
Update your transition plan.
Ensuring that people with disabilities have equal access to your facilities, programs, and services.
Your agency may have an old transition plan, or no plan at all. BlueDAG helps you build or update that plan with field data, barrier tracking, remediation priorities, and a Living Transition PlanTM that can be maintained over time.
Our user-friendly tools and methodology make it easy to assess your current situation, identify barriers to accessibility, and create a detailed plan of action. And because our team of subject-matter experts is always up-to-date on the latest accessibility standards, you can be confident your Living Transition PlanTM will meet all requirements:
- Self-evaluation of the accessibility of your facilities, programs, and services
- Designation of a responsible employee or group to coordinate ADA compliance efforts
- Identification of physical barriers that need to be removed or modified
- Training for all employees on the requirements of the ADA and how to best serve customers and clients with disabilities
- Development of policies and procedures ensuring that people with disabilities have equal access to your facilities, programs, and services
- Development of effective communication plans, including alternate formats for people with hearing or vision impairments
The BlueDAG WayTM
Get started quickly and see measurable results.
Accessibility is not just about compliance with the law. It’s about creating environments, programs, and services that work for everyone. As a BlueDAG subscriber, you’ll measure steady progress on your path to accessibility and gain useful reporting from your data in one place. When coupled with our Client Success PlanTM, BlueDAG’s easy-to-use tools make it possible for any agency to get started quickly and see results.
Help when you need it.
Transition planning can be a large project. BlueDAG can connect agencies with experienced consultants and BlueDAG-certified inspectors for field work, review, and implementation support when extra help is needed.
Funding accessibility work.
Funding is often part of the accessibility plan. BlueDAG helps agencies review possible funding paths and prepare the information needed to support ADA compliance work.