Student Accessibility Services recognizes two OHIO leaders as outstanding advocates
Published: April 26, 2021
Author: Staff reports
Gaby Castaneda Gleason (above) is an assistant professor of instruction in the Linguistics Department and one of the recipients of the office of Student Accessibility Services' 2020-2021 Accessibility Ally Awards.
The office of Student Accessibility Services has awarded its 2020-2021 Accessibility Ally Awards to Gaby Castaneda Gleason and MaryKathyrine Tran for their dedication toward inclusion and success of students with disabilities.
Gaby Castaneda Gleason is an assistant professor of instruction in the Linguistics Department.
According to her nominator, Castaneda Gleason champions accessibility through her instruction in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and other courses where she highlights accessibility and methods to help ensure her students learn how to appropriately accommodate different abilities in their teaching styles and practices. She is also receptive to changing her class structure to accommodate students with learning disabilities, including those who may not have registered with Student Accessibility Services.