A for Accessibility: People with Accessibility Needs at the Crossroads
Ellen Perlow, Ph.D. CHES, a career academic librarian and certified health educator,
has degrees in elementary education, library and information science, educational technology, law, and a Ph.D. in health studies with a focus on accessibility.
Dr. Perlow also is a graduate of the California State University at Northridge [CSUN] Assistive Technology Applications Certificate Program (September 2000)
and CSUN Symposium Series advanced accessibility training (2001-2003), and a regular AT conference participant and presenter on accessibility and
assistive technology at conferences and to university classes.
Her dissertation, A for Accessibility: Descriptor Preferences of People with Accessibility Needs (2006), was a participatory research study
by and for self-identifying adults with accessibility needs.
The research examined the impact of accessibility-related terminology on accessibility advocacy success and class self-empowerment.
Provision of alternative formats and accessible venues were a fundamental given for the dissertation research,
keeping with the study’s theme of accessibility to the research process. Dr. Perlow currently is pursuing
a doctoral degree in special education at Texas Woman's University.
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