Dara Faul, the associate director of the Teaching Transformation and Development Academy (TTaDA) at the University of North Dakota, is working with multiple units within the university to create a more accessible and inclusive environment for all learners. The TTaDA helps faculty make classroom content more accessible to disabled students, primarily focusing on Universal Design for Learning guidelines and the university’s accessibility solution known as Anthology Ally. Faul emphasizes the importance of increasing disability awareness in higher education, citing the common misperception that accessibility is only a concern when a formal request is made by a disabled student. She notes that hidden or temporary disabilities can also create barriers to learning, which highlights the importance of universally accessible content. However, barriers to accessibility remain due to a tendency towards reactive rather than proactive approaches, and because many faculty members lack the experience or knowledge to effectively support students with disabilities. To address these challenges, the University is actively fostering a culture of accessibility. It is also aspiring to make learning material as inclusive and accessible as possible right from the outset instead of retrofitting later. As part of these efforts, the university has been inspired by the book Academic Ableism, [...]