07/29/2026
Here are 5 Universal Design practices that are definitely worth the money!
Accessibility does not have to be expensive or challenging. Often, it’s as simple as providing agendas before a meeting.
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Scene 1: Daniel Van Sant, a white man with short brown hair, wearing a navy blue Harkin Institute shirt, beige pants, gray sneakers, and a black watch, lounges in a green swivel chair. He shares that the video’s topic is 5 universal design practices that are worth the money.
Scene 2: Daniel sits at a white table in a conference room, holding a Harkin Institute folder. There is a large television on the wall behind him that displays:
“Today’s Agenda:
1) raise a bunch of unrestricted funds
2) achieve liberation for all disabled people
3) film a TikTok with Stasia.”
Daniel shares the importance of providing meeting agendas and interview questions beforehand to increase preparedness and confidence in people.
Scene 3: Daniel sits at a cubicle desk with a live captioning service open on his phone. As Daniel shares the significance of using free captioning services, his phone types every word he says simultaneously.
Scene 4: Daniel stands in the kitchen area of The Harkin Institute, demonstrating how moving furniture can create wide enough spaces for people with wheelchairs, visual impairments, walkers, or service animals to easily navigate the space.
Scene 5: Daniel stands outside of his office, showing his availability indicator cards that tell his coworkers whether he is available or not. This is an easy way to communicate with fellow coworkers. The cards hang inside of the window in Daniel’s office so that everyone can easily see them.
Scene 6: Daniel sits at his office desk, sharing the importance of alt text and image descriptions. He first writes a silly image description, until Stasia, who is filming, reminds him that image descriptions should not be misleading. He changes the ID to be more relevant.
Scene 7: Daniel is back in the green swivel chair and thanks the audience for watching. He asks people to share their favorite universal design practices in the comments.]
