Amy T. Parker, atp5@pdx.edu
Becky Morton, becky5@pdx.edu
Holly Lawson, hlawson@pdx.edu
Portland State University
We partnered with Washington State School for the Blind, American
Printing House, and Fort Vancouver National Historic Site to host Mobility
Matters 2021: an accessible, virtual field trip for students with visual impairments
and deafblindness. While our research examined responses to the event, including
mixed method analysis of educator and student engagement, for the purpose of this
summary, we will focus on our motivations for transforming what is typically a
conference for adult professionals into a virtual experience for K-12 students.
There has been no event in recent history that has been as disruptive to
education in the United States as the COVID-19 pandemic. As teachers, family
members and students grappled with this strange and stressful new reality, many
leaders in our community responded with compassionate and innovative
approaches for staying connected. Scholars, policymakers, and administrators
Accessible Virtual Field Trips: Participatory
Approaches to Student Leadership
