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Marc Thompson

Assistant Director for Teaching & Learning Experiences

Bio

Dr. Marc Thompson is the Assistant Director for Teaching & Learning Experiences at the University of Illinois, and Program Director for the Information Accessibility Design & Policy (IADP) program offered through the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois. Dr. Thompson also co-teaches for the Information Accessibility Design & Policy program. He has taught at the university level for over 35 years and has over 20 years of experience teaching online courses and providing online teaching instruction. He is the accessibility liaison for the Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning (CITL) at the University of Illinois and has presented at a number of workshops and conferences on topics related to accessible course design and universal design for learning. Dr. Thompson is a member of the Teach Access Universities Task Force and has partnered with Microsoft on several educational initiatives, including their Accessibility Lighthouse Program. His book chapter entitled “Three Approaches to Teaching Accessibility & Inclusive Design” was released in March of 2023, in _A Guide to Digital Accessibility: Policies, Practices, and Professional Development_.