Name
Trauma Informed Website Design
Time
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM (EDT)
Description

 

Although trauma-informed principles are becoming more central to campus efforts to respond to sexual harassment and violence, institutions of higher education have been less attentive to whether (and how well) university websites help survivors and bystanders to figure out what support is available to them, and what actions they might wish to take, following incidents of sexual misconduct.  This session will examine the growing movement among web designers to incorporate trauma-informed principles, detail ongoing research on the impact of web design and content on student survivors, and introduce a new website at the University of New Mexico that helps staff and faculty navigate their options for responding to sexual harassment and other harms.