How we teach
How a class works.
Accessibility is planned in from the start. Every class is built around the people in it. Slides are described out loud, prompts go in the chat as text, and we start on the free plans, so no one has to pay to keep up.
What happens in every class
We ask about access needs first
Before the first class we ask the program lead what the cohort needs. Learners can tell us too, at any time. No one has to explain a diagnosis.
Every slide is described out loud
If something is on the screen, we say what it is. A learner who cannot see the slide still follows the class.
Every prompt goes in the chat as text
Learners copy the prompt instead of reading it off a screen. It works with a screen reader, and it is there to come back to later.
We start on the free plans
We teach on the free versions of the AI tools, so no learner has to pay to keep up. We stay tool-neutral.
Captions and written materials
Our own class recordings come with checked captions and a full transcript. Program leads get written copies of the prompts to reuse in their own course pages.
Watch Tim teach
Tim Haines speaking at Tech Week Grand Rapids on September 14, 2026. It is a podcast-style conversation with the host, Josh, about 17 minutes long. The video is part of a longer event stream on YouTube, and this player starts and stops at Tim's part. Nothing loads from YouTube until you press Play.
YouTube's own captions for this stream are automatic and contain errors. Read the checked transcript of the talk instead, or download the checked captions (WebVTT file).
Watch the talk on YouTube(opens the full event stream on YouTube, at the start of Tim's talk)
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