About Molly

Molly McKeon is an experienced administrative leader, educator and lifelong learner. She is a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies through the International Association of Accessibility Professionals, and is pursuing her doctorate in Leadership for Educational Equity at the University of Colorado Denver, where she is focusing on institutional adoption of Universal Design for Learning Pedagogy.

She most recently served as the Assistant Director for Accessibility Services at Providence College, where she held roles as the chair of the Americans with Disabilities Act Committee, club advisor to the college’s student disability advocacy organization, and adjunct faculty for the Master’s in Higher Education program, teaching a course on Disability Access, Equity & Inclusion. She has presented on postsecondary disability transition and inclusive learning design at national and regional conferences, including the Postsecondary Disability Training Institute, the National Academic Advising Association, and the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates.

Molly is serving an elected term as treasurer on the board of New England’s Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) Chapter, and was recently chosen as the 2024 recipient of the ACPA Coalition for Disability Alice A. Mitchell Ally Award. Prior to joining Providence College, she was a special education teacher in South Carolina and worked as the Director of ACCESSibility at Mercy University, an Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in New York.

Why Access Coaching Collaborative, LLC?

Molly created Access Coaching Collaborative, LLC. to fill significant gaps she has witnessed in the higher education disability and accommodation space over the last ten years. Fierce advocates and allies, including specialists at Access Coaching Collaborative, are working every day to expand access and equity through Universal Design and inclusive teaching approaches. While progress is being made, it will take much longer for this vision to be actualized in our colleges and universities.

In the mean time, students and families continue to experience significant barriers. This is exacerbated by growing numbers of students identifying with neurodivergences/disabilities in colleges, resulting in expanding caseloads, overwhelm of under-resourced offices, and minimal time for individualized, 1-1 support. This is where we come in.

Students and families, we would be honored to partner with you for individualized support and be a part of your college transition journey. Institutions, we are here for all of your consultation, training, and workshop needs as we work collectively to build inclusive and equitable educational environments. Schedule a free 30 minute conversation to see what this could look like for you.