DAC Staff

Below is a listing of our staff. If you need to contact us and don’t know where to start, you can contact us through our Request Digital Accessibility Center Assistance form, by phone at (614) 292-1760, or via email at accessibility@osu.edu.

As a member of the Office of Institutional Equity’s ADA Team, Vanessa Coterel serves as the Deputy ADA Coordinator and Director of the Digital Accessibility Center. A 2002 graduate of Moritz College of Law, Vanessa returned to OSU in July 2022 from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights where since 2010 she conducted compliance reviews and investigations, resolved complaints, and monitored the implementation of corrective action plans. In 2019 she joined the Department’s National Digital Access Team, focusing her reviews and investigations on the accessibility of digital information and services in K-12 and postsecondary education. Throughout her career she has emphasized equity in education from her work as an attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Columbus and Disability Rights Ohio to teaching a disability law practicum at the Moritz of College of Law with Professor Ruth Colker.

Contact Vanessa

Please direct all digital access inquiries, requests for technical assistance, and other questions to the following email address, so the Digital Accessibility Center team can ensure a prompt response: accessibility@osu.edu

Molly Mosholder joined the staff of the Office of Institutional Equity’s ADA Team in January 2024, and serves as the Assistant Director of the ADA Digital Accessibility Center. In this role, she supports digital accessibility compliance initiatives across all campuses, is responsible for managing accommodation-based exception requests, as well as auditing the digital accessibility of campus units.

Prior to Ohio State, Molly spent over 10 years working in Disability Services at Columbus State Community College, most recently as Assistant Director. During her time at Columbus State, she was responsible for overseeing the provision of academic accommodations to students with disabilities.

Molly received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Capital University (Columbus, OH) and her Master’s degree in Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health from Clemson University (Clemson, SC). While pursuing her Masters degree, Molly served as a Graduate Assistant in Clemson’s Student Disability Services office. She also completed the Assistive Technology Applications Certificate Program from California State University, Northridge.

Molly is passionate about equity and inclusion and dedicated to digital accessibility.

Contact Molly

Please direct all digital access inquiries, requests for technical assistance, and other questions to the following email address, so the Digital Accessibility Center team can ensure a prompt response: accessibility@osu.edu

Corey serves as the consultant for digital accessibility and Ohio State’s Minimum Digital Accessibility Standards (MDAS) for the Digital Accessibility Center. He has spent his decade-plus career in higher education advocating strongly for accessibility, usability, and good design.

Corey holds a Bachelor of Science in Digital Sciences with a focus in Digital Systems Interaction from Kent State University and is certified as a Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS) by the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP).

Contact Corey

Please direct all digital access inquiries, requests for technical assistance, and other questions to the following email address, so the Digital Accessibility Center team can ensure a prompt response: accessibility@osu.edu