After more than twenty years of courseware development and consulting for the printing industry, Hal Hinderliter returned to academia to earn his Ph.D. in Instructional Technology from Northern Illinois University (Spring 2021, GPA 4.0) with a focus on accessibility and online learning. Hal has taught classes focused on digital literacy and software skills, spoken at academic conferences on topics including multimedia learning, accessibility, and e-books, and has conducted research into technology adoption, online presentation styles, and the impact of COVID-19 on K-12 students. He has participated in the development of multiple online classes for NIU, and his lesson plans on EPUB creation were selected for inclusion in the Digital Library Federation’s DLFteach Toolkit. Hal has also published multiple articles and books, with new titles in press.