The IT Accessibility Task Force was founded in 2012 and charged by the UW Vice President and CIO, UW- IT and Vice President, Office of External Affairs to develop and implement plans for promoting IT accessibility and establishing best practices campus-wide. It continues to meet monthly to:
- Continue taking steps toward the procurement, development, and use of accessible websites, documents, videos, commercial software, and other IT and institutionalize cooperative relationships between key stakeholder groups at the UW.
- Develop strategies that can be applied university-wide, such as accessibility audits, progress reports, and the availability of training and tools to facilitate accessibility efforts.
- Recommend steps toward a more comprehensive and coordinated campus-wide effort in promoting the design, development, procurement, and use of accessible IT.
It submits annual reports of progress and recommendations to project sponsors and priorities planned activities for the Task Force and Accessible Technology Services for the next year.
Co-chairs of the Task Force are:
- Terrill Thompson, Manager, IT Accessibility Team, UW-IT Accessible Technology Services (ATS)
- Bree Callahan, ADA Coordinator, Compliance Services
Following is a list of current Task Force members, organized by unit.
Center of Teaching and Learning
- Mihaela Giurca, Instructional Consultant
Continuum College
- Krissy Jones, Director of Instructional Design and Development
Faculty
- Katie Lewis, Associate Professor, College of Education
Human Resources
- Ian Campbell, Manager, Disability Services Office
Procurement Services
- Lynn Magill, Program Operations Specialist
Student Services
- Andy Andrews, Assistant Director, Academic Services
University Marketing and Communications
- Thomas Winston Thorpe, Director, Web Strategy
UW Privacy Office
- Aimee Kelly, Program Operations Specialist
UW-Bothell
- Ana Thompson, Academic & Access Technologist,
Academic & Collaborative Technologies
UW-Tacoma
- Patrick Pow, Vice Chancellor, Information Technology
UW-IT
- Hadi Rangin, IT Accessibility Specialist, ATS
- Nick Rohde, Web and Content Developer