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Accessible Technology

Deque University for UW users

Deque University is a library of online digital accessibility courses and on-demand reference materials for every level and every area of expertise in digital accessibility.

The library is available to anyone with a UW NetID at https://dequeuniversity.com.

Step 1. Create an account.

First time users: Please follow the steps below to create your account.

Instructions

  1. Go to the axe Account Portal and log in by entering your UW email address in the “Username or email” field.
    Deque login
  2. You will be prompted to authenticate with a UW NetID login.
  3. Enter your “First name” and “Last name” in the dialog that appears.
    Screenshot of Deque dialog
  4. Check for an email from Deque (no-reply@deque.com) with validation instructions. The email will likely refer to your “Axe account”, not specifically to Deque University. Follow the link in the email to validate your account.
  5. If you are prompted to enter a company name, enter “University of Washington”.
  6. You should now end up back in the Axe Portal, and should see “Deque University” listed among your Active Product Subscriptions. Follow the link to “Deque University Home”.
    Screen shot of Axe Portal, with Deque University link
  7. You will be taken to the Deque University home page. Click the login link to login and access the curriculum.  NOTE: It may take 5-10 minutes for your subscription to authenticate.  If you see a message that says “You have no active subscriptions” please wait a few minutes then refresh your browser.

Step 2. Choose your courses.

Deque University has over 100 courses to choose from! We’ve curated the collection to a few courses (and individual lessons) that we recommend for particular audiences.

NOTE: The following links require logging in to Deque University with a UW NetID, and assume you have already created an account (see Step 1).

Courses

If you’re short on time, we recommend the following lessons from the Microsoft Word Accessibility Techniques course: