The Office of the ADA Coordinator is responsible for providing leadership across the UW communities in addressing and building access to our campus programs, services, and activities. There are many areas where faculty, staff, and all UW community members can engage best practices to ensure access while building in accessibility features for broader inclusion. Below are just a few of the resources to consider. The ADA Coordinator is available to consult on these areas and others.
University Programs, Services, and Activities
- Statements of Access and Accommodation for inclusion in publications, forms, procurement, announcements, etc.
- A Guide to Preparing for and Ensuring Accessible Events
- Practices for Virtual Meetings and Trainings
Teaching and Online Learning
Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Education sharing information on web accessibility for students with disabilities for schools utilizing online learning
Faculty & Students
- Teaching remotely
- Accessibility of technologies used at the UW
- Ally the Canvas accessibility tool
- Canvas model courses that include accessibility
- UW document conversion service for non Canvas needs
Work Environments
Creating a successful hybrid environment
Technology
The University of Washington (UW) strives to ensure that people with disabilities have access to the same services and content that are available to people without disabilities, including services and content made available through the use of information technology (IT). UW IT also has limited funding opportunities for captioning and pdf remediation for departments. Learn more via the Accessible Videos and Documents links below: