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IT Accessibility at the University of Washington
Terrill ThompsonTechnology Accessibility Specialist
University of [email protected]
http://uw.edu/accessibility
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History
• 1984 - Micro Support Group • 1990 - Adaptive Technology Lab• 1992 - DO-IT• 2001 – AccessIT • 2003 – AccessibleWeb@U interest group• 2006 – Web Accessibility Capacity Building
Institute (CBI)• 2008 – UW IT Accessibility CBI
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More Recent History
• 2008 – Accessible Technology website • 2011 – Enterprise license for SiteImprove • 2012 – UW IT Accessibility Task Force was
formed, jointly chartered by VP of IT and VP of External Affairs
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Who is responsible for accessibility?
• Accessible Technology Services (UW-IT)– IT accessibility consulting– Access Technology Center– DO-IT
• Disability Resources for Students • Disability Services• ADA Coordinator• Everyone else
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Current/Future Efforts
• More How-To resources• More staff in ATS – support campus web developers – evaluate products/work with vendors/support the
procurement process • Centralized captioning? • Institutional policy?