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IT Accessibility at the University of Washington. Terrill Thompson Technology Accessibility Specialist University of Washington tft@uw.edu http:// uw.edu /accessibility. History. 1984 - Micro Support Group 1990 - Adaptive Technology Lab 1992 - DO-IT 2001 – AccessIT
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IT Accessibility at the University of Washington Terrill Thompson Technology Accessibility Specialist University of Washington tft@uw.edu http://uw.edu/accessibility
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
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
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
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?