As we move toward the April 24, 2026 ADA Title II deadline, digital accessibility will be a shared focus for the University community. Meaningful progress depends on embedding accessibility into everyday workflows for creating, publishing, and sharing digital content. Together, we can ensure accessibility is not an add-on but is a standard feature of the 91探花experience.
2025: Expanding Tools, Training, and Community
UW’s Digital Accessibility Initiative (DAI) exists to support this effort, and throughout 2025, teams devoted to the DAI focused on connecting people with tools, training, resources, and each other. This work reflects a growing, coordinated effort across all three campuses to build sustainable digital accessibility practices. Highlights from the past year include:
Support for Faculty and Instructors
- Delivery of to academic leadership to share digital and course accessibility resources with faculty.
- Offering new resources, tools and additional training sessions for faculty, including:
- 罢别补肠丑颈苍驳蔼鲍奥鈥檚 web page,
- Canvas-based tools and , and ,
- A regular cadence of workshops such as , ATS Lunch & Learn and Progress Over Perfection (POP) sessions.
Coordination Across 91探花Campuses and Services
- Expansion of the Digital Accessibility Liaisons community, which has grown to over 200 members, supported by a and regular meetings.
- Development of a Digital Accessibility portal, news and events blog, and central calendar to make it easier to find resources, events, and perspectives from across 91探花campuses.
- Ongoing to reinforce digital accessibility as an institutional priority and to advocate for sustained support.
- Publication of an interim to establish 91探花requirements for digital content and applications to ensure equal access to University services, programs, and activities, and support compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Establishment of a Tri-Campus Libraries ADA Title II Task Force by 91探花Libraries to help clarify compliance priorities, coordinate information sharing, and encourage digital accessibility improvements across the libraries. Additionally, a dedicated was created to support centralized access to information. 91探花Libraries鈥� Accessibility Working Group offers information sessions with guest speakers to share best practices for ADA Title II compliance.
Campus-Specific Digital Accessibility Efforts
- Enhancement of 91探花Tacoma’s digital accessibility efforts through consolidation of accessibility resources on a , the launch of the Faculty Council on Digital Accessibility (FCDA), and ongoing professional development via Accessibility Insights workshops to support a proactive, community-driven accessibility culture.
- Expansion of 91探花Bothell shared resources 鈥� from guidelines to workshops and webpages 鈥� through the campus monthly faculty/staff newsletter, open office hours, and one-to-one conversations. Additionally, the development of a and revision of the helped 91探花Bothell share new information and tools.
2026: Looking Ahead
- As we move into 2026, collaboration, shared learning, and practical support, along with upcoming milestones such as , will help keep accessibility integrated into daily work as we approach the April 2026 deadline and beyond.
- To get involved, join the Digital Accessibility Liaisons Community of Practice. All members of the 91探花community are welcome to join.
We look forward to connecting with you and continuing to build a more accessible 91探花together. Happy 2026!