Agenda

Location: Husky Union Building (HUB) 145, UW Seattle Campus

Hosted by Accessible Technology Services (ATS), UW-IT

Moderator: Sheryl Burgstahler, Director ATS

8:30 – 9:00 am
Pastries, Fruit, Coffee, Tea, Informal Networking

9:00 – 10:00 am
Welcome, Introductions, Goals, Objectives, Overview,
Sheryl Burgstahler
Meeting Goal: Improve the accessibility of IT developed, procured, & used by public postsecondary institutions in Washington State
Objectives: Increase understanding of requirements of Policy #188, share & develop plans for implementing Policy, and build relationships between those implementing Policy state-wide.

10:00 – 11:00 am
Evolving WCAG Guidelines
, Terrill Thompson, UW ATS Accessible Technology Specialist

11:00 – 11:15 am
Break

11:15 – 11:45 am
Update on Policy #188
, Ryan Leisinger, WATech

11:45 – 12:45 pm
Small Group Discussion & Lunch
: What is (1) helping and (2) holding back your progress on implementing Policy #188?
Write responses on post-its & place on poster sheet under two columns.

12:45 – 1:15 pm
Report Out From Small Group Discussions

1:15 – 2:45 pm
Panel of Participants Sharing Promising Practices for Implementing Policy #188

Each will speak up to 15 minutes about overall progress or a specific successful practice. Q&A for all will be at the very end.

  • Carly Gerard, Western Washington University
  • Bridget Irish, The Evergreen State College
  • Ana Thompson, University of Washington, Bothell
  • Joetta Sieglock, Eastern Washington University

2:45 – 3:00 pm
Break

3:00 – 3:30 pm
Small Group Discussions: What are key steps you are planning to take to implement Policy #188, short term and long term?

Write responses on post-its & organize on poster sheet in categories.

3:30 – 4:00 pm
Report Out From Small Group Discussions

4:00 – 4:30 pm
Conclusion, Comments, Future Plans & Evaluation