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  • DO-IT partners in project to support diversity in engineering at UW
    DO-IT is partnering with other University of Washington (UW) units in a new project called PEERS (Promoting Equity in Engineering Relationships). PEERS is funded through the National Science Foundation's Innovation...
  • AccessComputing Video Awarded a Bronze!
    AccessComputing has been awarded a Bronze in the Case District VIII Communication competition for its 2007 Summer Academy Advancing Deaf & Hard of Hearing in Computing video.
  • DO-IT wins the Outstanding Website award
    DO-IT's website has been awarded the Outstanding Website Award by Disability Network (http://www.disabilitynetwork.com/awards.html). Disability Network stated: "We would like to take this time to honor you for your hard...
  • AccessComputing Expands Efforts With NSF Funds
    The Alliance for Access to Computing Careers (AccessComputing) has received a National Science Foundation extension grant of $2 million. This funding will be used to expand efforts to increase the participation of...
  • Just Published: Universal Design in Higher Education
    DO-IT has a new book titled Universal Design in Higher Education: From Principles to Practice. It was published by Harvard Education Press and developed as part of the AccessCollege project, which was funded by the U.S...
  • Proceedings Now Available for UW Accessible IT Capacity Building Institute
    March 16, 2008 - Proceedings are now available for the University of Washington (UW) Accessible Information Technology (IT) Capacity Building Institute (CBI), held March 3 on the UW Seattle campus. The CBI brought...
  • DO-IT opens The Center for Universal Design in Education
    DO-IT has enhanced its AccessCollege resources for postsecondary faculty, staff and students with The Center for Universal Design. Combined with previous areas, all funded by the U.S. Department of Education,...
  • DO-IT Director Receives Robert Greenberg Award for Innovation
    Sheryl Burgstahler is the recipient of the 2007 Robert Greenberg Award for Innovation, which was presented at the annual Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities (COSD) Conference in Minneapolis, MN, on July...
  • Deaf Computing Academy at UW
    DO-IT and the UW Department of Computer Science and Engineering is co-sponsoring a two-month computing academy on the UW campus for ten students interested in pursuing computing careers. It is supported by the...
  • DO-IT Staff and Ambassador are Honored
    by Michael Richardson Scott Bellman, DO-IT Staff, and Jessie Shulman, DO-IT Ambassador, both received awards from the Washington Association on Postsecondary Education and Disability (WAPED). They were presented at...

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