Resources for Policy #188 Featured on Accessible Technology Services website

Date: 
Friday, February 3, 2017

The Washington State Accessible IT Capacity Building Institute on Policy #188 was held in Seattle, Washington on November 29 – 30, 2016. Attendees included individuals identified by their institution as the Policy #188 IT accessibility coordinator from higher education institutions across Washington State. Policy #188 serves to ensure that IT procured, developed, and used by state agencies, including public colleges and universities, is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. 

The proceedings created from this event may be useful for people who 

  • participated in the CBI,
  • have been identified to be the coordinator regarding the agency’s information technology accessibility plan and to support complaint resolution, 
  • are developing policy and processes to support and ensure compliance with this policy and associated standard, and
  • are addressing similar accessible IT issues at postsecondary institutions nationwide.

This event was sponsored by UW Accessible Technology Services (ATS) at the University of Washington (UW), a UW-IT (University of Washington Information Technology) unit that directs both the Access Technology and DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) Centers. The meeting was facilitated by Dr. Sheryl Burgstahler, the director of ATS. ATS’s two centers are dedicated to empowering people with disabilities through technology and education. They promote awareness and accessibility to maximize the potential of individuals with disabilities and make our communities more vibrant, diverse, and inclusive.