For more than a decade, the Digital Accessibility Liaisons group has brought together staff and faculty from across the tri-campus system to advance digital inclusion at the University of Washington. This Community of Practice (CoP) brings together individuals from academic, administrative, and clinical units to build awareness, learn and apply new skills, and champion the creation and use of accessible digital content.
As a Liaison, you’ll help identify and address accessibility needs, share resources, promote best practices, and support UW’s ongoing commitment to creating a more accessible and inclusive digital environment for all. Whether you’re an instructor, communicator, administrator, or web manager, you have a role to play in ensuring digital inclusion. No technical expertise is required, just a willingness to learn how to create accessible content and advocate.
Here are some of the ways you can get involved as a Digital Accessibility Liaison:
- Network with colleagues and communicate online via a Microsoft Teams workspace.
- Meet as a group several times per year for training and discussion.
- Continue to learn about how to make digital content, from websites to course materials to videos, more accessible.
- Help to promote digital accessibility within your unit.
How to Get Involved
The Digital Accessibility Liaison CoP is open to anyone in the UW community (a UW NetID is required). Simply email itaccessliaisons@uw.edu to request access, and you’ll be added to the Digital Accessibility Liaisons workspace in Microsoft Teams. There you will find several Teams channels with relevant topics to meet your needs.
Starting in 2025, meeting agendas, presentations, and other resources are shared through the Teams workspace. Resources from earlier meetings are available on the Digital Accessibility Liaisons Resources page. Additional resources can be found on the Digital Accessibility portal and Teaching@UW
Together, we can create a campus where everyone has equal access to information, learning, and opportunity. Join the movement, become a Digital Accessibility Liaison today!