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