The Digital Accessibility Calendar includes ATS and campus-wide events related to digital accessibility.
Digital Accessibility Liaisons Fall 2026 Meeting
Join us as we welcome new and existing Digital Accessibility Liaison members to our first Community of Practice meeting of the 2026-2027 academic year!
Date: Thursday, Oct 29, 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Register: Registration – Digital Accessibility Liaisons Fall 2026 Meeting
Agenda
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 10:00 am to 10:10 am | Opening and Welcome |
| 10:10 am to 10:15 am | Digital Accessibility Initiative Workstream: Training Team Overview |
| 10:15 am to 10:25 am | Digital Accessibility Product Review Process (Beth Somerfield and Erik Steen) |
| 10:25 am to 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:30 am to 11:00 am | Little Forest discussion and demo (Gaby de Jongh) |
| 11:00 am to 11:15 am | Community Partners: Working together to build digital accessibility (Aiden Sizemore, College of Education) |
| 11:15 am to 11:25 am | Open Q & A to our members: Your input for building our community? |
| 11:25 am to 11:30 am | Updates & What’s next |
Monthly UW Web Accessibility and Usability Meetup
These monthly meetups provide an opportunity for UW web developers and designers to discuss accessibility and usability issues in a relaxed, casual setting, and provide friendly feedback on one another’s web projects. We encourage you to bring your accessibility questions or just join us to see what others are working on.
Audience: UW web developers and designers
Schedule: 4th Tuesday of each month, 11:00 am to 12:00 Noon, on Zoom.
Register: Consult the Digital Accessibility Calendar to sign up for the meetings.
Workshops and Trainings
Preparing an Accessible Thesis or Dissertation in Google Docs
Writing your thesis or dissertation in Google Docs?
Join us for a free workshop to learn practical steps for making your document accessible, including:
- Using headings
- Writing descriptive links
- Creating tables
- Adding alt text to images
We’ll also demonstrate how to use Grackle Docs to check for accessibility issues and make fixes.
Audience: Students writing a thesis or dissertation, especially those using Google Docs.
Schedule: Wednesday, October 14, from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM on Zoom
Register: The workshop is free but registration is required. A UW NetID is required to register.
This is the second workshop in our series on accessible theses and dissertations. The recording of the first workshop, which focused on Microsoft Word, is available to watch and share. A third workshop covering Overleaf and LaTeX will be offered later this year.
Please share this workshop with students in your departments who are working on a thesis or dissertation!
Autumn 2026 Accessibility POP (Progress over Perfection) Sessions
Do you feel like you have no time for accessibility training?
This autumn, make an afternoon cup of tea or coffee and join a fun and collegial accessibility training session with your peers!
POP sessions are 60-minute interactive workshops, each focusing on one particular accessibility topic or skill. Each session consists of instruction (15 to 20 minutes), practice and question time (30 minutes), and final reflection.
Accessibility POP session are not recorded. Slide decks are shared during sessions and are also available upon request.
Audience: All members of the UW community, regardless of role or skill level.
Schedule: Select Wednesdays during Autumn Quarter, on Zoom, from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
| Date | Session: Topic/Skill |
|---|---|
| October 14 | Session 1: Readability & Document Design (NEW!) |
| October 21 | Session 2: Simple Tables in Digital Documents (NEW!) |
| October 28 | Session 3: Simple Alternative Text |
| November 4 | Session 4: Accessible Slide Deck Design |
| November 18 | Session 5: Accessible Presentation Delivery |
| December 2 | Session 6: Accessibility Checkers |
| December 9 | Session 7: Accessibility and Library Resources (NEW!) |
| December 16 | Session 8: Basic Accessibility in Excel (NEW!) |
Course Accessibility Lunch & Learns (Monthly)
Join us again in Autumn 2026 for the return of our monthly Lunch & Learns. We’ll continue to hear special guests from across the UW community talk about various tools and topics related to course accessibility. There will be something for everyone!
Lunch & Learn sessions are recorded and will be posted below after being edited for accessibility.
Audience: Instructors at all levels, TAs, Faculty Support Staff, the UW community
Schedule: The first Tuesday of the month, on Zoom from noon to 1:00 pm.
- Tuesday, November 3: UW Libraries and Accessible Course Readings
Fix Your Content Day, Autumn 2026
Thank you for participating in the Fix Your Content Day event. Session materials are now available on the Fix Your Content Day, Autumn 2026 page.
Recorded Accessible Technology Webinars, Trainings, and Events
UWIT Accessible Technology Services (ATS) has offered webinars on a variety of topics, such as teaching an accessible online course, web accessibility, document accessibility, video accessibility, testing with screen readers, and accessibility in procurement. Recordings are available on the Recorded Webinars, Trainings, and Events page.