UWIT Accessible Technology Services (ATS) offers a range of digital accessibility events, including meetups, workshops, Lunch & Learns, and presentations. This page offers descriptions and context for the following ATS-hosted events:
- Digital Accessibility Liaisons Quarterly Meetings
- Monthly UW Web Accessibility and Usability Meetup
- Workshops and Presentations
- Self-serve training resources from past events
The campus-wide Digital Accessibility Calendar is a Trumba resource that lists campus-wide digital accessibility events organized by ATS and other stakeholders across our three campuses.
If you or your team has a digital accessibility-related event to add to the Digital Accessibility Calendar or if you would like to cross-promote events with ATS, please reach out to ats-events@uw.edu.
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 (Terrill Thompson) |
| 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 Presentations
Preparing an Accessible Thesis or Dissertation Workshops
ATS is partnering with UW Libraries on three workshops to help students who are writing theses and dissertations learn practical steps for making their documents accessible. Recordings will be posted after the sessions.
- Workshop 1: How to Prepare and Test Your Thesis or Dissertation for Digital Accessibility, focus on Microsoft and PDF . (Recorded April 27, 2026)
- Workshop 2: How to Prepare and Test Your Thesis or Dissertation for Digital Accessibility, focus on Google Docs (Recorded Oct. 14, 2026, available soon)
- Workshop 3: Overleaf and LaTeX (Planned for winter quarter)
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
- Tuesday, December 8: Prepping Ahead with TidyUP!
Self-serve training resources from past events
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.