The UW is committed to fostering an environment of access and inclusion for students, faculty, staff, visitors and the community. Below are resources to guide accessibility practices across our various environments.
University Programs, Services, and Activities
- Statements of Access and Accommodation for inclusion in publications, forms, procurement, announcements, etc.
- A Guide to Preparing for and Ensuring Accessible In-Person Events
- A Guide to Planning and Promoting Accessible Events
- Practices for Virtual Meetings and Trainings
Teaching and Learning
Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Education sharing information on web accessibility for students with disabilities for schools utilizing online learning
Faculty & Students
- Teaching remotely
- Accessibility of technologies used at the UW
- Ally the Canvas accessibility tool
- Canvas model courses that include accessibility
- UW document conversion service for non Canvas needs
Working
Technology
The University of Washington (UW) strives to ensure that people with disabilities have access to the same services and content that are available to people without disabilities, including services and content made available through the use of information technology (IT). UW IT also has limited funding opportunities for captioning and pdf remediation for departments. Learn more via the Accessible Videos and Documents links below: