ADA & Accessibility Steering Committee
President Ana Mari Cauce appointed the ADA & Accessibility Steering Committee in 2020 to provide ongoing strategic oversight and leadership for the University’s work with regard to the University’s efforts to ensure equal opportunity and full participation for all individuals with disabilities. The committee is charged with fostering an institution-wide environment of inclusion and equal access consistent with the University’s mission and values while embracing the mandates of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other relevant laws and regulations.
Committee Charge
Dear Colleagues:
I write to request your service on the ADA & Accessibility Steering Committee. The new committee is charged with providing strategic oversight and leadership for our efforts to ensure equal opportunity and full participation for all individuals with disabilities—that is, any student, employee or member of the public accessing University programs, activities and services. The committee will meet quarterly and is supported in its work by Compliance Services. Please provide me with regular updates on your work to establish strategic priorities, produce recommendations for institutional action, and support implementation and oversight of the institutional policies, practices, and processes that foster a University culture of inclusion and access. I appreciate your willingness to serve the UW community in this important capacity.
Purpose: The ADA & Accessibility Steering Committee is charged with fostering an institution-wide environment of inclusion and equal access consistent with the University’s mission and values, and with the mandates of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other relevant laws and regulations. The committee supports the ADA Coordinator who assists University partners in their work on behalf of individuals with disabilities – including students, employees and members of the public. The ADA & Accessibility Steering Committee will:
- Provide oversight and guidance in establishing appropriate roles, responsibilities, and institutional priorities that reflect and promote shared obligations and accountability for addressing program access for individuals with disabilities;
- Receive recommendations from and provide direction to relevant working committees to advance institutional change and ensure continuous improvement;
- Articulate strategies for compliance with the requirements of consent decrees and voluntary resolution agreements, and identify appropriate funding sources for fulfillment of these requirements;
- Review proposed mechanisms that assess University efforts to ensure equal access and opportunity as they relate to University programs, activities, and services, and assist in the development of priorities for resource allocation; and,
- Present recommendations for action to executive leaders in the form of coordinated, institution-wide projects and initiatives.
Scope: The scope of the committee’s work includes any activity relevant to compliance with state and federal laws and regulations that advance access and prohibit discrimination based on disability. It also includes work directed toward the University’s commitment to ensure equal opportunity and full participation in University programs, activities, and services for individuals with disabilities.
Andreas Bohman, Vice President, UW-Information Technology
Bree Callahan (chair), ADA Coordinator, Compliance Services
Lou Cariello, Vice President for Facilities
Fredrick M. Nafukho, Vice Provost for Academic Personnel
Kristin G. Esterberg , Chancellor, University of Washington Bothell
Rickey Hall, Vice President, Office for Minority Affairs & Diversity and University Diversity Officer
Sarah N. Hall, Vice Provost, Office of Budget and Planning
Nina Keaney, Director of Administration, Intercollegiate Athletic
Mindy Kornberg, Vice President for Human Resources
Sheila E. Lange, Chancellor, University of Washington Tacoma
Jill Lee, Executive Director, Compliance Services
Simon Neame, Vice Provost for Digital Initiatives & Dean of University Libraries
Jon Payne, Healthcare Nondiscrimination and Regulatory Affairs, UW Medicine
Cynthia M. Dougherty, Faculty Senate Chair and Professor, UW Seattle
Phil Reid, Vice Provost, Academic & Student Affairs
Margaret Shepherd, Chief of Staff and Chief Administrative Officer
Gabriel Solis, Divisional Dean of the Arts, College of Arts & Sciences
Denzil J. Suite, Vice President for Student Life
Joy Williamson-Lott, Dean, Graduate School
Jane Yung, Executive Compliance and Risk Officer