UW Accessible IT Capacity Building Institute
Last Friday I attended the University of Washington’s Accessible IT CBI. The goal of this conference was to “To increase our collective capacity to develop, procure, & use IT that is accessible to all students, faculty, staff & visitors of all campuses of the University of Washington.”
While working at UW, I have been fortunate to have meet accessibility experts who have helped me become a better web designer/developer. This began by increasing my awareness about the challenges that disabled users face. UW’s Accessibility groups offer presentations, workshops, one-on-one consultations to test, teach best practices and methods used to create accessible websites, videos, apps and documents.
Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)!
The purpose of the day is to get people talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) accessibility and users with different disabilities.
Take the #NoMouse Challenge!
How accessible is your website? Try to navigate through your site WITHOUT using a mouse! Taking the challenge is easy by following the steps on #NoMouse Challenge.
The #NoMouse Challenge is a global effort to raise awareness about accessible web design. NoMouse.org is a project of DO-IT Center at the University of Washington.
I’ve been fortunate to have access to the Access Technology Center at University of Washington. This fantastic group is passionate about creating a more accessible world for ALL users, disabled or not. Creating websites that are accessible makes a better web experience for EVERYONE.
Some resources to start creating more accessible websites:
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