College of Engineering

Improving Accessibility in Computing Courses: Open office hours

When	Thursday, Nov 20, 2025, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Event interval	Single day event
Online Meeting Link	washington.zoom.us…
Accessibility Contact	doit@uw.edu
Event Types	Academics, Diversity Equity Inclusion, Information Sessions, Special Events
Event sponsors	The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Education (AiiCE) NSF Grant #2118453. Any questions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the presenter(s), author(s), and/or participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of the federal government.
Target Audience	Computing instructors

Description	Drop-in (online via Zoom) office hours for computing instructors to talk through, co-design, or evaluate efforts to make computing course resources more accessible. Potential topics include broad overviews on digital accessibility, discuss auditing and remediation strategies for specific types of content (e.g. PDFs, websites, videos, math, diagrams), or co-develop a plan for implementing accessibility (for example, making a checklist, planning TA or staff trainings, or evaluating automated tools and their shortcomings). Join the Zoom session during these times: Thu, Sept 18 at 10 a.m. - Noon Mon, Oct 6 at 9 - 11 a.m. Thu, Oct 16 at 10 a.m. - Noon Mon, Nov 3 at 9 - 11 a.m. Thu, Nov 20 at 10 a.m. - Noon Mon, Dec 1 at 9 - 11 a.m. Thu, Dec 18 at 10 a.m. - Noon Consultants: Kevin Lin and Matt Wang Kevin Lin and Matt Wang are both teaching professors at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. They have prior experience in and are happy to consult about web accessibility, document workflows, accessible math and diagrams, teaching accessible computing skills to students, and accessibility training sessions for teaching assistants.
Link	washington.zoom.us…