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Winter Accessibility POP Session 5: Accessible Slide Design
Partner & Community Accessibility
Today we're focusing on an important Accessibility Skill: Accessible Slide Design. Our working meetings will have the same structure each time: 15 minutes to learn; 30 minutes to practice; 15 to reflect. You'll leave with 30 minutes of work accomplished!
This will be a virtual event taking place on Zoom and captions will be enabled. This event is intended to be inclusive and accessible. A two-week timeframe is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs. Please email ats-events@uw.edu for any accessibility-related requests.
The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: 206.543.6450/V, 206.685.7264 (FAX), or e-mail at dso@uw.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: ats-events@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Lecture: Heng-hao Chang, "Post-Colonial Reflections on International Disability Rights: Adaptation and Localization in Taiwan"
Partner & Community Accessibility
Taiwan is a unique site of innovation in disability rights. Despite being barred from becoming a States Party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) according to the diplomatic exclusion faced by Taiwan, it has become a model for the localization of the CRPD through its use “domestic review mechanisms.” Furthermore, Taiwan demonstrates the ways in which fundamental divides within human rights discourse, such as Western individualism and East Asian familialism, can be bridged using strategic adaptation that reimagine disability rights as a post-colonial hybrid.
Heng-hao Chang is a Professor of Sociology and former Dean of the College of Social Sciences at National Taipei University. A dedicated advocate for disability studies and the disability rights movement, Chang is a co-founder and past Chairman of the Taiwan Society for Disability Studies and currently serves as the Executive Editor of the International Journal of Disability and Social Justice.
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Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Communications Building (CMU). Campus room: 120. Accessibility Contact: Simpson Center for the Humanities, 206-543-3920, schadmin@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Thursday, February 26, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
UX Speaker Series: Dr. Matt Klenk & Dr. Matt Hong, Toyota Research Institute, 'Reimagining Physical Product Design with Generative AI'
Partner & Community Accessibility
Each winter, the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering welcomes designers, researchers, and technology leaders to campus for a 10-week UX Speaker Series. Join us on Thursday afternoons to hear how industry experts are shaping the future of user experience across sectors.
All events are free and open to the public.
FEBRUARY 26
Dr. Matt Klenk & Dr. Matt Hong
Toyota Research Institute, Reimagining Physical Product Design with Generative AI
GenAI technologies are fundamentally transforming creative work. For physical product design, startups and established companies have introduced a rapidly expanding array of creativity support tools that upend professional design practice from ideation to realization. In this talk, we will introduce how the Future Product Innovation team at Toyota Research Institute is taking advantage of this moment to holistically look at the physical design process and how promising new technologies may lead to outsized impacts on the business. We will introduce two…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Sieg Building (SIG). Campus room: 134 Sieg Building. Accessibility Contact: mewing3@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Thursday, February 26, 2026, 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM.
For more info visit www.hcde.washington.edu. Taking action: Tactics for interrupting microaggressions
Partner & Community Accessibility
In response to a strong interest in bystander intervention training, OIE developed “Taking action: Tactics for interrupting microaggressions.” This new interactive workshop is a follow-up to the Microaggressions online training module. Participants will practice responding to microaggressions and learn how to respond when confronted about being the perpetrator. Register at the web link.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: adorn@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion.
Monday, March 2, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit forms.office.com. CREATE Accessibility Seminar - Winter 26
CREATE Students
The CREATE Accessibility Seminar, CSE 590w - Accessibility Research, brings students and faculty together to explore a variety of topics relating to accessibility and technology.
In Winter 2026, we will continue the Art x Accessibility theme, featuring guest presenters each week. Please join us!
, Presenter schedule, Jan 12: Welcome session for folks to socialize and discuss their interests related to art and accessibility
Jan 26: Speaker and title to be announced
Feb 2: Lucy Jiang — Unseen City Canvases: Exploring Blind and Low Vision People’s Perspectives on Urban and Public Art Accessibility
Feb 9: Tony Fast — What you is what you hear (and feel): Art as a descriptive Sensory Framework for Accessibility Technologies
Feb 16: Dillon Simeone — Haptic Interfaces for Sonic Accessibility
Feb 23: Miriam Brody — Advancing Access Through Highlighting Crip Technoscience in the Arts
Mar 2: Patty Liang — Deaf Spotlight
Mar 9: Puneet Jain — DJ enters the mouth. Swallows it. Spits it back: What can HCI learn…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering (CSE2). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96652460861. Campus room: 271. Accessibility Contact: aashakad@cs.washington.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Diversity Equity Inclusion. Target Audience: Grad students and faculty working on accessibility and accessible technology.
Monday, March 2, 2026, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
For more info visit create.uw.edu. Op-Eds for Academics | IN-PERSON Workshop
Partner & Community Accessibility
Op-eds for Academics (In-PERSON) is a hands-on workshop hosted by Society + Technology at UW and the Center for an Informed Public designed to help you translate your research into compelling public commentary. Academic research is deeply relevant to pressing issues of our times, but it can be challenging to know how to reach audiences beyond the academy.
This workshop helps you build practical skills for bringing your expertise to a wider audience by focusing on the ins and outs of op-ed writing. We’ll kick off with a brief panel discussion from members of the UW community who have written op-eds, then we’ll discuss how you can do the same -- from identifying a timely hook, crafting a persuasive short piece, and navigating the submissions process. Come prepared to hear from colleagues, use resources, and participate in interactive exercises. The ambitious may leave with a draft op-ed and a concrete plan for submitting it. Everyone will gain a clearer understanding about how to write for new audiences.
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Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: 115 ABC. Accessibility Contact: mmjones@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: Society + Technology at UW and CIP community of researchers interested in translating their work.
Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Room 115 ABC - Perkins Coie Room
School of Law, William Gates Hall
University of Washington
4293 Memorial Way NE, Seattle, WA 98195.
For more info visit tinyurl.com. Op-Eds for Academics | ONLINE Workshop
Partner & Community Accessibility
Op-eds for Academics (ONLINE) is a hands-on workshop hosted by Society + Technology at UW and the Center for an Informed Public designed to help you translate your research into compelling public commentary. Academic research is deeply relevant to pressing issues of our times, but it can be challenging to know how to reach audiences beyond the academy.
This workshop helps you build practical skills for bringing your expertise to a wider audience by focusing on the ins and outs of op-ed writing. We’ll kick off with a brief panel discussion from members of the UW community who have written op-eds, then we’ll discuss how you can do the same -- from identifying a timely hook, crafting a persuasive short piece, and navigating the submissions process. Come prepared to hear from colleagues, use resources, and participate in interactive exercises. The ambitious may leave with a draft op-ed and a concrete plan for submitting it. Everyone will gain a clearer understanding about how to write for new audiences.
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Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/99188530818?pwd=nSPkfsSWUUu0sDzd6bPXi5EaZwXk98.1. Campus room: 115 ABC. Accessibility Contact: mmjones@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: Society + Technology at UW and CIP community of researchers interested in translating their work.
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
ONLINE.
For more info visit tinyurl.com. CSUN Assistive Technology Conference
Partner & Community Accessibility
Researchers, practitioners, exhibitors, end users, speakers, and other participants share knowledge and best practices in the field of assistive technology.
Known as a forum that showcases cutting edge technology and practical solutions that can be utilized to remove the barriers that prevent the full participation of persons with disabilities in educational, workplace and social settings, the conference is the largest of its kind in the world. In 2025, the conference drew more than 5,000 people.
With hundreds of presentations offered, here are a few that CREATE associates are presenting: Josh Miele, Amazon Design Scholar at Amazon Lab 126, and Lainey Feingold, lawyer, author, and public speaker, are presenting "Introducing the Digital Accessibility Ethics Framework." March 11.
, From our campus partner the Taskar Center, CREATE associate director Anat Caspi, Kunal Mehta, and Wisam Yasen will present "Beyond Consumption: BLV Community Producing Mapping Data" on how B/LV travelers are becoming stewards…
Event interval: Ongoing event. Accessibility Contact: conference@csun.edu. Event Types: Conferences. Diversity Equity Inclusion. Target Audience: Researchers, practitioners, exhibitors, end users, and speakers interested in assistive technology.
Monday, March 9, 2026 – Friday, March 13, 2026.
Anaheim Marriott.
For more info visit conference.csun.at. CREATE Accessibility Seminar - Winter 26
CREATE Students
The CREATE Accessibility Seminar, CSE 590w - Accessibility Research, brings students and faculty together to explore a variety of topics relating to accessibility and technology.
In Winter 2026, we will continue the Art x Accessibility theme, featuring guest presenters each week. Please join us!
, Presenter schedule, Jan 12: Welcome session for folks to socialize and discuss their interests related to art and accessibility
Jan 26: Speaker and title to be announced
Feb 2: Lucy Jiang — Unseen City Canvases: Exploring Blind and Low Vision People’s Perspectives on Urban and Public Art Accessibility
Feb 9: Tony Fast — What you is what you hear (and feel): Art as a descriptive Sensory Framework for Accessibility Technologies
Feb 16: Dillon Simeone — Haptic Interfaces for Sonic Accessibility
Feb 23: Miriam Brody — Advancing Access Through Highlighting Crip Technoscience in the Arts
Mar 2: Patty Liang — Deaf Spotlight
Mar 9: Puneet Jain — DJ enters the mouth. Swallows it. Spits it back: What can HCI learn…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering (CSE2). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96652460861. Campus room: 271. Accessibility Contact: aashakad@cs.washington.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Diversity Equity Inclusion. Target Audience: Grad students and faculty working on accessibility and accessible technology.
Monday, March 9, 2026, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
For more info visit create.uw.edu. Register now: Lydia Brown lecture, How Crip Feminist Technoscience Will Save Us
Registration opens for the Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn (Lydia) Brown lecture, What Does Law Mean in Crisis? How Crip Feminist Technoscience Will Save Us.
In a world ablaze with crisis, this lecture explores crip feminist technoscience as a tool for survival and resistance—offering disabled wisdom to reimagine justice, regulate AI, and challenge empire, white supremacy, and late-stage capitalism through a disability justice lens.
CREATE is co-hosting this lecture with UW Public Lectures.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: lectures@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: All are invited to register.
Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. New Voices in CREATE
The UW CREATE community is invited to meet our newest CREATE researchers to hear about their accessibility and disability work. Please join us for a conversation with Cecilia Aragon, Yohali Burrola-Mendez, Rania Hussein, Jazette Johnson, and Kevin Lin about research avenues, teaching, and possible collaborative efforts.
Coffee and pastries provided. Save the event to your calendar , Remote Zoom link.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering (CSE2). Campus room: 287. Accessibility Contact: oliviapb@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Meetings. Information Sessions. Target Audience: CREATE community, especially Ph.D. students, postdocs, and faculty.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Winter Accessibility POP Session 6: Accessible Presentation Delivery
Partner & Community Accessibility
Today we're focusing on an important Accessibility Skill: Accessible Presentation Delivery. Our working meetings will have the same structure each time: 15 minutes to learn; 30 minutes to practice; 15 to reflect. You'll leave with 30 minutes of work accomplished!
This will be a virtual event taking place on Zoom and captions will be enabled. This event is intended to be inclusive and accessible. A two-week timeframe is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs. Please email ats-events@uw.edu for any accessibility-related requests.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: ats-events@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. UX Speaker Series: Jess Hollbrook & Mike Davidson, Microsoft AI
Partner & Community Accessibility
Each winter, the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering welcomes designers, researchers, and technology leaders to campus for a 10-week UX Speaker Series. Join us on Thursday afternoons to hear how industry experts are shaping the future of user experience across sectors.
All events are free and open to the public.
Talk titles and descriptions will be added as they become available.
MARCH 12
Jess Hollbrook & Mike Davidson
Head of UX Research for Microsoft AI (Jess Hollbrook)
Corporate Vice President, Design & User Research, Microsoft AI (Mike Davidson).
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Sieg Building (SIG). Campus room: 134 Sieg Building. Accessibility Contact: mewing3@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Thursday, March 12, 2026, 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM.
For more info visit www.hcde.washington.edu. Roots2Wings Family Group: Winter Q2 In-Person Workshop and Assistive Technology Event
Partner & Community Accessibility
Join Our Community! Contact us at Info@roots2wingsfg.com https://roots2wingsfg.com/ Winter Q2 In-Person Workshop and Assistive Technology Event A Unique Opportunity to Bring Everything Together Meet with representatives from our January, February, and March sessions. This is a free event - all are welcome! WHEN: Saturday March 21, 2026 TIME: 10:00am -1:00pm LOCATION: TBD Complete paperwork on the spot Get your questions answered in real time Connect and network with families, providers, and partners Take action, tie up loose ends, and leave with things checked off your list Join us and Get. Stuff. Done. Developmental Disability Community Services (DDCS formerly DDA), Division of Vocational Resources (DVR), Open Doors for Multi-Cultural Families, Special Education Technology Center (SETC), WATAP, Microsoft Inclusive Tech Lab, Bellevue Inclusive Education Lab, Sensory Tool House, ATAP (DVR) and other partners supporting IEP/504 and Person Centered Planning (PCP), daily living & executive functioning, healthcare…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: info@roots2wingsfg.com. Event Types: Meetings.
Saturday, March 21, 2026, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit roots2wingsfg.com. Making Your Business Accessible
Partner & Community Accessibility
Make your business’s digital content accessible. Join Mary‑Colleen Jenkins to learn practical ways to build inclusive design and content skills you can put to work right away.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96357850272. Accessibility Contact: UW DSO, 206-543-6450 or dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Lectures/Seminars. Special Events. Target Audience: anyone interested in learning about digital accessibility.
Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.pce.uw.edu. Seattle Deaf Film Festival - in Person
Partner & Community Accessibility
Back for the 8th time, Seattle Deaf Film Festival will premiere films at Northwest Film Forum, and stream amazing films online from April 13-26, 2026 through Eventive. We are excited to spotlight 38 amazing films from 12 countries in sign language with English subtitles!
Festival Passes are on sale now
We offer three experiences: in person, hybrid or virtual. IN PERSON: Watch films at Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, WA with other avid cinema fans , HYBRID: You get both options of watching films in person (April 10-12, 2026) and enjoy the films from your comforts of your home with your homemade popcorn. , VIRTUAL: You can view all films from your comforts at home with your homemade popcorn.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Accessibility Contact: sdff@deafspotlight.org. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Screenings.
Friday, April 10, 2026 – Sunday, April 12, 2026.
Northwest Film Forum.
For more info visit sdff-2026.eventive.org. CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
The ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems is the premier international conference of Human-Computer Interaction.
"Creant el demà junts. Creating Tomorrow Together.”.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Accessibility Contact: access@chi2026.acm.org. Event Types: Conferences. Diversity Equity Inclusion. Target Audience: Researchers and academics working in Human Factors in Computing Systems.
Monday, April 13, 2026 – Friday, April 17, 2026.
Barcelona Spain.
For more info visit chi2026.acm.org. Seattle Deaf Film Festival - Virtual
Partner & Community Accessibility
Back for the 8th time, Seattle Deaf Film Festival will premiere films at Northwest Film Forum, and stream amazing films online from April 13-26, 2026 through Eventive. We are excited to spotlight 38 amazing films from 12 countries in sign language with English subtitles!
Festival Passes are on sale now
We offer three experiences: in person, hybrid or virtual. IN PERSON: Watch films at Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, WA with other avid cinema fans , HYBRID: You get both options of watching films in person (April 10-12, 2026) and enjoy the films from your comforts of your home with your homemade popcorn. , VIRTUAL: You can view all films from your comforts at home with your homemade popcorn.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Accessibility Contact: sdff@deafspotlight.org. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Screenings.
Monday, April 13, 2026 – Sunday, April 26, 2026.
For more info visit sdff-2026.eventive.org. Digital Accessibility Liaisons' Meeting
Partner & Community Accessibility
Join us as we welcome new and existing Digital Accessibility Liaisons members to our third Community of Practice meeting of the 2025-2026 academic year! We are still fine-tuning our agenda, but stay tuned for more details closer to our meeting date.
Agenda TBD
To become a Digital Accessibility Liaison, please visit the Digital Accessibility Liaisons webpage.
The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: 206.543.6450/V, 206.685.7264 (FAX), or e-mail at dso@uw.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96052250328. Accessibility Contact: ats-events@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Target Audience: Digital Accessibility Liaisons.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
My Greatest Save with Briana Scurry
Partner & Community Accessibility
Join legendary goalkeeper Briana Scurry as she shares her powerful journey of triumph, adversity, and redemption—offering raw insight into her Olympic glory, career-ending injury, and the global impact of soccer through an unforgettable, deeply personal lens.
Registration opens on March 10, 2026.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: lectures@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Diversity Equity Inclusion.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Town Hall Seattle.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)
Save the date and stay tuned for plans for 2026.
GAAD is an annual global event, designed to engage people around the world in talking, thinking, and learning about digital access and inclusion.
The UW commemorates GAAD by offering a day of lectures, workshops, and other activities related to digital accessibility. Contact Susie Hawkey by April 30 to request accommodations: 206-543-6504, shawkey@uw.edu.
In addition to the day of workshops and activities, the Office of Public Lectures is presenting, What Does Law Mean in Crisis? How Crip Feminist Technoscience Will Save Us with Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown.
6:30 p.m. at Town Hall in Seattle. Registration for this lecture opens March 10, 2026.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: shawkey@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Exhibits. Information Sessions. Special Events. Workshops.
Thursday, May 21, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. UW GAAD (Global Accessibility Awareness Day) 2026
Partner & Community Accessibility
The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking, and learning about digital access and inclusion. This will be a hybrid event. Registration is required as the in-person space available is limited.
The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: 206.543.6450/V, 206.685.7264 (FAX), or e-mail at dso@uw.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: ats-events@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Target Audience: UW.
Thursday, May 21, 2026, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
What Does Law Mean in Crisis? How Crip Feminist Technoscience Will Save Us with Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown
In a world ablaze with crisis, this lecture explores crip feminist technoscience as a tool for survival and resistance—offering disabled wisdom to reimagine justice, regulate AI, and challenge empire, white supremacy, and late-stage capitalism through a disability justice lens.
Registration opens on March 10, 2026.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: lectures@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Diversity Equity Inclusion.
Thursday, May 21, 2026, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Town Hall Seattle.
For more info visit www.washington.edu.