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Toy Donation Event

HuskyADAPT Community Fill out the form to receive adapted toys: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=W9229i_wGkSZoBYqxQYL0o3nBnDaC1ZCsU3ReKtALDZUNTdXVkpMQTBISUE5RU4xWE9OWlVOQldUWC4u. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Mechanical Engineering Building (MEB). Accessibility Contact: adaptuw@uw.edu. Event Types: Student Activities. Saturday, November 8, 2025, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM.

CREATE Accessibility Seminar - Autumn quarter

The Autumn 2025 seminar theme is Art and Accessibility. Each week, we explore works of disabled artists, scholars, and technologists to understand how access intersects with different art forms/modalities. Alongside these, we explore how accessibility technologists have begun to engage with this space. The format is largely discussion-based, with occasional guest speakers. Please join us! The course website has a tentative schedule. 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: 387. Accessibility Contact: aashakad@cs.washington.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Diversity Equity Inclusion. Event sponsors: CREATE - the Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences. Target Audience: Grad students and faculty working on accessibility and accessible technology. Monday, November 10, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit create.uw.edu.

Signals & Society - Discussion Series with Jevin Hudson

Partner & Community Accessibility Event interval: Single day event Accessibility Contact: rcalo@uw.edu Event Types: Meetings,Special Events Event sponsors: Ryan Calo, Signals & Society, and a variety of local breweries Target Audience: Anyone interested in conversations on technology, policy, and ethics in relation to online dating Ballard Old Stove Brewery | 1550 NW 49th St, Seattle, WA 98107 Join us for an evening of lively discussion on technology, policy, and ethics! Mingle with privacy professors, academics, and the intellectually curious as we delve into the social and societal impacts of augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and quantum. Come for the discussion - stay to mingle, connect, and unwind! Signals & Society is traveling venue that explores how technology shapes and is shaped by society. Through informal gatherings, expert insights, and public dialogue, we unpack the ethical, political, and cultural dimensions of emerging tech. Event information provided by University of Washington. Monday, November 10, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.

DUB Seminar: AI for mental health and wellbeing at work and home

Partner & Community Accessibility To attend DUB seminars, sign up for the DUB mailing list. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: speak@dub.washington.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: DUB - Design. Use. Build. Target Audience: DUB and CREATE members interested in Human Computer Interaction & Design. Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM. For more info visit dub.washington.edu.

Q&A PhD to Industry Panel (Virtual)

CREATE Students Panel for 3+ year PhD students interested in careers in industry. Zoom link will be shared via email. Come with questions! Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Kathleen Rascon, khorenst@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Special Events. Target Audience: HCDE PhDs and PhD students working with HCDE Faculty. Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Devva’s Room series: Accessibility from academia to everyone's home

Are you curious about disability history? Wonder why people feel disability pride? This series of events honors Devva Kasnitz's dream to expand disability studies from the ivory tower of academia to the homes of everyday people. On November 12, Elaine Gerber presents Reproductive Justice. Leroy Moore presents 10 Principles of Disability Justice. For people of all ages, each evening includes several parts: learning about disabilities studies and the history of disability, with time for questions, networking, and fun. To participate, confirm all details on I Love You. Lead On. and sign up by Becoming a member and joining the email list. Accommodations are provided when requested during signup. Transcripts and recordings will be created. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: ILoveYouLeadOn@gmail.com. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Disability History and Culture Collective and the I Love you. Lead On community! Target Audience: People of all ages are welcome -- young activists to current and retired academics. Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit iloveyou-leadon.com.

CREATE-HuskyADAPT Panel Discussion

Morgan Tweed, an Accessibility Specialist, Plan Examiner, and Activist from Studio Pacifica, will be giving our fall lecture this year. Join us to learn about Morgan’s experiences designing for accessibility in architecture and beyond. Register by November 9. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Paul G. Allen Center For Computer Science & Engineering (CSE). Campus room: Gates Commons. Accessibility Contact: apfist8@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Information Sessions. Meetings. Special Events. Lectures/Seminars. Student Activities. Event sponsors: Co-sponsored by CREATE and HuskyADAPT. Target Audience: UW students interested in accessibility. Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.

HCDE Research Speaker Series: Sayamindu Dasgupta

Partner & Community Accessibility Join us each week for the HCDE Research Speaker Series, where faculty and PhD students share the ideas shaping the future of research in Human Centered Design and Engineering. Presentations showcase recent work across design, data science, technology, and society, offering insights into how researchers are tackling complex problems and imagining new possibilities. All talks are open to the public. Whether you’re a student, researcher, practitioner, or simply curious about how HCDE research, you’re invited to learn, ask questions, and be part of the discussion. Check back for talk details, which will be added to this page leading up to each presentation. Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Sieg Building (SIG). Campus room: 134. Accessibility Contact: hcdehelp@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Human Centered Design & Engineering. Thursday, November 13, 2025, 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM. For more info visit www.hcde.washington.edu.

Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web & Tech Conference

Partner & Community Accessibility Accessing Higher Ground 2025, the official conference of ATHEN, and presented by AHEAD, is holding its 2025 Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado. Accessing Higher Ground focuses on the implementation and benefits of: Accessible media, Universal Design and Assistive Technology in the university, business and public setting; , Legal and policy issues, including ADA and 508 compliance; , The creation of accessible media and information resources, including Web pages and library resources. For institutions of Higher Education, there is a strong focus on campus accommodation and policies, alternate format production, Universal Design and curriculum accessibility. 2025 sessions to be announced; see 2024 Recordings for an idea of the topics. Event interval: Ongoing event. Accessibility Contact: hkramer@ahead.org. Event Types: Conferences. Diversity Equity Inclusion. Event sponsors: Presented and hosted by AHEAD, Accessing Higher Ground is conducted in collaboration with ATHEN. Target Audience: All tasked w/ providing accessible digital content in academia or business; faculty and admin. Monday, November 17, 2025 – Friday, November 21, 2025. Hilton Denver City Center, Denver, Colorado. For more info visit accessinghigherground.org.

CREATE Accessibility Seminar - Autumn quarter

The Autumn 2025 seminar theme is Art and Accessibility. Each week, we explore works of disabled artists, scholars, and technologists to understand how access intersects with different art forms/modalities. Alongside these, we explore how accessibility technologists have begun to engage with this space. The format is largely discussion-based, with occasional guest speakers. Please join us! The course website has a tentative schedule. 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: 387. Accessibility Contact: aashakad@cs.washington.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Diversity Equity Inclusion. Event sponsors: CREATE - the Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences. Target Audience: Grad students and faculty working on accessibility and accessible technology. Monday, November 17, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit create.uw.edu.

Toy Adaptation Workshop

HuskyADAPT Community RSVP will be updated shortly. Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Room TBD. Accessibility Contact: adaptuw@uw.edu. Event Types: Student Activities. Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM. 4320 Little Canoe Channel NE, Seattle, WA 98195.

Toy Adaptation Workshop

Improving Accessibility in Computing Courses: Open office hours

Partner & Community Accessibility 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… Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/98992837185. Accessibility Contact: doit@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Information Sessions. Special Events. Academics. 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. Thursday, November 20, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

HCDE Research Speaker Series: Cecilia Aragon

Partner & Community Accessibility Join us each week for the HCDE Research Speaker Series, where faculty and PhD students share the ideas shaping the future of research in Human Centered Design and Engineering. Presentations showcase recent work across design, data science, technology, and society, offering insights into how researchers are tackling complex problems and imagining new possibilities. All talks are open to the public. Whether you’re a student, researcher, practitioner, or simply curious about how HCDE research, you’re invited to learn, ask questions, and be part of the discussion. Check back for talk details, which will be added to this page leading up to each presentation. Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Sieg Building (SIG). Campus room: 134. Accessibility Contact: hcdehelp@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Human Centered Design & Engineering. Thursday, November 20, 2025, 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM. For more info visit www.hcde.washington.edu.

Holiday Toy Adaptation

HuskyADAPT Community Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: adaptuw@uw.edu. Event Types: Student Activities. Workshops. Saturday, November 22, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.

CREATE Accessibility Seminar - Autumn quarter

The Autumn 2025 seminar theme is Art and Accessibility. Each week, we explore works of disabled artists, scholars, and technologists to understand how access intersects with different art forms/modalities. Alongside these, we explore how accessibility technologists have begun to engage with this space. The format is largely discussion-based, with occasional guest speakers. Please join us! The course website has a tentative schedule. 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: 387. Accessibility Contact: aashakad@cs.washington.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Diversity Equity Inclusion. Event sponsors: CREATE - the Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences. Target Audience: Grad students and faculty working on accessibility and accessible technology. Monday, November 24, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit create.uw.edu.

UW Web Accessibility and Usability Meetup

Partner & Community Accessibility These monthly meetups, formerly known as “Explore with Hadi” provide an opportunity for UW web developers and designers to discuss accessibility and usability issues in a relaxed, casual setting, and provide friendly feedback on each others’ web projects. We encourage you to bring your accessibility questions or just join us to see what others are working on. Meetings are hosted by Hadi Rangin, a web accessibility specialist with UW-IT Accessible Technology Services. Hadi has a Master’s degree in computer science and is a screen reader user himself, so these meetings are great opportunities to experience how your website might be experienced by someone using assistive technology. Meetups are typically held on the 4th Tuesday of each month, 11:00am – Noon. Zoom meeting information: https://washington.zoom.us/my/hadirangin Meeting ID: 206 221 1532. Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/my/hadirangin. Accessibility Contact: Hadi Rangin. Event Types: Meetings. Event sponsors: Accessible Technology Services. Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Zoom.

Improving Accessibility in Computing Courses: Open office hours

Partner & Community Accessibility 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… Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/98992837185. Accessibility Contact: doit@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Information Sessions. Special Events. Academics. 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. Monday, December 1, 2025, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

CREATE Accessibility Seminar - Autumn quarter

The Autumn 2025 seminar theme is Art and Accessibility. Each week, we explore works of disabled artists, scholars, and technologists to understand how access intersects with different art forms/modalities. Alongside these, we explore how accessibility technologists have begun to engage with this space. The format is largely discussion-based, with occasional guest speakers. Please join us! The course website has a tentative schedule. 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: 387. Accessibility Contact: aashakad@cs.washington.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Diversity Equity Inclusion. Event sponsors: CREATE - the Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences. Target Audience: Grad students and faculty working on accessibility and accessible technology. Monday, December 1, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit create.uw.edu.

Mid-Atlantic ADA webinar: The Power of Visibility and Community Advocacy

Partner & Community Accessibility Join the Mid-Atlantic ADA Center for Part 4 in the The Human Experience, Black People with Disabilities and Their Rights Under the ADA, webinar series. Registration required. This webinar will inspire and empower participants to embrace visibility as a tool for personal and societal change, and to effectively engage in community advocacy to create a more just and equitable world. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: adatraining@transcen.org. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Mid-Atlantic ADA Center. Target Audience: All who are interested in civil and disability rights. Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM. For more info visit 7azbrycab.cc.rs6.net.

Making your syllabus accessible

Partner & Community Accessibility This information session will demonstrate basic skills associated with building a syllabus that complies with the updated Americans with Disability Act (ADA) digital accessibility standards. The University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities. This event will include live-captioning services. If you need additional disability accommodations, please reach out to the UW Disability Services Office (DSO). When contacting DSO at dso@uw.edu, please share the event details listed in the event registration form. Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/93914749093. Accessibility Contact: teaching@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM. Zoom.

HCDE Research Speaker Series: Sucheta Ghoshal

Partner & Community Accessibility Join us each week for the HCDE Research Speaker Series, where faculty and PhD students share the ideas shaping the future of research in Human Centered Design and Engineering. Presentations showcase recent work across design, data science, technology, and society, offering insights into how researchers are tackling complex problems and imagining new possibilities. All talks are open to the public. Whether you’re a student, researcher, practitioner, or simply curious about how HCDE research, you’re invited to learn, ask questions, and be part of the discussion. Talk details coming soon. About the presenter, Sucheta Ghoshal is an assistant professor at the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington (UW) where she directs the research group Inquilab. She is interested in studying—and building—computational cultures that refuse, resist, subvert, or exceed the state and market imaginaries of computing. As a community organizer and researcher, she has worked across South… Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Sieg Building (SIG). Campus room: 134. Accessibility Contact: hcdehelp@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Human Centered Design & Engineering. Thursday, December 4, 2025, 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM. For more info visit www.hcde.washington.edu.

Healthcare Where All Can Thrive: Advocating For Older LGBTQ Adults with Carey Candrian

Partner & Community Accessibility Discover how inclusive communication can transform healthcare for older LGBTQ adults. This inspiring talk explores ways to foster trust, reduce disparities, and create a system where everyone feels seen, heard, and valued. Registration opens on September 10, 2025. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: lectures@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Diversity Equity Inclusion. Event sponsors: Department of Pediatrics, Disability Studies Program, School of Medicine, The Graduate School. Thursday, December 4, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM. Town Hall Seattle. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

Course Accessibility Lunch & Learn: Explore UDOIT, our new Canvas Accessibility Checker

Partner & Community Accessibility El Schofield UW-IT Student and Ed Tech Services (SETS) returns to this month’s Lunch & Learn to demo UDOIT, a new Canvas accessibility checker. While Ally and the Course Accessibility Report have been familiar options in Canvas for years, UDOIT offers a different look and advanced features that may simplify your path toward an accessible course. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: ats-events@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Event sponsors: Accessible Technology Services. Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. Zoom, registration required. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Devva’s Room series: Accessibility from academia to everyone's home

Are you curious about disability history? Wonder why people feel disability pride? This series of events honors Devva Kasnitz's dream to expand disability studies from the ivory tower of academia to the homes of everyday people. On December 10, Simi Linton and Riva Lehrer present Disability depiction in Art. For people of all ages, each evening includes several parts: learning about disabilities studies and the history of disability, with time for questions, networking, and fun. To participate, confirm all details on I Love You. Lead On. and sign up by Becoming a member and joining the email list. Accommodations are provided when requested during signup. Transcripts and recordings will be created. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: ILoveYouLeadOn@gmail.com. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Disability History and Culture Collective and the I Love you. Lead On community! Target Audience: People of all ages are welcome -- young activists to current and retired academics. Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit iloveyou-leadon.com.

Improving Accessibility in Computing Courses: Open office hours

Partner & Community Accessibility 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… Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/98992837185. Accessibility Contact: doit@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Information Sessions. Special Events. Academics. 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. Thursday, December 18, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

UW Web Accessibility and Usability Meetup

Course Accessibility Lunch & Learn: Ask Us! Accessibility Resources at the UW Libraries

Partner & Community Accessibility Looking for accessible resources wondering how to make more accessible scans of printer materials or hoping to explore alternatives to traditional textbooks? The library is the best place to start! Members of the UW Libraries Accessibility Working Group will join this month’s Lunch & Learn to share various ways the Libraries can support faculty on their accessibility journey. 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 Mary-Colleen Jenkins (mcj6@uw.edu) for any accessibility-related requests. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: ats-events@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Event sponsors: Accessible Technology Services. Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. Zoom, registration required. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Harnessing accessibility checker tools

Partner & Community Accessibility This information session will demonstrate basic skills associated with using accessibility checkers to assess whether course materials comply with the updated Americans with Disability Act (ADA) digital accessibility standards. The University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities. This event will include live-captioning services. If you need additional disability accommodations, please reach out to the UW Disability Services Office (DSO). When contacting DSO at dso@uw.edu, please share the event details listed in the event registration form. Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/99118879215. Accessibility Contact: teaching@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Thursday, January 22, 2026, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM. Zoom.

Course Accessibility Lunch & Learn: Seven Practical Moves Toward Disability Justice in the Classroom

Partner & Community Accessibility It’s a pleasure to welcome Dr. Amy J. Ko as our special guest this month! Amy brings both a disability justice lens and a focus on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to inform an accessible teaching practice. Though the word “computing” appears in the title of Amy’s presentation, her 7 heuristics for accessible teaching are appliable and doable in any course, regardless of subject. You’ll leave this presentation inspired and with new ideas for making learning more accessible and inclusive for all students. 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 Mary-Colleen Jenkins (mcj6@uw.edu) for any accessibility-related requests. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: ats-events@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Event sponsors: Accessible Technology Services. Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. Zoom, registration required. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.