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POSTPONED! CREATE New Faculty Introductions
We’ve had to postpone our annual “Meet new CREATE faculty” event. We hope to reschedule it for Winter Quarter.
CREATE Ph.D. students, postdocs, and faculty members are invited to join CREATE as we introduce new CREATE faculty members to our community. This is a chance to learn about their research interests and foster new collaborations!
This is a hybrid meeting. If you can't join us in person, join us in the CREATE Zoom meeting room.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering (CSE2). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/my/create.meetings. Campus room: 371. Accessibility Contact: create-contact@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Information Sessions. Meetings. Special Events. Target Audience: CREATE Ph.D. students, postdocs, and faculty members.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit create.uw.edu. HCDE Research Speaker Series: Charlotte Lee, "Floating Points"
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.
October 23, 2025
Charlotte Lee
Professor, HCDE
Floating Points
Combining personal memoir and computing history, this talk will reprise and elaborate on a paper presentation that was given in September at an HCI conference that meets only every 10 years. This talk will present: (a) what was shared at the time, (b) how attendees responded, and (c) implications for those in the audience.
Below is the abstract and link for the original paper,…
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Sieg Building (SIG). Campus room: 134. Accessibility Contact: hcdehelp@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Thursday, October 23, 2025, 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM.
For more info visit www.hcde.washington.edu. Book Salon | Culture Shock, Controversy, and Policy: Approaches to Technology and Society
Join us for a salon conversation with scholars Ryan Calo (Law), Leah Ceccarelli (Communication), and Katharina Reinecke (Computer Science) about their new books, hosted by the Society + Technology initiative and the Tech Policy Lab, moderated by Monika Sengul-Jones.
How does culture shape technology?
What do scientific controversies illuminate about technology and society?
How does expertise become encoded into technologies?
What are the legal policy implications?
Doors open at 5:30 PM
Salon begins at 6:00 PM
Books:
Digital Culture Shock: Who Creates Technology and Why This Matters by Katharina Reinecke (out Aug. 5, Princeton University Press)
Law and Technology: A Methodical Approach by Ryan Calo (out Dec. 23, 2025, Oxford University Press)
Scientists, Politics, and the Rhetoric of Public Controversy (Rhetoric, Politics and Society) by Leah Ceccarelli and Pamela Pietrucci (out Sept. 1, Palgrave McMillan).
Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Location TBD. Accessibility Contact: mmjones@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events.
Thursday, October 23, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
ASSETS virtual workshop: Accessibility research, collaboration & community building
This workshop aims to explore the role of collaboration and community-building in accessibility research within resource-limited contexts.
Specifically, we seek to understand how inclusive research practices can inform cost trade-offs and contribute to the development of affordable assistive technologies. The goal of this workshop is to bring together a diverse group of participants, including early-career and experienced researchers, educators, disability activists, designers, and members of the disabled community. The workshop aims to foster a global community of accessibility and ICTD researchers and produce guidelines on methods and best practices for collaboration and capacity building with disabled communities and researchers across borders. A selection of position papers from the workshop participants will be published in an article in ACM Interactions Magazine.
Call for Participation
We invite you to submit position papers or reflection papers on past publications (700-800 words, in PDF format) on…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: access-assets25@acm.org. Event Types: Conferences. Diversity Equity Inclusion. Target Audience: Those interested in disability & accessibility research, community engagement, collaboration.
Friday, October 24, 2025, 6:00 AM – 10:30 AM.
For more info visit sites.google.com. ASSETS virtual workshop: Teaching Accessibility Across Disciplines
This workshop brings together accessibility researchers and educators to explore topics, approaches, resources, and challenges involved in teaching accessibility across different disciplines. With the April 2026 Title II deadline approaching, this workshop is especially relevant. While accessibility education has been extensively explored in computer science, its integration into other disciplines is under-investigated.
The workshop has two main objectives: Providing a forum for researchers and educators from different disciplines to exchange ideas about accessibility education. , Exploring the relationship between accessibility education and accessible teaching practices as influenced by Title II. The tangible outcome is a report summarizing workshop discussions and inviting participant contributions. The ongoing dialogues regarding accessibility education in ASSETS, SIGCSE, and other disciplines will benefit from our community's input.
Call for Participation
Accessibility researchers and education…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: ohw2@illinois.edu. Event Types: Conferences. Diversity Equity Inclusion. Target Audience: Those interested in disability & accessibility research, community engagement, collaboration.
Friday, October 24, 2025, 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit sites.google.com. The Art of Refuge, Resistance and Regeneration with Peter Sellars
In this lecture, Peter Sellars explores how the arts foster civic imagination, emotional connection, and moral renewal—sharing global examples of art as a transformative force across institutions, crises, and communities in times of division and deep societal change.
Registration opens on September 10, 2025.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: lectures@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Diversity Equity Inclusion.
Friday, October 24, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Town Hall Seattle.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. ASSETS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
The ASSETS conference is the premier forum for presenting research on the design, evaluation, use, and education related to computing for people with disabilities and older adults. We invite high-quality original submissions on topics relevant to computing and accessibility.
CREATE has a strong presence at this conference. This year's organizing and programming committees include many members of the CREATE family: Ph.D. graduates Drs. Cynthia Bennett, Maitraye Das, Avery Mack, Emma McDonnell, Megan Hofmann, Dhruv Jain, Martez Mott, Venkatesh Potluri, Annie Ross, Ather Sharif, Kristen Shinohara , Current posdoctoral research fellows Drs. Jazette Johnson and Stacy Hseuh, and past postdoc Dr. Tamanna Motahar , Faculty member Dr. Leah Findlater and Annuska Zolyomi , Advisory Board member Shaun Kane.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Accessibility Contact: access-assets25@acm.org. Event Types: Conferences. Diversity Equity Inclusion. Target Audience: Accessibility researchers, educators, and students.
Sunday, October 26, 2025 – Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
Denver, CO.
For more info visit assets25.sigaccess.org. CREATE Accessibility Seminar - Autumn quarter
The Autumn 2025 seminar theme is Art and Accessibility. Each week, we explore how access intersects with different art forms/modalities through works of disabled artists and scholars. Alongside these, we explore how accessibility technologists have begun to engage with this space. Format is largely discussion-based, with occasional guest speakers. Please join us!
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. Target Audience: Grad students and faculty working on accessibility and accessible technology.
Monday, October 27, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit create.uw.edu. Software design, AI, Privacy, and Disability
Maitreya Shah and Ariana Aboulafia, from the Center for Democracy in Technology & American Association of People with Disabilities, will talk about their organizations’ recent work on assistive technology and privacy by design.
This guidebook, published in July around the 35th anniversary of the ADA, aims to provide startups with easy, actionable steps to incorporate privacy into their design process.
Maitreya Shah is a lawyer and researcher, a current DIFxTech grant recipient for a joint project with the Bazelon Center, with extensive experience working at the intersection of technology regulation and disability justice. He is Technology Policy Director at American Association of People with Disabilities; previously, he was a fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University.
Ariana Aboulafia is the Disability Rights in Technology Policy Lead at the Center for Democracy in Technology. An attorney with a strong background in disability rights, law, and public interest…
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86778176461?pwd=gQHyhJmUVAtu83ufmeY9oIg8ItfVvO.1&jst=2#success. Accessibility Contact: difxtech@borealisphilanthropy.org. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Lectures/Seminars.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
DUB Seminar: AI for mental health and wellbeing at work and home
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. Target Audience: DUB and CREATE members interested in Human Computer Interaction & Design.
Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM.
For more info visit dub.washington.edu. HCDE Research Speaker Series: Blair Subbaraman, "Automation for Insight"
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.
October 30, 2025
Blair Subbaraman
PhD Candidate, HCDE
Automation for Insight
Digital fabrication promises to bring the benefits of programming to the physical world. Domain experts are adopting and adapting digital fabrication machines to automate scientific workflows, manufacture products, and more. Yet, computer-controlled machines like 3D printers remain extremely difficult to customize and control in new ways. This talk will present tools…
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Sieg Building (SIG). Campus room: 134. Accessibility Contact: hcdehelp@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Thursday, October 30, 2025, 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM.
For more info visit www.hcde.washington.edu. Improving Accessibility in Computing Courses: Open office hours
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. Target Audience: Computing instructors.
Monday, November 3, 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 how access intersects with different art forms/modalities through works of disabled artists and scholars. Alongside these, we explore how accessibility technologists have begun to engage with this space. Format is largely discussion-based, with occasional guest speakers. Please join us!
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. Target Audience: Grad students and faculty working on accessibility and accessible technology.
Monday, November 3, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit create.uw.edu. Career Trek: Microsoft’s Inclusive Tech Lab
Get a behind-the-scenes look at Microsoft’s Inclusive Tech Lab for a conversation with team members and a guided tour of their workspace. You’ll learn how Microsoft conducts research and designs for accessibility and inclusivity.
Students are responsible for their own transportation. How to join: Application instructions will be shared in HCDE’s Tuesday Tips newsletter.
Questions? Email Melissa Ewing at mewing3@uw.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: hcdehelp@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Redmond, WA.
Race, Disability & Technology Initiative: A community conversation
Spark new ideas | Collaborate | Discuss future work
We invite researchers and community partners to our annual convening of the Race, Disability, and Technology Initiative. Current and past grantees will discuss their research and community partnerships, and together we’ll brainstorm possible new topics and avenues of research. There will also be a short overview of RDT grant opportunities.
Register by October 28 so we have enough food for all.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering (CSE2). Campus room: 371. Accessibility Contact: create-contact@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Information Sessions. Meetings. Special Events. Target Audience: UW faculty, students, staff investigating the intersection of race, disability, and technology.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit create.uw.edu. HCDE Research Speaker Series: Cindy Atman
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.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM.
For more info visit www.hcde.washington.edu. Design Jam: wearABLE futures
Join HCDE’s wearABLE Futures Design Jam!
Join 30–40 HCDE students for a fast-paced, hands-on design jam focused on making wearable technology more accessible and inclusive. You will form a team, conduct your own user research throughout October, and spend a full day ideating and prototyping with guidance from industry and academic mentors on November 7, 2025.
User Research: October 13 – November 6
Design Jam: Friday, November 7, 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Sieg Building)
Phase 1: User Research (October 13–November 6)
Before the jam, your team will explore user needs around wearable technology, especially how it can better serve people with physical, sensory, or cognitive disabilities. Form your team: 3–5 members recommended. Sign-ups close October 10. (We will help match remaining participants through a group chat after this date.) , Recruit your participants: Each team should recruit 3–5 participants independently, this will not be handled by organizers. Consider reaching out through student groups, disability…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Sieg Building (SIG). Accessibility Contact: hcdehelp@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Student Activities.
Friday, November 7, 2025.
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. 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. DUB Seminar: AI for mental health and wellbeing at work and home
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. 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. 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. 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
Details TBA. Stay tuned for speakers and topics.
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. Target Audience: UW students interested in accessibility.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
HCDE Research Speaker Series: Sayamindu Dasgupta
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.
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
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. 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. 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. Improving Accessibility in Computing Courses: Open office hours
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. 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
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.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM.
For more info visit www.hcde.washington.edu. 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. 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. Improving Accessibility in Computing Courses: Open office hours
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. 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. 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
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. 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
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
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 speaker and 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.
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
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.
Thursday, December 4, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Town Hall Seattle.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. 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. 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
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. Target Audience: Computing instructors.
Thursday, December 18, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us.