UW Web Accessibility and Usability Meetup
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:
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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. Target Audience: Web Developers & Designers.
Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit create.uw.edu. Course Accessibility Lunch & Learn: Ask Us! Accessibility Resources at the UW Libraries
Faculty and course designers are invited to join an informal, friendly conversation about making online components of courses accessible to students with disabilities. Ask questions about accessibility and universal design for learning (UDL), hear colleagues’ ideas, and share what is working for your own courses!
Meetings are hosted by Mary-Colleen Jenkins, an instruction accessibility specialist with Accessible Technology Services (ATS). Mary-Colleen is a former UW instructor herself, so this is a great opportunity to discuss logistics and how to set priorities for improving course accessibility without feeling overwhelmed.
Meetups are typically on the 1st Tuesday of each month, from 12-1:00 pm on Zoom. Feel free to eat lunch while we meet! All meetups are open to interested members of the UW community but require registration.
Please register for the next meetup on Access Tech's events page to receive the Zoom link.
For this month's meetup: Looking for accessible resources wondering how to make more…
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/mRtpUW_XTHK2CAb47jGD5w. Accessibility Contact: UW-IT. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: Staff & Faculty.
Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Winter Accessibility POP Session 1: Structured Headings
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/N_sj9TuqR8K_q3kwnJOj3A. Accessibility Contact: ats-events@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: Faculty, Staff.
Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit calendar.washington.edu. PDF Accessibility: Questions, Learning and Support Virtual Office Hours w. UW Bothell
Do you have questions about PDF document accessibility, remediation or other accessible content options? Join Ana Thompson to learn more about the intricacies of this frequently-used format, ease of use, accessibility (or lack thereof), evaluating your own files, etc.
Bring your files and curiosity se we can explore ways to ensure that content you create or share is accessible to everyone.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/H_ZovOaARgyhNFXXZ6tqQg. Accessibility Contact: Ana Thompson | thomana@uw.edu | 425.352.3794. Event Types: Workshops.
Friday, January 9, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit calendar.washington.edu. Could an AI Agent Take My Online Class?
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
A working group representing faculty, instructional design, IT, and administration set out to explore the potential of online courses to be disrupted by AI agents working on behalf of students. Rather than relying on theory alone, we engaged in active experimentation. Through working sessions and honest dialogue, we’ve surfaced practical, course-level strategies that may disrupt AI agents while enhancing the learning experience for students. This session invites others into the conversation, sharing design tactics and lessons learned from a collaborative inquiry into what it takes to keep humans at the center of online education.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the session, participants will be able to: Describe how open, cross-role experimentation can surface practical insights into AI-related challenges in online learning. , Identify and apply simple course design strategies that disrupt AI agents without burdening students. , Engage in collaborative inquiry and iterative testing as…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Live closed captioning will be made available for this event. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: Faculty.
Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit fsu.zoom.us. Collaborative Accessibility Problem-Solving (CAPS) Meetup
Join colleagues for this informal networking series with other faculty support partners across the UW system for collaborative problem-solving. We’ll talk about challenges we face and how we can support faculty in accessibility efforts in the coming academic year.
Audience: Faculty support staff across the UW community, instructional designers, communications staff, learning technology staff, administrative staff, librarians
Schedule: 4th Tuesday of each month, 3:00 – 4:00pm.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/94285858851. Accessibility Contact: ats-events@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Target Audience: Faculty, Staff.
Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit calendar.washington.edu. Winter Accessibility POP Session 2: Accessibility Checkers
Today we're focusing on Accessibility Checkers. 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!
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/F7wP7cPOQu6P-UiCU-I3JQ. Accessibility Contact: ats-events@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: Faculty, Staff.
Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit calendar.washington.edu. Teaching@UW: Harnessing Accessibility Checker Tools
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
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.
This session is designed for members of the UW. You will need a UW NetID to register.
The University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities. If you need disability accommodations, please reach out to the UW Disability Services Office (DSO): dso@uw.edu.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Accessibility Contact: If you need disability accommodations, please reach out to the UW Disability Services Office (DSO): dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: Faculty & Staff.
Thursday, January 22, 2026, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM.
Online via Canvas.
For more info visit teaching.washington.edu. PDF Accessibility: Questions, Learning and Support Virtual Office Hours w. UW Bothell
Do you have questions about PDF document accessibility, remediation or other accessible content options? Join Ana Thompson to learn more about the intricacies of this frequently-used format, ease of use, accessibility (or lack thereof), evaluating your own files, etc.
Bring your files and curiosity se we can explore ways to ensure that content you create or share is accessible to everyone.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/H_ZovOaARgyhNFXXZ6tqQg. Accessibility Contact: Ana Thompson | thomana@uw.edu | 425.352.3794. Event Types: Workshops.
Friday, January 23, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit calendar.washington.edu. Course Accessibility Lunch & Learn: Seven Practical Moves Toward Disability Justice in the Classroom
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. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/mkZQ3FtJTGaHuhGv4uLUAQ. Accessibility Contact: UW-IT Accessible Technology Services. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: Staff & Faculty.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Winter Accessibility POP Session 3: Canvas Accessibility Tips
Today we're focusing on Canvas Accessibility Tips. 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!
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/4_YNLcaER9qHIqf9qOkKTw. Accessibility Contact: ats-events@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: Faculty, Staff.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit calendar.washington.edu. Teaching@UW: Reflection & Practice Series - Enhancing Collegiality in the Classroom
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
In this era of social atrophy, how might instructors encourage students to come together not only as learners in the classroom, but also as colleagues? What does collegiality mean? Tarnath will share how instructors can invite students into a more relational way of being that, in the short-term, can enhance classroom cultures, and, more importantly, offer students long-term strategies they use beyond the classroom.
Anu Taranath is a Teaching Professor in English and Comparative History of Ideas on the UW Seattle campus. As a speaker, author, educator, and racial equity consultant, she works across sectors to deepen conversations on history, harm and healing.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: If you need disability accommodations, please reach out to the UW Disability Services Office (DSO): dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: Faculty & Staff.
Thursday, February 5, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit eventactions.com. PDF Accessibility: Questions, Learning and Support Virtual Office Hours w. UW Bothell
Do you have questions about PDF document accessibility, remediation or other accessible content options? Join Ana Thompson to learn more about the intricacies of this frequently-used format, ease of use, accessibility (or lack thereof), evaluating your own files, etc.
Bring your files and curiosity se we can explore ways to ensure that content you create or share is accessible to everyone.
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/H_ZovOaARgyhNFXXZ6tqQg. Accessibility Contact: Ana Thompson | thomana@uw.edu | 425.352.3794. Event Types: Workshops.
Friday, February 6, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit calendar.washington.edu. Winter Accessibility POP Session 4: Simple Alternative text
Today we're focusing on an important Accessibility Skill: Simple Alternative Text. 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. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/vKZqrJxdTh6CV_B47owlSQ. Accessibility Contact: ats-events@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: Faculty, Staff.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit calendar.washington.edu. Teaching@UW: UW Core Elements Conversation - Active & Engaged Teaching
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Part of a series of conversations about updates to the UW Faculty Code* recently approved by the Faculty Senate, this session focuses on the “active and engaged” core element of effective teaching. This conversation is designed to introduce the core element of active and engaged teaching, and showcase instructors who have created opportunities for learners to critically engage ideas and each other.
Faculty Panelists: Jose M. Guzman, Associate Teaching Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences & Marine Biology, College of the Environment, Seattle , Pamela Krayenbuhl, Assistant Professor, Division of Culture, Arts, and Communication, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, Tacoma, This interactive session is designed for members of the UW. You will need a UW NetID to register.
The University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities.…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: If you need disability accommodations, please reach out to the UW Disability Services Office (DSO): dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: Faculty & Staff.
Thursday, February 19, 2026, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit eventactions.com. Winter Accessibility POP Session 5: Accessible Slide Design
Today we're focusing on an important Accessibility Skill: Simple Alternative Text. 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. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/02v0yOVmQp-wyQHgbQUqeA. Accessibility Contact: ats-events@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Target Audience: Faculty, Staff.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit calendar.washington.edu. Monthly UW Instruction Accessibility Meetup
Faculty and course designers are invited to join an informal, friendly conversation about making online components of courses accessible to students with disabilities. Ask questions about accessibility and universal design for learning (UDL), hear colleagues’ ideas, and share what is working for your own courses!
Meetings are hosted by Mary-Colleen Jenkins, an instruction accessibility specialist with Accessible Technology Services (ATS). Mary-Colleen is a former UW instructor herself, so this is a great opportunity to discuss logistics and how to set priorities for improving course accessibility without feeling overwhelmed.
Meetups are typically on the 1st Tuesday of each month, from 12-1:00 pm on Zoom. Feel free to eat lunch while we meet! All meetups are open to interested members of the UW community but require registration.
Please register for the next meetup on Access Tech's events page to receive the Zoom link.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: UW-IT. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: Staff & Faculty.
Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Online via Zoom.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Teaching@UW: Wise Feedback - A Growth-Oriented Feedback Strategy
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
This workshop will focus on “wise feedback”– an approach instructors in any discipline can use to communicate feedback to students that is actionable and fosters a growth mindset.
Facilitator:
Devshikha Bose, Assistant Director & Instructional Consultant, Office for the Advancement of Engineering Teaching & Learning, College of Engineering, Seattle
This interactive workshop is designed for members of the UW. You will need a UW NetID to register. Due to its interactive nature, this workshop will not be recorded.
The University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities. If you need disability accommodations, please reach out to the UW Disability Services Office (DSO): dso@uw.edu.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Accessibility Contact: If you need disability accommodations, please reach out to the UW Disability Services Office (DSO): dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: Faculty.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
Online via Canvas.
For more info visit teaching.washington.edu.