Presented at 10:15 am in Colorado F on Friday, November 21, 2025.
#41280Speaker(s)
- Binky Lush, Manager, Discovery, Access and Web Services, Penn State University Libraries
- Elizabeth Pyatt, Manager of the IT Accessibility Team, Penn State University
Session Details
- Length of Session: 1-hr
- Format: Lecture
- Expertise Level: Beginner
- Type of session: General Conference
Summary
Learn how one university is advancing a campus-wide digital accessibility plan to meet ADA Title II guidelines. This session shares lessons learned, progress made, and strategies for building sustainable, inclusive digital environments through collaboration, governance, and alignment of policy and practice.
Abstract
In 2023, we shared our institution’s launch of a university-wide holistic digital accessibility plan grounded in collaboration, education, accountability, and culture change. Now in the second phase of our multi-year effort, we continue to come together as a university to address digital accessibility systemically—building cross-functional teams, aligning policy with practice, and responding to evolving federal guidance.
This session will highlight our progress and lessons learned as we work to meet the Title II guidelines of the ADA and create a sustainable, inclusive digital environment for all. We will discuss how we’ve expanded partnerships, refined governance structures, and prioritized accessibility within key technology lifecycles. Attendees will come away with concrete strategies for mobilizing stakeholders, framing accessibility within institutional values, and maintaining momentum over time.
Keypoints
- Advancing digital accessibility through cross-campus collaboration and planning.
- Aligning policy and practice to meet ADA Title II compliance.
- Building sustainable systems for inclusive digital environments.
Disability Areas
All Areas
Topic Areas
Accessible Course Design, Alternate Format, Captioning/Transcription, Faculty Development & Support, Legal, Procurement, Uncategorized, Web/Media/App Access
Speaker Bio(s)
Binky Lush
Binky Lush is the Manager of Discovery Access and Web Services for the Penn State University Libraries in University Park, PA. She leads a number of teams in the Libraries focusing on enhancing the Libraries’ web site and discovery platforms to ensure an engaging, accessible, and user-centered search and discovery experience.
Elizabeth Pyatt
Highly effective professional with 23 years of success bridging the access gap by developing and/or implementing accessibility policy and plans for digital access, instructional access, employee access, communications access and accommodation processes in higher education. Manager, Penn State IT Accessibility Team serving the University’s Accessibility consulting, training, and testing needs. Author, Penn State accessibility policy and procedures. Co-Chair, Penn State Accessibility Leadership Coordinating Group. Co-Chair, Penn State Web Liaisons Group. Past President, Tennessee Association on Higher Education and Disabilities.