Dawn Hunziker, Associate Director, University of Arizona
Disability Area: Topic Area:
Length of Session (in hours): 1-hr
Format: Lecture
Expertise Level: All Levels
Type of session: Not provided
Summary of Session
The University of Arizona’s itAccessibility Team collaborates with key campus individuals and units to continually increase awareness on accessibility in the IT and academic environments. Intentional meeting participation evolved into an effective communication network around accessibility.
Abstract
The University of Arizona is committed to achieving full accessibility of all electronic and information technology to ensure equitable experiences for everyone. The itAccessibility Team focuses on accessibility of UA’s electronic environments with top-down and bottom-up approaches. Through intentional meeting participation, our network continues to expand. The Team is routinely included in projects across campus to discuss and evaluate accessibility in IT and academic environments. In addition, we successfully built accessibility into design processes of projects and courses to strategically impact access. Our involvement includes central IT programs and enterprise solutions, individual department outreach, innovative and collaborative teaching and the new UA Online degree programs. This presentation discusses the structure of our Team, networking opportunities realized through committees and work groups, and the impact we achieved in the development of new campus initiatives.
Keypoints
Learn about the University of Arizona’s itAccessibility Team structure and our top-down/bottom-up approach
Learn how strategic collaborations and participation in campus projects increase accessibility and networking
Learn about the impact achieved in the academic and electronic and information technology environments
Speaker Bio(s)
Dawn Hunziker
Dawn is the Associate Director for the University of Arizona’s (U of A) Disability Resource Center (DRC) and oversees Digital and Physical Accessibility. As an employee of DRC for over 25 years, Dawn has successfully launched several initiatives across the U of A campus, and the Digital and Physical Access Team consults with campus regarding accessibility and universal design in the physical, digital, work, and academic environments. Dawn is a past President with the ATHEN (Access Technology in Higher Education Network) Executive Committee. Dawn often speaks at local, state, and national conferences regarding U of A’s Digital Accessibility Program, pdf/web accessibility, captioning processes, and inclusive curriculum design.
