[ATcoord] January 31st Kick-Off Session Recording and Materials

[Monica Olsson]

Hello all,
Thank you for attending our systemwide Accessible IT Coordinator (AITC) Kick-Off session last week - we look forward to our continued work with AITCs and your local teams!
The SBCTC ADA Title II Work Group
Monica, Carrie, Kevin, and Andy
Recommended To Do Tasks ✅

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Sign up for the ATCoord email list<https://lists.ctc.edu/mailman/listinfo/atcoord_lists.ctc.edu>.
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Accept the calendar invite for the ADA Title II Q&A session with Rob Carr from WebAIM<https://webaim.org/> and guest attorney Judith Risch on February 14th.
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Collect your questions for the WebAIM<https://webaim.org/> session. Send them to Monica by e-mail molsson at sbctc.edu<mailto:mollson at sbctc.edu> by Monday February 10th.
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Update your public-facing website and any existing policies that reference Policy 188 with User-01 policy<https://watech.wa.gov/policies/digital-accessibility-policy> instead.
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Remind your college’s Web Administrator to complete the SURVEY: Website Platform, Page Count & Accessibility<https://forms.office.com/r/R8bFZKFxQD>.

Session’s Materials🎥

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Session Recording for January 31st Kick-Off<https://sbctc.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Sessions/List.aspx?folderID=1c180de8-b878-4999-91ec-b27901437e01>
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Slide Deck from Kick-Off (attached)

Additional Resources 😎

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ATCoord email list<https://lists.ctc.edu/mailman/listinfo/atcoord_lists.ctc.edu>
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Accessible IT Coordinator Contact List<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dLFBmjAbRbJNbro3h4HG3Jt5_hWa3TRXMQ24xUYQzio/edit?gid=0#gid=0>
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DOJ YouTube webinar<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkhIGSvJC2o> about the rules and regulations. Discussion of exceptions begins around minute 29.
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WCET webcast, Navigating DOJ Accessibility Rules: Practical Approaches for Higher Education<https://wcet.wiche.edu/events/navigating-doj-accessibility-rules-practical-approaches-for-higher-education/>.
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Accessible IT Procurement with Whatcom College<https://lor.instructure.com/resources/16018315c73a4bd7b889485b3885714e?shared> – Session 6 from the 2023 Web Accessibility Learning Lab
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SBCTC Accessibility Micro Courses<https://sbctc.instructure.com/courses/1890615>
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WaTech USER-01 Digital Accessibility Policy<https://watech.wa.gov/policies/digital-accessibility-policy>
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Policy<https://chrome-extension//efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://watech.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2025-01/USER%20-01%20Digital%20Accessibility%20Policy.pdf>
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WebAIM WCAG Checklist<https://webaim.org/standards/wcag/checklist>
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W3C WCAG Resource<https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/?versions=2.1>
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DigitalA11Y Checklist<https://www.digitala11y.com/wcag-checklist/>


Monica M. Olsson (she/her/hers)

Policy Associate – Accessible IT Coordinator

Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

•Email: molsson at sbctc.edu<mailto:molsson at sbctc.edu> • Phone: 360-704-3922


The power of the Web is in its universality.
Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect.

Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and inventor of the World Wide Web

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