Purpose
The ADA Digital Accessibility Board ensures that the university’s digital ecosystem is inclusive and accessible to all users, including individuals with disabilities. It promotes awareness, understanding, and adherence to accessibility standards and best practices across the university to support compliance and foster an equitable digital environment. The board aligns its initiatives and decisions with the university’s mission and values while representing the broader community’s interests beyond individual teams.
Chairs
- Bree Callahan, ADA Coordinator, Compliance Services
- Mary Mulvihill, Director, Digital Accessibility, UW-IT
Members
- Adiam Tesfay, Director of Disability Resources for Students, Student services
- Amy Stutesman, Senior Director for IT, UW Bothell
- Beth Somerfield, Deputy ADA Coordinator for Digital Accessibility, Compliance Services
- Casey Self, Chair, Faculty Council on Teaching and Learning
- Chris Carlson, Solutions Architect for Research Compliance
- Jennifer Mankoff, Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
- Jon Payne, Director of Healthcare Nondiscrimination and Regulatory Affairs, UW Medicine Human Resources
- Marisa Nickle, Senior Director, Strategy & Academic Initiatives, Office of the Provost
- Marcus Hirsh, Director, Academic & Student Affairs Information Services, Chair
- Nassim Parvin, Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access & Sovereignty (IDEAS), Information School
- Peter Denis, Associate Dean for Personnel, College of Arts and Sciences
- Patrick Pow, Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief Information Office UW Tacoma
- Ray Hsu, Executive Director University Business Services, Finance Planning and Budgeting
- Terrill Thompson, Technology Manager, Digital Accessibility, UW-IT
- Thomas Thorpe, Director Web Strategy, University Marketing and Communications
Meetings
The Board meets monthly, with frequent meetings as needed during periods of high activity.
Contact
For questions or to propose an Information and Technology Governance topic for consideration, please use the Information and Technology Governance Request form (NetID login required).