Last updated on November 18, 2024
Service overview
If you are seeking support in areas such as disability and ableism awareness, digital accessibility prioritization, strategy, and content creation, our accessibility consultations, guides and trainings can help you further understand disability, accessibility, and designing accessible experiences.
Center for User Experience resources
Consulting services: We can meet with you one-on-one to help you follow and implement digital accessibility best practices and create usable experiences for people with disabilities in the UW–Madison community. We can also provide guidance during a project and throughout the procurement process. These services are available free of charge to UW–Madison students, faculty and staff.
Accessibility guides: Find accessibility “how to” resources in the “Make It Accessible” Guides. Making your digital resources accessible helps UW–Madison be a more inclusive, usable place for everyone, including people with disabilities or assistive technology users.
Request response turnaround time: weekly inquiry review
We review requests on a weekly basis and will try to respond to inquiries in a timely manner. We appreciate your patience.
University educational resources
Training Overview
The university offers various free trainings on disability, access, inclusion, and the role of a digital accessibility liaison.
Disability & Ableism Awareness Training
Canvas course (free)
This training delves into disability and ableism, our shared responsibility as a university, and inclusive ways to communicate about disability. The course is open to all students, faculty, and staff at UW–Madison.
- Self-enroll in the course to get started.
- Start the course on the Disability and Ableism Awareness Training Canvas course homepage for the best experience.
Virtual and classroom training (free)
Offered through OHR’s “Building Inclusion@UW–Madison” Perspectives Series, these trainings review and workshop what you learn through the Disability and Ableism Awareness Training, allowing for discussion and practice.
- Review the Canvas course before the workshop for the best experience.
- These trainings are offered approximately 4-6 times per academic year during the Fall and Spring terms.
Benefits
- Learn about practices in inclusive language.
- Learn about disability and ableism.
- Develop your toolkit to promote disability inclusion and access.
Getting started
Use the training opportunities listed above or, if you do not see the training opportunity you need, request a training using the form provided.
Pricing
Centrally funded free trainings offered based on resource availability.