A Conversation on Accessibility in Higher Education and Academic Publishing

The Department of Justice 2024 Title II of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) ruling requires all public entities to ensure all web and mobile applications remove barriers for people with disabilities in accordance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Version 2.1, Level AA. And yet, significant barriers exist. Join us for a conversation between RESPECT 2025 Accessibility Chair Alexis Cobo and University of Washington IT Accessibility Team Manager Terrill Thompson about making the RESPECT 2025 papers digitally accessible for all participants. Learn more about the current barriers that make publishing accessible materials challenging, including technological limitations and lack of awareness about accessibility.  We'll have open discussion about strategies for improving accessibility in academic publishing and reducing barriers in higher education and the computing research community.