Weekly Schedule

Week 1: Introduction to Disability & Accessibility

Jan 5 2026 (Week 1): Introduction to Disability & Accessibility
Assignments:

Introduction to Disability & Accessibility

Monday
Introduction to Class and Access Norms
Slides
Wednesday
Introduction to Accessibility
Slides
Thursday
Icebreakers and norms
Section
Friday
Friday Studio: Slide Accessibility and Presentation Accessibility
Studio
Required Readings (answer questions on Ed by Monday)
:
Plain language writing; Screen reader semantics
Optional Readings
:
Plain language; One Button to Rule Them All

Week 2: Accessible Design and Documents

Jan 12 2026 (Week 2): Accessible Design and Documents
Assignments:

Accessible Design and Documents

Monday
Plain Language
Slides
Wednesday
Accessibility Access Stack
Slides
Thursday
AT around us presentations
Section (GRADED)
Friday
Friday Studio: Working with AT (Led by Jesse Martinez)
Studio
Required Readings (answer questions on Ed by Monday)
:
Automated Accessibility Tools (watch); Pick one of the following; If you have a windows machine, install NVDA; and watch NVDA testing; If you have a mac, read Testing with Voiceover

Week 3: Formalizing Assessment--UARS and Testing

Jan 19 2026 (Week 3): Formalizing Assessment--UARS and Testing
Assignments:

Formalizing Assessment--UARS and Testing

Monday: Holiday

Wednesday
Assessment Start
Slides
Thursday
If you have a windows machine, watch Testing with NVDA. If you have a mac, read Testing with Voiceover.
Read/Watch
Practice using Screen Readers: Setup & Accessibility Testing
Section
Practicing Assessment
Slides
Friday
Friday Studio: Assessment CANCELLED due to jen’s illness
Required Readings (answer questions on Ed by Monday)
:
How to access Dequeue for UW users; Dequeue course on ARIA--Aria components and patterns
Optional Readings
:
Lies, Damn Lies, and Overlays

Week 4: Accessible Forms & Aria

Jan 26 2026 (Week 4): Accessible Forms & Aria
Assignments:

Accessible Forms & Aria

Monday
Slides Assessment 2
Slides
Wednesday
Fireside Chat (with Atieh Tehari)
Slides Assessment 3
Slides
Thursday
Help with Accessibility Implementation & setup for Friday. Setup IDE for flutter & copilot (stretch: & to check accessibility)
Section
Friday
Install VSCode and CoPilot (free through Github) or vibe coding interface of your choice.
Prep
Friday Studio: AI production of an accessible webpage (relevant videos: Optimizing Co-Pilot for Accessibility; User story using CoPilot to build apps); Building an app from scratch using copilot)
Studio
Slides AI Coding
Slides
Required Readings (answer questions on Ed by Monday)
:
Chartability Workbook (through heading "the tests")
Optional Readings
:
Increasing Data Equity in Accessibility; Data Science and Accessibility

Week 5: Visualizations

Feb 2 2026 (Week 5): Visualizations
Assignments:

Visualizations

Monday
Accessible Visualization
Slides
Wednesday
Fireside Chat with Frank Elavsky
Spotlight
Thursday
Implementation Assignment
Friday
Friday Studio: Best Practices for Creating Accessible Visualization
Slides
Friday Studio Prep: Download Lab Code
Prep
Required Readings (answer questions on Ed by Monday)
:
On Being an Outlier
Optional Readings
:
Fairness Issues in AI Systems that Augment Sensory Abilities

Week 6: AI and Accessibility

Feb 9 2026 (Week 6): AI and Accessibility
Assignments:

AI and Accessibility

Monday
AI and Accessibility
Slides
Wednesday
Fireside Chat (Rua Williams)
Spotlight
Thursday
Project Group Formation & Proposal Work
Friday
Formative and Summative Work with Disabled Populations
Slides
Required Readings (answer questions on Ed by Monday)
:
pick one of the following
Optional Readings
:
Stop Doing That!; Chicas talk disability; Talking with Tech - Kevin Williams & Lateef McLeod (From time 42:25)

Week 7: Intersectionality

Feb 16 2026 (Week 7): Intersectionality
Projects:

Intersectionality

Monday: Holiday

Wednesday
Intersectionality (Guest Speaker Aashaka Desai)
Spotlight
Design Docs
HW 5 due
Thursday & Friday
Project Group Lofi Prototype and Timeline Presentations
REQUIRED

Week 8: Fabrication (part 1)

Feb 23 2026 (Week 8): Fabrication (part 1)
Projects:

Fabrication (part 1)

Monday
Fabrication & Accessibility
Slides
Wednesday
Studio (early): Lasercutting Design
Skill Goal
Thursday & Friday
Final Project Milestone One Discussion
REQUIRED

Week 9: Project Checkins

Mar 2 2026 (Week 9): Project Checkins
Projects:

Project Checkins

Monday
Fireside Chat (with Atieh Tehari)
Spotlight
Wednesday & Friday:
Final Project Status Checks
GRADED
Thursday
Finish making laser cuttable designs and print
Section

Week 10: Project Checkins

Mar 9 2026 (Week 10): Project Checkins
Projects:
  • 4_final Out: Wednesday
  • 3_assessment Due: Wednesday

Project Checkins

Topics Covered
Course Feedback
Final Project Status Checks
GRADED
Assignment:
Final Code and Writeup
HW 6 assigned

Week 11: Finals Week

Mar 16 2026 (Week 11): Finals Week

Finals Week

Monday
Final Project Presentatinos
HW 7

Topics we won’t get to and/or readings we didn’t use.

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