DO-IT
Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology
DO-IT serves to increase the participation of individuals with
disabilities in challenging academic programs and careers. It promotes the
use of computer and networking technologies to increase independence,
productivity, and participation in education and employment.
The international DO-IT Center serves to:
- Increase the success of people with disabilities in college and careers.
- Promote the application of universal design to physical spaces, information technology, instruction, and services.
- Distribute publications and videos to freely use and reproduce for presentations and exhibits.
- Provide resources for students with disabilities, K-12 educators, postsecondary faculty and administrators, librarians, employers, and parents and mentors.
- AccessCollege, the Center on Access to College, featuring websites for postsecondary educators (The Faculty Room), student services staff (The Conference Room), employment personnel (The Employment Office), students with disabilities (The Student Lounge), administrators (The Board Room), and campus-wide leaders (The Center for Universal Design in Education).
- AccessSTEM, the Alliance for Students with Disabilities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
- AccessComputing, the Alliance for Access to Computing Careers.
- AccessIT, the Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education.
- AccessDL, the Center on Accessible Distance Learning.
- AccessCAREERS, the Alliance for Access to Careers.
- DO-IT Scholars, DO-IT Pals, DO-IT Campers, DO-IT Mentors, AccessComputing Team, and AccessSTEM Team programs that offer mentoring, peer support, internships, summer camp, and other opportunities for high school and postsecondary students with disabilities.
DO-IT is:
- The recipient of the National Information Infrastructure Award in Education, the Golden Apple Award, the President's Award of Excellence in Mentoring, Catalyst, and other awards.
- About people helping people achieve success with the support of Washington State, the federal government, foundations, corporations, and people like you.
- Directed by Sheryl Burgstahler.
The DO-IT pages form a living document and are regularly updated. We
strive to make them universally accessible. We minimize the use of
graphics and photos, and provide descriptions of them when they are
included. Video clips are open captioned, providing access to users
who can't hear the audio, and audio described for those who cannot see the visual display. Suggestions for increasing the
accessibility of these pages are welcome. To learn more about
accessible Web page design, go to our list of
Web development resources.
Send comments or suggestions about this site to
doit@u.washington.edu