Accessibility at CWU
The ADA Coordinator is responsible for providing leadership across Central Washington University's (CWU) residential campus, university centers, and instructional sites in addressing and building access to campus programs, services, and activities.
Below are just a few of the resources to consider; however, there are many areas where faculty, staff, and all CWU community members can engage best practices to ensure access while building in accessibility features for broader inclusion.
The ADA Coordinator, Thomas Pedersen, is available to consult on these areas and others.
University Facilities
Facilities prioritizes all ADA and accessibility requests and works with Disability Services and Human Resources for specific accommodations. If you have any questions regarding CWU buildings, circulation, and the campus, please contact CWU Facilities.
- Student Union & Recreation Center (SURC)
To learn more about accessibility in the SURC, visit their "Accessibility" webpage.
- Housing and Residence Life (HRL)
To learn more about housing accommodations, visit the Disability Services "Requesting Housing Accommodations" webpage.
- CWU Campus Map
For information on the location of ADA parking spaces as well as elevators on campus, utilize the online CWU campus map and select the appropriate "ADA Accessibility" options.
Teaching and Learning
Through the office of Multimodal Learning, CWU is proud to offer a variety of accessibility resources for faculty, including the resources outlined below as well as the Ally tool within Canvas to identify and help mediate accessibility.
Faculty are encouraged to refer to the Accessibility module in the Instructor Resources Canvas course for continually updated information and guides.
- Faculty Training
The office of Multimodal Learning offers a variety of faculty training in Universal Design for Learning, creating Accessible documents, and captioning instructional videos.
Multimodal Learning offers at least two introductory workshops on Universal Design per academic quarter. To learn more about these workshops, visit the office of Multimodal Learning "Faculty Workshops" page.
- Sample Syllabus Statement
It is recommended that faculty utilize this syllabus statement for "Accessibility and Accommodations" in all course syllabi.
- Faculty Information for Students with Accommodations
For information on providing and navigating academic accommodations to students with disabilities, visit Disability Services "Accommodating Students with Disabilities" webpage.
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