Northwest Higher Education Accessibility Technology Group

A joint project between Orbis Cascade Alliance and Northwest Academic Computing Consortium. Join us on our journey to provide resources for a more accessible higher educational learning environment.

2024-25 Theme

The Title II Toolkit: Practical Resources and Strategies for Institutional Accessibility

Title II compliance is on the horizon, with deadlines as early as April 2026. Are you prepared? In Fall 2024, NWHEAT will focus on sharing practical resources and actionable strategies needed to get started with navigating Title II requirements. Explore a range of tools, gain expert insights, and learn how to position your institution for accessibility success.

Upcoming events

Materials from previous events are available on the Events page.

Accessibility knowledge base

NW Heat is building a knowledge base of accessibility policies and best practices.

You can view the knowledge base here on our website. Currently we have entries for tools, training resources, legal background and other resources, but we regularly add new resources.

We’d love to hear your ideas for resources!

Contribute by filling out our Accessibility Knowledge Base Submission Form.

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