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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello accessibility minded friends and colleagues,<span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please join us tomorrow Tuesday 2/24 at 11 AM for another exciting, informal, and friendly Web Accessibility/Usability meet-up.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h2><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Agenda<o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<h3><o:p> </o:p></h3>
<h3>Screen Reader Interpretation of Highlighted Text and Comments in Microsoft Word<o:p></o:p></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal">We will be exploring how screen readers handle highlighted text and comments in Microsoft Word, including whether screen readers announce when text is highlighted, how clearly they indicate the presence and boundaries of highlighted sections,
and how comments are announced and navigated. This discussion will help us better understand the accessibility implications of using highlighting and comments for feedback and collaboration, identify any limitations or inconsistencies across screen readers
and platforms, and inform best practices and guidance for creating accessible Word documents at UW.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3><o:p> </o:p></h3>
<h3>Open agenda<o:p></o:p></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal">This meet-up follows an open agenda, with a strong focus on reviewing websites and applications for accessibility. These shared reviews are one of the most valuable parts of our time together, and everyone learns from them.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bring your questions, ideas, concerns, or a website you would like feedback on, and we will add it to the discussion.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Questions about course content, data visualization, websites or web applications, accessibility testing, VPATs, or compliance are all welcome. Members of the accessibility team and other accessibility-minded colleagues will be there to
learn together and help talk things through.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<h2><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Meeting info<o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">What: Monthly Web Accessibility/Usability Meetup<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">When: Tuesday February 24, 2026 11 AM - 12 PM<span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="color:windowtext">Where:
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.zoom.us/my/hadirangin__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!kA6E7qgn0GM6P5WvM9v0nKxjTwnOdgcuCctzitw0ihqa29dhxLQOtdI6Crv1C-9gEFG3atM56Q$">
https://washington.zoom.us/my/hadirangin</a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Meeting ID: 206 221 1532<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h2>About Monthly Web Accessibility/Usability Meet-up<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Monthly Web Accessibility/Usability meet-up is a place for accessibility minded colleagues to casually reviewing and discussing your projects. This generally includes lots of hands-on testing and code review.
If you are working on a project and would like to get accessibility feedback from your peers, please let us know and we will add it to the agenda. We always encourage you to bring your own sites and topics, as it is a great learning experience for everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h2>How to Join the Mailing List<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal">We send our announcements typically a week prior to the meetup through various internal mailing lists, including the accessibleweb mailing list - which is open to the public. Please subscribe to that list to receive the announcements if
you haven’t already done it yet. You can do so by accessing this link: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/accessibleweb">https://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/accessibleweb</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thanks, and looking forward to another engaging and fruitful discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Hadi Rangin (he/him)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">IT Accessibility Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Access Technology Center/ATS/UW-IT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">(206) 685-4144<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:hadir@uw.edu">hadir@uw.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Hadi Rangin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">IT Accessibility Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Access Technology Center/Services, UW-IT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">University of Washington<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">(206) 685-4144, Direct: (206) 221-1532<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:hadir@uw.edu">hadir@uw.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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