In the News
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Herald Journal Monday, Jan. 22, 2018
USU's Center for Persons with Disabilities Helps Website Developers
Cyndi Rowland, an employee with Utah State University’s Center for Persons with Disabilities, was at a conference in the mid-1990s when she realized that some people had a harder time viewing the internet than she did. ... Today, Rowland is the executive director of WebAIM, which provides web accessibility services, be it training from professional to schools, governments and businesses; evaluations to make sure websites are accessible; or consulting and technical assistance. They provide all of those services with the goal of making sure websites can be viewed by people with all types of disabilities. “Statistically, all of us here will probably develop a disability in our lifetime,” said Jared Smith, associate director of WebAIM. ... Since its creation in 1999, WebAIM has helped tens of thousands of people and over 1,000 entities, including universities and Fortune 500 companies.