Genesis of the IADP Program at Illinois

• Chancellor Phyllis Wise: "Who trains the designers, developers, and educators to create material that is accessible?"
• Need for universities to train the next generation of computer scientists and engineers before they move into the workforce
• 6-credit undergraduate computer science elective (added with second cohort)
• Broad target audience: anyone involved in the creation and management of information technology
  • programmers, application designers, web developers
  • information technology specialists
  • instructional designers
  • educators
  • compliance officers
  • disability service providers
  • administrators and purchasing officers