“The DSS Existing & Emerging Technologies Committee (EETC) is a multidisciplinary team that provides opportunities for campus leaders to learn about the importance of accessibility and the role their decisions play in guaranteeing access for all. UAB is committed to ensuring equal access for faculty, staff, and students. The EETC puts us closer to that goal. It is cultivating an environment of awareness, information-sharing, and policy-making for the accessibility of both existing and emerging technologies utilized at UAB.”

– Dr. Suzanne Austin, Senior Vice Provost, Senior International Officer

“UAB is resolved to remain on the forefront of accessibility in academia. The contributions of the Existing and Emerging Technologies Committee is vital to advancing that commitment. Charged with ensuring accessibility to existing and emerging technologies, the EETC helps ensure that UAB is coordinating accessibility efforts to provide equal access to all technology-based services, activities and information. It is much more than compliance, it is a genuine commitment to student accessibility and success.”

– M. Jacob Baggott, Assistant VP for Student Health & Wellbeing

“The EETC is the one campus-wide committee that represents all student areas ranging from teaching faculty to purchasing agents, all focusing on the availability of content as it pertains to the Rehabilitation Act and Americans with Disabilities Legislation. Where else can you hear a physician and an IT specialist discuss how to make streaming videos accessible, or a Board of Trustees-level attorney providing summaries of recent litigation and how our campus procedures are or are not affected? The value to our campus is immeasurable.”

– Dr. Tracee Synco, Assistant Dean of Student Recruitment, Engagement and Success School of Health Professions