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Microsoft and University of Illinois Begin New Accessibility Program
USAgNet - 06/18/2018

Microsoft is investing $200,000 in the Accessibility Lighthouse Program, a collaboration that includes The Autism Program (TAP) in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois. The program was launched today and will run through June 2019.

The program will help build a clear career path for U of I students with autism to pursue STEM roles and increase the hiring pipeline of these students to Microsoft. The investment will also go toward building a fully outfitted, digitally accessible classroom using Microsoft tools, increase the number of computer science students who can make accessible software, and support the use of digitally accessible tools across campus.

"The University of Illinois has long led the way in enabling students with physical disabilities to fully participate in college life and obtain university degrees. Our intention in partnering with the university is to enable it to aspire to be a lighthouse to students with a broad range of disabilities by exploiting the growing advances in digital accessibility," says Harold Javid of Microsoft.

The program is a collaborative effort between TAP, housed in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, the College of Applied Health Sciences including the Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES), the Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering, and the Department of Special Education in the College of Education.


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