DO-IT, its staff, mentors, and collaborators have received many local, regional, and national awards, including those listed below. To learn more about the awards DO-IT has presented, visit the DO-IT Trailblazers and AccessComputing Capacity Building award pages.
- 2025 Washington Association on Postsecondary Education and Disability (WAPED) Achievement Award
Presented to DO-IT for our significant contributions over several decades to increasing knowledge around disability access and inclusion through cutting-edge research, training, and direct support. - 2020 University of Washington Information Technology (UW-IT) Achievement, Collaboration, and Excellence (ACE) Award
Presented to the AccessCyberlearning 2.0 Project team to celebrate our successful 2.5-day capacity building institute (CBI) engaging online community of practice, and four significant documents that promote the design of accessible cyberlearning opportunities. - 2017 Induction into the Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame
DO-IT was inducted for its comprehensive mentoring program and its position as the longest standing online mentoring community for individuals with disabilities in the world. - 2017 University of Washington Information Technology (UW-IT) Achievement, Collaboration, and Excellence (ACE) Award
Presented to the Accessible Technology Services Accessibility Team for achievement, collaboration, and excellence in working to meet the requirements of the new Washington State Policy #188. - 2015 University of Washington Information Technology (UW-IT) Achievement, Collaboration, and Excellence (ACE) Award
Presented to the DO-IT Website Project Team for achievement, collaboration, and excellence in converting the DO-IT website to Drupal and releasing DO-IT mobile. - 2014 University of Washington Information Technology (UW-IT) Achievement, Collaboration, and Excellence (ACE) Award
Presented to the eText Pilot Team, including Access Technology Center manager Dan Comden, for completing a year long study that assessed faculty and student experiences regarding eTextbooks. - 2012 University of Washington Information Technology (UW-IT) Achievement, Collaboration, and Excellence (ACE) Award
Presented to the AccessComputing project team. - University of Washington (UW) Spotlight Award
Presented to Scott Bellman, DO-IT director for his tireless efforts in supporting the goals of the DO-IT Center's projects. - The Hakuho Award for outstanding educators and organizations and the Incentive Award of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Presented concurrently to DO-IT Japan program. - UW Spotlight Award
Presented to Terrill Thompson, technology accessibility specialist, for his promotion of accessible and universal design in the development and selection of technology. - AHEAD Professional Recognition Award
Presented to Sheryl Burgstahler, DO-IT founder, in honor of and appreciation for outstanding achievement and contributions to the field of higher education and disability. - Innovator Award in the College of Engineering Certificate of Recognition
Presented to Marvin Crippen, DO-IT technology specialist, and Sheryl Burgstahler, DO-IT founder. - UW Spotlight Award
Presented to Doug Hayman, former DO-IT accessibility technology specialist, for his expertise and skill determining user needs, setting up equipment, training, and providing ongoing support and troubleshooting. - UW Spotlight Award
Presented to Marvin Crippen, DO-IT systems administrator, for his expert client and desktop support as well as accessible technology work. - UW Spotlight Award
Presented to Debra Zawada, former DO-IT project coordinator, for creating lasting relationships with the Seattle Public Schools in an effort to impact ongoing changes for students with disabilities. - UW Spotlight Award
Presented to Rebekah Peterson, former DO-IT publications coordinator, for being a highly skilled communicator with a keen sense of organization and design. - UW Spotlight Award
Presented to Laura Roy, DO-IT program operations specialist, for working steadily behind the scenes to meet critical deadlines and make things happen. - UW-IT's ACE Award
Presented to the DO-IT student team for their indispensable support to DO-IT and the Accessible Technology unit. - U.S. Access Board Appointment
President Obama appointed DO-IT Mentor Karen Braitmayer to the U.S. Access Board. Braitmayer is a registered architect and principal with Studio Pacifica. She regularly advises state agencies, local governments, and other organizations on accessibility under various laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). - 2010 President's Volunteer Service Award
Presented to DO-IT Ambassador Priscilla Wong for outstanding volunteer service and civic participation. The award included a signed letter from President Obama. - 2009 CASE District VIII Award
Presented to the AccessComputing program in recognition of communication excellence in its 2007 Summer Academy Advancing Deaf & Hard of Hearing in Computing video. - 2007 Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities (COSD) Greenberg Award for Innovation
Presented to DO-IT founder Sheryl Burgstahler for innovative efforts in securing employment opportunities for students with disabilities. - 2007 UW College of Engineering Team Innovator Award
Presented to the AccessComputing team--represented by Richard Ladner, Sheryl Burgstahler, Michael Richardson, Rob Roth, Terry Thompson, and Lyla Crawford--for their exemplary work toward a common goal of increasing the participation of individuals with disabilities in computing careers. - 2007 American Society of Engineering Education Best Zone Paper Award
Presented to Richard Ladner and Sheryl Burgstahler, co-founders of AccessComputing, and Tammy VanDeGrift and Annamarie Poginy for their manuscript, The Game of Life Workshop - Reaching Out to High School Students with Disabilities. - 2007 Washington Association for Postsecondary Education and Disabilities (WAPED) Achievement Award
Presented to Scott Bellman, DO-IT director, for professional achievement in promoting awareness and development in issues of education and employment of persons with disabilities. - 2006 Washington Association for Postsecondary Education and Disabilities (WAPED) Achievement Award
Presented to the DO-IT Admin Team for technical and/or professional achievement in promoting awareness and development in issues of education of persons with disabilities. - 2006 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition Best Paper Award
Presented to Tammy DeGrift, Annemarie Poginy, Richard Ladner, and Sheryl Burgstahler for outstanding paper, The Game of Life Workshop - Reaching Out To High School Students With Disabilities. - 2005 Washington Association for Postsecondary Education and Disabilities (WAPED) Outstanding Member/Educator Award
Presented to Lyla Crawford, DO-IT program coordinator, for significant contributions toward providing and improving access to higher education in local community and Washington state. - 2005 Washington Association for Postsecondary Education and Disabilities (WAPED) Achievement Award
Presented to Patricia MacGowen, Washington MESA, University of Washington, for professional achievement in promoting awareness and development in issues of education of persons with disabilities. - 2004 Sloan-C
Presented to DO-IT for recognition of efforts in making distance learning courses accessible. - 2004 Washington Association for Postsecondary Education and Disabilities (WAPED) Achievement Award
Presented to Priscilla (Charlie) Hinkley, University of Washington UWTV, for technical and/or professional achievement in promoting awareness and development in issues of education of persons with disabilities. - 2003 Washington Association for Postsecondary Education and Disabilities (WAPED) Outstanding Member/Educator Award
Presented to Doug Hayman, former DO-IT accessibility technology specialist, for significant contributions toward providing and improving access to higher education at their institution as well as in their community. - BizTech Accessibility Award
Recognition of work of UW Distance Learning Design, DO-IT, and the UW Access Technology Lab. - 2002 Washington Association for Postsecondary Education and Disabilities (WAPED) Achievement Award
Presented to DO-IT for exemplary work. - 2001 Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD Network) Bright Idea Award
Presented to DO-IT for exemplary work. - 2002 Association of Higher Education and Disabilities (AHEAD) Exceptional Program Award
Presented to DO-IT for exemplary work. - Promising Practice Award
Presented to DO-IT in recognition of "a proven record of success and a validation of effectiveness" in supporting youth with disabilities as they transition from high school to college and careers, using technology as an empowering tool. - 2001 Washington Association for Postsecondary Education and Disabilities (WAPED) Meritorious Service Award
Presented to Kathy Cook, former DO-IT program coordinator, for years of service and leadership. - 2000 Emerald City Award
Presented to Charlie Hinckley for video productions in the Motivation - under $20,000 category for Finding Gold: Hiring The Best and the Brightest. - Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT) Distinguished Resource
Presented to DO-IT for its high-quality learning material for distance learning courses. - 1999 Best of the Northwest Film Video Festival Award of Excellence - Informational Category
Presented to Charlie Hinckley for her production of DO-IT's video The Winning Equation - Access + Attitude = Success. - 2000 Washington Association for Postsecondary Education and Disabilities (WAPED) Achievement Award
Presented to Dan Comden, former DO-IT accessibility technology specialist, for technical and/or professional achievement in promoting awareness and development in issues of education of persons with disabilities. - 2000 Washington Association for Postsecondary Education and Disabilities (WAPED) Outstanding Student Award
Presented to Imke Durre, DO-IT Mentor, for her significant contribution to programs at the University of Washington. - 2000 Golden Apple Award
Presented to DO-IT for its contribution to excellence in precollege education in Washington state. - 1999 Best of the Northwest Film & Video Festival Award of Excellence - Overall Excellence in Programming
Presented to UWTV and DO-IT. - 1997 The President's Award of Excellence in Mentoring
Recognition for mentoring students with disabilities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. - 1997 The President's Summit on Volunteerism
Recognition in 1997 for use of volunteers to support young people with disabilities. - 1995 The National Information Infrastructure Award in Education
Recognition for creative use of the Internet in the education category. - 1995 Washington Association for Postsecondary Education and Disabilities (WAPED) Organization Award
Presented to DO-IT for an outstanding record of service to people with disabilities.