Meet the Instructor

Sheryl Burgstahler

Retired Director, Accessible Technology Services, University of Washington

Dr. Sheryl Burgstahler has focused her career on the success of students with disabilities in higher education and advocacy for universal design in learning opportunities. From 1992 to 2023, Burgstahler served as the founding director of UW Accessible Technology Services, including the Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology (DO-IT) Center, a global effort to empower people with disabilities through technology and education.

Widely honored for her leadership, teaching and research, Burgstahler is a published author and frequent speaker about universal design in online learning, IT, instruction, student services and other applications in education, as well as management of electronic communities, work-based learning activities and transition programs for youth with disabilities.