Faculty: Meet Your Digital Accessibility Ambassador

Posted October 6, 2026 in JMU Libraries News

Recent updates to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act mean that everyone has a role in supporting web accessibility, including faculty, who help ensure digital course materials are accessible to all students.

Our Digital Accessibility Ambassador Program (DAAP) connects you with a faculty colleague in your college who serves as a peer advocate for instructors working on digital accessibility.

Ambassadors do not provide services or remediate materials. Instead, they can:

• Share your perspectives and discipline-specific challenges with campus decision-makers and teams supporting faculty needs.
• Connect you with existing training, tools, and resources.
• Refer more complex questions to the appropriate university experts.

Contact the Ambassador for your College

The ambassadors for each college are (pictured above, left to right, top to bottom):

• College of Arts & Letters: Kimiko Tanaka
• College of Business: Laura Atkins
• College of Education: Chelsey Bollinger
• College of Health & Behavioral Studies: Amy Russell Yun
• College of Integrated Science & Engineering: Alvin Chao
• College of Science & Mathematics: Jess Marquardt
• College of Visual & Performing Arts: Karin Tollefson-Hall
• Honors College: Allison Fagan
• School of Professional & Continuing Education: Sarah MacDonald

We’re grateful to these colleagues for stepping up to advocate for their fellow faculty members and for partnering with the Libraries in this important work. By engaging with your college’s ambassador, you can join a campus-wide effort to create inclusive learning environments for all students.

Learn more: Visit the JMU Digital Accessibility page for Resources for Instructors, and explore our page on Digital Accessibility (Title II) Support from JMU Libraries.