Cyndi Rowland, Ph.D.

Executive Director, WebAIM Services

Dr. Rowland is the associate director at the Center for Persons with Disabilities. She currently directs projects that focus on the development and use of accessible technologies. WebAIM is one such program. Dr. Rowland began WebAIM in 1998 with federal funding and has worked to sustain the excellent contributions of this group over the years. Dr. Rowland is extensively involved in the National Center for Disability and Access to Education where she is the chair of the Technology Institute. Dr. Rowland is considered by many to be an expert in accessibility policy and law. She has worked extensively with education systems in transforming their practices to those that are accessible. Dr. Rowland has presented to over 100 groups on accessibility, and writes on topics of interest (currently the impact of accessible design on individuals with cognitive impairment). She has written over 30 articles on the Web, in journals, and in books. Dr. Rowland has taken leadership roles in 25 federal and state contracts and grants. She looks forward to a day when she is unemployed because the Web is a space that can be accessed by all.

Roles at the CPD

• Main Profile
• Associate Director for division Administration
• Principal Investigator for project Gaining Online Accessible Learning through Self-study
• Principal Investigator for project Improving the Outcomes of Students with Cognitive and Learning Disabilities: Phase I Development for a Web Accessibility Tool
• Technology Director for project National Center on Disability and Access to Education
• Project Director for project Start Smart: New Mexico K-3 Plus Extended School Year-Validation Study
• Executive Director for project WebAIM Services