10 Facts About Knowbility

Knowbility is an American non-governmental organization based in Austin, Texas, working to support the independence and empowerment of people with disabilities by promoting the use and improving the availability of accessible information technology.

Knowbility grew from a community collaboration in 1998 among advocates in Austin, Texas that represented a wide array of businesses, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving digital accessibility awareness and skills.

That same year, Knowbility received an award for Notable Achievement in the public service category of the Texas Interactive Media Awards.

Knowbility was invited to ensure accessibility of the "ATSTAR" initiative.

In 2003, Knowbility received the TEC Champion Award for Outstanding Technology Leadership from the Washington DC-based Education Technology Think Tank and CTCNet.

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Knowbility provides a variety of programs featuring basic and advanced training in accessible web design techniques, and is often consulted by companies and government agencies seeking to comply with state, federal, and global mandates for accessibility.

Knowbility produces three-day accessibility training institutes in Texas and California.

Since 2003, Knowbility has produced The John Slatin Access U, in partnership with St Edward's University in Austin each May In 2005, the Pacific DBTAC, the regional Disability Business Technical Assistance Center, invited Knowbility to replicate this training on the West Coast.

Knowbility was an original and ardent promoter of Bobby, a free online tool provided by the Centre for Applied Special Technology used to validate websites for WAI and Section 508 compliance.

Knowbility is governed by a board of directors, with most of its members based in Austin, Texas.