Doug Harriman

Sr. Instructional Designer, University of California Office of the President

Doug Harriman is a Senior Instructional and Web Designer for Systemwide Human Resources within University of California Office of the President (UCOP). He is also Chair of the UCOP Accessibility Work Group, one of Office of the President’s representatives on UC’s systemwide Electronic Accessibility Committee and has previously served as a Storyline accessibility beta-tester. Doug has translated a lifelong passion for education into a 15-year career in instructional design. He joined UC in 2013 by way of UC Berkeley, where he was introduced to accessibility and had the opportunity to learn from some of UC’s leading accessibility experts. Accessibility quickly became a second career passion, appealing to Doug’s bedrock belief in fairness and inclusion, as well as his fondness for service, technical challenges, and learning new things. Doug migrated to his current position with Office of the President in 2016 and in that role, has collaborated with scores of eLearning developers, helping ensure the accessibility of their products and bolster their understanding of what it means to provide inclusive eLearning. Those experiences, especially those with developers who were new to accessibility, greatly inform the information and guidance Doug includes in accessibility resources like the eCourse Accessibility Checklist.