November 14 – 16, 2018
Table of Contents
- 1 Instructions for Access
- 2 Steps to Login & Enter Conference (On the day of the event)
- 3 Ticket Types, Site Add-on & how many places can I stream?
- 4 Preparation for Main Conference Labs*
- 5 Technical Support
- 6 Accessibility
- 7 Testing your System
- 8 Watching the Webinar post-broadcast
Instructions for Access
- URL for Main Conference Track A sessions
- URL for Main Conference Track B sessions
- URL for Keynote & Plenary sessions
- Login
- Ticket Types, Site Add-on & how many places can I stream?
- Site Add-ons
- Start time of Main Conference
- Preparing for main conference labs
- Tech support for online interface
- Accessibility
- URL for caption stream
- Testing your system before the event
- Adobe Connect System recommendations
- Main Conference virtual agenda and associated links to each session
- Watching the webinar post-broadcast
URL for Main Conference Track A (Nov. 14-16)
The url for Track A during the main conference is: https://accessinghigherground.adobeconnect.com/ahg18virtuala
URL for Main Conference Track B (Nov. 14-16)
The URL for Main Conference Track B is: https://accessinghigherground.adobeconnect.com/ahg18virtualb
URL for Keynote (Nov. 15)
The URL for the Keynote session is: https://accessinghigherground.adobeconnect.com/ahg18virtuala/
Steps to Login & Enter Conference (On the day of the event)
1. Click on the URL (see above) to enter the proper Virtual track.
2. Select the radio button to Enter as a guest. ID & password are not required.
3. Enter your REAL FIRST AND LAST NAME ALONG WITH THE NAME OF YOUR INSTITUTION. Click or select the ENTER ROOM button
(Important: for "name", enter your first and last name and the name of your institution. Attendees who do not enter this information – i.e. enter an anonymous name – will be asked to leave the event and re-enter with an identifiable name and institution. If you’re registered as an individual and are not affiliated with an institution, you may enter your first and last name without an institution name. You can add other information, if you like, such as your title.)
Ticket Types, Site Add-on & how many places can I stream?
Individual Ticket
Play the seminar on your computer for yourself. Includes access to the captioned recording of the event afterwards. You can change locations or your computer but you can only stream from one computer at a time.
Group Ticket
Project the seminar in a meeting room or hall to as many of your colleagues as you like. You can share access to the recording of the event with any of your colleagues at your organization.
(Note: You can only host the pre-conference track at one location. With the group ticket you can stream to two locations for the main conference, one location for each track – A & B. To stream to additional locations, use the site add-on option below).
Instructions for Added Sites (i.e. Site Add-ons)
Site add-ons should follow the same instructions as above but enter the name of the main contact person for your location along with the department or division of the organization along with the name of your institution. Please make sure you do not log in from more sites than allowed according to your registration.
Note that for each site add-on you can stream the pre-conference to 1 additional location/computer and 2 locations/computers for the main conference, 1 for each track.
Date/Time of Virtual Sessions
Reminder: the first sessions of the main conference will start on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 8:00 a.m. Mountain Standard Time/ 9:00 Central/ 10:00 Eastern/ 7:00 Pacific. We recommend that you connect to the event a half-hour prior to the start time to ensure you have a good connection to the stream.
View the entire main conference agenda, including break times, etc.
Preparation for Main Conference Labs*
*We’ll do our best to provide support during the byo device workshops and labs but make no guarantee of your ability to keep up with the pace of the class.
Wednesday Track A Lab p.m.: Evaluating and Repairing Word and PowerPoint Files
Preparation
Practice files and handouts
Posted on conference site
Software
- Microsoft Office (preferably 2016 or 365)
- (Microsoft Office 2016 or later if using a Mac)
Thursday Track A Lab a.m.: What’s new in Acrobat
Preparation
The training is based upon the latest version of Acrobat Pro DC and Office. You will find participation in the class easier if you have the latest version Acrobat Pro DC and Office installed on your device. If your organization does not have the latest version you can download a trial version. Note: the trial version is only good for 7 days so you will want to wait until the Friday before class (Nov. 9th) to download it. Go to:
Determining your Acrobat Version
To determine which version you have, open Acrobat, go to “Help” and select “About Adobe Acrobat Pro DC”. The version number is near the top, right under the product title. (Note: this is Acrobat Pro DC not Acrobat Reader DC – Acrobat Reader only allows you to read a PDF document, not make it accessible.)
If your organization is using Acrobat Pro DC but has not upgraded to the latest version you can also use the continuous version 20018.011.203x or later.
Office Software
It will be most helpful, although not critical, to have the latest version of Office – either Office 2016 or 365. There is new functionality in Word 2016 and 365 that makes creating accessible PDF tables easier.
Thursday Track A Lab p.m.: Making Math Accessible Doesn’t Have To Be Terrifying!
Preparation
Software
- MS Office 2016 or later
- MathType (30-day trial is fine. Download.)
Technical Support
If you run into problems accessing the webinar, contact Matt Siriouthay from V-CUBE via email at matt@vcube.com or by TEXT (not voice) at (952) 250-7698.
If you are not able to obtain help through the above contacts, you can also reach the conference coordinator by email at hkramer@ahead.org, by chat at hkramer.atsol@gmail.com or TEXT (not voice) at (720) 351-8668.
Accessibility
Captioning
All our online events include real-time captioning. We are using Adobe Connect to stream the virtual confernece. The captioning will be transmitted through Adobe’s captioning pod. The video recording of the webcast will be posted with captioning following the event. (This usually takes a month to 6 weeks).
Screenreader Access
Adobe Connect is screenreader accessible, more or less, although access can sometimes be cumbersome. For those using screenreaders, we suggest consulting the following tips for accessing the Connect interface with a screenreader.
Captioning will be presented by default through the captioning pod that is part of the Adobe Connect Interface. Everyone will see this stream located below the PowerPoint/slides window. The caption pod window cannot be removed or resized.
Alternative Caption Stream
In case the caption pod crashes (this has happened rarely in the past), or if you would like to watch the captioning in a window you can resize, use the alternate captioning stream urls below.
URLs for caption streams
- Pre-conference caption stream:
https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=PRE - Track A & Keynote Caption Stream: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=AHGA
- Track B Caption Stream: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=AHGB
Testing your System
To ensure that your system is ready to access the webinar, connect to the following test site: https://my.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm.
Watching the Webinar post-broadcast
The Virtual Conference sessions will be recorded and available with captioning (about 4 to 6 weeks) after the broadcast.