Table of Contents
- 1 2021 ‘Watch Parties’ & AHG 2020 Conference Recordings
- 1.1 Conference Recordings
- 1.2 2021 ‘Watch Parties’
- 1.3 Group Option
- 1.4 Video Content
- 1.5 Pricing
- 1.6 2021 ‘Watch Parties’ & AHG 2020 main conference recordings
- 1.7 Registration
- 1.8 How Does It Work?
- 1.9 2021 ‘Watch Party’ Schedule
- 1.10 Agenda
- 1.11 Video Content from AHG 2019
- 1.12 Pre-Conference Virtual Schedule
- 1.13 Main Conference Track A
- 1.14 Main Conference Track B
- 1.15 Taped Sessions
- 1.16 Main Conference Track C
- 1.17 2018 Video Content
- 1.18 AHG 2018
- 1.19 Pre-Conference Virtual Schedule
- 1.20 Main Conference Track A
- 1.21 Main Conference Track B
- 1.22 Taped Sessions
- 1.23 Main Conference Track C
2021 ‘Watch Parties’ & AHG 2020 Conference Recordings
Conference Recordings
If you did not attend the AHG 2020 virtual conference you can now obtain on-demand access to all the videos. This includes 95 main conference sessions (about 60 hours of content) and 9 pre-conference workshops.
View the pricing and other options below.
2021 ‘Watch Parties’
AHG will be presenting 6 – 9 ‘watch party’ sessions during 2021. ‘Watch parties’ consist of replays of highly rated sessions from the AHG 2020 conference. The speaker(s) will be present to answer questions live and to provide updates on the topic. Some hands-on live webinars may also be offered. Specific titles for all the ‘watch parties’ will be announced shortly. Titles and specifics for the first three events are listed below.
If you purchase access to the AHG 2020 main conference videos you will also receive free access to the ‘watch parties.’ Otherwise you can purchase tickets for individual ‘watch parties’ (see pricing below for both options).
Group Option
There is also a group option to purchase access to the main conference videos and 2021 ‘watch parties’ for up to 20 individuals from the same institution. See pricing below.
Video Content
Pricing
| Ticket Type | By March 12 | After March 12 |
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2021 ‘Watch Parties’ & AHG 2020 main conference recordings(includes access to all 2020 main conference videos and all 2021 ‘watch parties’)View titles of ‘Watch Party’ topics |
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| 2020 conference participant | No charge | No charge |
| Non-2020 participant | $340 | $390 |
| Group Access
(up to 20 colleagues from your university or organization can receive a login to watch all the videos from the main conference) |
$575 | $640 |
Individual ‘Watch Parties’ |
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| (this does not include access to the AHG 2020 main conference videos) | $30 each | $30 each |
Pre-Conference Sessions |
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| Individual recordings | $90 each | $125 each |
| Access all 9 pre-conference session recordings | $250 | $290 |
Previous Conferences |
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Access to all 2019 videos, including pre-conference sessions |
$125 | $150 |
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Access to all 2018 videos, including pre-conference sessions |
$80 | $100 |
Discounts |
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| ATHEN member discount† | 15% | 15% |
CEUs |
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| Earn .2 CEUs per ‘Watch Party’
(Requires submission of a short assignment or quiz) |
$30 | $30 |
†AHEAD discount cannot be combined with the ATHEN discount. Visit the AHEAD discount page for the discount code.
For the ATHEN discount code, send an email to ATHEN Membership.
Registration
How Does It Work?
- Accessing Videos: After purchasing access to the videos you will receive login information and instructions for accessing the videos.
- Watching Videos: Once you receive your login and password you can choose videos for viewing on the 2020 agenda pages or you can use the session title links at this URL to access the videos.
- Watching 2019 and 2018 Videos: you can access the videos at the 2019 and 2018 agenda pages or you can use the session title links below to access the videos for 2019 or 2018.
- Duration of access: You will retain access to the videos you purchase for as long as we keep them posted online, which will be for at least 2 years and probably longer.
- PowerPoints & Handouts: Slide are included in the videos and when provided by speakers, can be found along with handouts on the 2020, 2019 and 2018 agenda pages.
2021 ‘Watch Party’ Schedule |
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| 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. MT | Feb. 17 | Trending Tech Tools – 2020 edition: What’s New, What’s Improved & What’s on the Horizon for AT & Accessibility Tools, Rachel Kruzel, Territory Sales Director, Texthelp | ||||||
| 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. MT | March 17 | Technology for Notetaking Accommodations, Will Pines, Accessible Technology Specialist, University of California, Riverside | ||||||
| 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. MT | April 7 | Revising Alt Text (and video description) Best Practices for a Better Learning Experience, Laura Ciporen, Sr. Digital Product Developer-Accessibility and Inclusive Content Design, McGraw-Hill Education | ||||||
| 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. MT | May 12 | Supporting Faculty with UDL Best Practices, Patty Eaton, Director of Student Accessibility Services & Janie Szabo, Instructional Designer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. | ||||||
| 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. MT | June 9 | Reading Systems Faceoff – How to access EPUB reading systems and how you can know which are the best, Joseph Polizzotto, Alternate Media Supervisor, UC Berkeley, George Kerscher, Chief Innovations Officer, DAISY Consortium & Richard Orme, Chief Executive Officer, DAISY Consortium. | ||||||
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. MT | August 11 | Improving Student Adoption of Note Taking Technology, Paddy Heaton, Event & Community Lead, Glean (Formerly Sonocent). (Note: this will be an open session. In other words, this session will be open to the public but AHG 2020 attendees and those who signed up for ‘Watch Parties’ or ‘Recordings on Demand (VOD)’ will be allowed to register early.) |
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| 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. MT | September 15 | Quick Talks: Online learning: accessibility and inclusive pedagogy, Elisa Edelberg, Content Marketing Manager, 3PlayMedia, Krista Greear, Accessibility Strategist, Global Client Experience, Blackboard Inc. | ||||||
| The remaining sessions will be announced shortly | ||||||||
Agenda
The following is the standard agenda for the ‘watch party’ sessions. Any changes to this format will be indicated as we fill out the schedule.
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| 11:00 am – noon MT | Introduce and stream video |
| Noon – 12:15 pm MT | Audience questions |
| 12:15 – 12:45 pm MT | Additional content not covered in original session is presented live |
| 12:45 – 1:00 pm MT | Audience questions |
Video Content from AHG 2019
(Note: dates/times below are FYI.)
AHG 2019
Pre-Conference Virtual Schedule |
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| Time | Monday, Nov. 18 | |||
| 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Lab: Creating Accessible Digital Documents in MS Office, Kristi Elmore, Systems Analyst, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, et al. | |||
| Time | Tuesday, Nov. 19 | |||
| 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.* | Lab: Acquiring Accessible IT Products for your Campus, Cheryl Pruitt, Director, Accessible Technology Initiative, California University Chancellor’s Office.
(lunch break 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. MST) |
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| 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. | YOU CAN Create Accessible Math for Students With Print Disabilities, Susan Kelmer, Alternate Format Access Coordinator, University of Colorado Boulder | |||
Main Conference Track A |
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| Time | Wednesday, Nov. 20 | |||
| 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m | Overview of the Microsoft Immersive Reading Tools in Office 365 , Karen McCall, Senior Advisor, Accessible Document Design, Open Access Technologies | |||
| 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. | Exhibit Hall Break | |||
| 11:15 – 12:20 p.m. | Creating (More) Accessible Comics and Graphic Novels, Eric Stallard, Laboratory Specialist, Pima Community College | |||
| 12:20 – 2:15 p.m. | Break | |||
| 2:15 – 3:30 p.m. | Authoring Documents with Accessibility in Mind , Paul Rayius, Director of Training, CommonLook | |||
| 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | The Publisher Sent Me An ePub! Now What? , Susan Kelmer, Alternate Format Access Coordinator, University of Colorado Boulder | |||
| Time | Thursday, Nov. 21 | |||
| 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Commonly Seen Accessibility Errors Files, Becky Gibson, Sr. Accessibility Strategist, Knowbility. | |||
| 9:15 – 10:30 a.m. | Using the Microsoft Accessibility Checkers to Optimize Document Accessibility, Karen McCall, Senior Advisor, Accessible Document Design, Open Access Technologies. | |||
| 10:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Lunch Break | |||
| 2:00 – 3:15 p.m. | The Great PDF Purge, Crystal Tenan, IT Accessibility Coordinator, NC State University. | |||
| 3:15 – 4:15 p.m. | The Blueprint for Student Success: Accessibility Support for Faculty and the Workflow to Make It Happen, Shawn Jordison, DSPS High Tech Center Faculty, Santa Monica College | |||
| 4:20 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | The Velvet Hammer: Accessible Procurement Buy-In and Pushback at Cal State San Bernardino, Leon McNaught, Accessibility Coordinator, CSU San Bernardino | |||
| 7:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Keynote Talk: Dr. Wanda L. Diaz Merced: “Human Centered Astronomy,” | |||
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Friday, Nov. 22 | |||
| 9:15 – 10:30 a.m. | Building an Accessible Online Course: Best Practices & Principles, George Joeckel, Web Accessibility Specialist, Utah State University / WebAIM. | |||
| 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Bookshare, AccessText and Alternate Media Centers: Sources to Obtain Alternative Formats, Dawn Evans, AccessText Network Coordinator, Center for Inclusive Design & Innovation. | |||
| 12:45 – 2:00 p.m. | How To Empower Professors To Support Students With Disabilities, Auston Stamm, Accessibility & Assistive Technology Coordinator, Saint Mary’s College. | |||
| 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. | Writing Effective Alternative Text for Educational Content: Best Practices for Reducing Cognitive Load, Valerie Morrison, E-Text Manager, Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation. | |||
Main Conference Track B |
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| Time | Wednesday, Nov. 20 | |||
| 8:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Introduction to Accessible PDF Documents, Rob Haverty, Senior Program Manager, Accessibility, Adobe. | |||
| 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Exhibit Hall Break | |||
| 11:15 – 12:20 p.m. | Navigating the Venn Diagram of Video Accessibility Laws, Elisa Edelberg, Content Marketing Manager, 3PlayMedia. | |||
| 12:20 – 2:15 p.m. | Lunch Meetup (or on your own) | |||
| 2:15 – 3:30 p.m. | “This Isn’t Why I Became An Instructor!”: Motivating Faculty to Embrace Accessibility, Jennifer Pedersen, Instructional Design Accessibility Specialist, University of Alaska Anchorage. | |||
| 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Toward Universal Design in Online Learning: The Interface Between Technology and Pedagogy, Mahadeo Sukhai, Head of Research and Chief Accessibility Officer, Canadian National Institute for the Blind. | |||
| Time | Thursday, Nov. 21 | |||
| 8:00 – 9:15 a.m. | Getting Past ‘Yes’, to Genuine Action: Using the Dark Arts for Purposes of Good, Greg Hanek, digital Accessibility Architect, Indiana University | |||
| 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. | Lab: EPUB Reading Systems for Students with Learning Disabilities, Joseph Polizzotto, Alternate Media Supervisor, UC Berkeley. | |||
| 10:30 am – 2:00 p.m. | Lunch Break | |||
| 2:00 – 4:20 p.m. | Able Player 4.0: A free, open source accessible media player, Terrill Thompson, Manager, IT Accessibility Team, University of Washington. | |||
| 4:20 – 5:20 p.m. | Intro to Audio Description, Jaclyn Leduc, Content Marketing Associate, 3PlayMedia. | |||
| Time | Friday, Nov. 22 | |||
| 9:15 – 10:30 a.m. | EPUB Face Off – Publishers Getting it Right or Wrong, George Kerscher, Chief Innovations Officer, DAISY Consortium. | |||
| 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Hey, Siri — Are We There Yet? The State of ASR & Synthesized Speech for Captioning & Description, Elisa Edelberg, Content Marketing Manager, 3PlayMedia. | |||
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) | |||
| 12:45 – 2:00 p.m. | Different Role, Same Goal: Creating a Culture That Embraces Accessibility, Jennifer Pedersen, ETT Lead, University of Alaska Anchorage, Kenai Peninsula College. | |||
| 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. | Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment in 3 Steps, Liezl Madrona, Instructional Designer Accessibility Specialist, Butte College. | |||
Taped Sessions
The sessions listed below were not part of the live stream 2019 Virtual Conference but were taped during the conference. They are the same format as the videos above except that it does not include video of the speaker, only the audio and slides.
Main Conference Track C |
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| Time | Wednesday, Nov. 20 | |||
| 8:00 – 9:15 a.m. | Tips and Tricks for Inexpensive Accessibility Testing , Elizabeth Simister, Product Accessibility Manager, Blackboard, Inc.
Faculty Learning Community for Inclusive Pedagogy , Michelle Jarman, Director Disability Studies Program, University of Wyoming |
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| 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. | Writing Good Alt Text , Gaeir Dietrich, Access Specialist, Consultant.
Trending Tech Tools – 2019 Update: What’s New, What’s Improved & What’s on the Horizon for Assistive Technology & Accessibility Tools , Rachel Kruzel, Assistive Technology Specialist, University of St. Thomas |
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| 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. | Exhibit Hall Break | |||
| 11:15 am – 12:15 p.m. | Teaching about accessibility in computing courses , Sheryl Burgstahler, Director, Accessible Technology Services, University of Washington.
If you Give an Instructor Usability: The Slippery Slope to Accessibility , Christopher Phillips, EIT Accessibility Coordinator, Utah State University. |
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| 2:15 – 3:30 p.m. | IT Procurement: Accessibility as a Functional Criterion , Hadi Rangin, IT Accessibility Specialist, University of Washington.
Institutional Roadblocks to Accessibility: A collaborative session on how to overcome organizational resistance , Howard Fooksman, Educational Technology Consultant, Purdue University. |
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| 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Feel Good about Your Tactile Graphics , Gaeir Dietrich, Access Specialist, Consultant.
Extreme Design: Solve for Extremes to Create Better Designs for Everyone ,Derek Featherstone, Chief Experience Officer, Level Access. |
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| Time | Thursday, Nov. 21 | |||
| 8:00 – 9:15 a.m. | Social media and accessibility – 2019 update ,Gian Wild, Ms, AccessibilityOz.
Alternative wayfinding systems to assist blind/visually impaired to independently navigate college campuses , Jim Kessler, Senior Access Consultant, AHEAD. |
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| 9:15 – 10:30 a.m. | Social media and accessibility – 2019 update ,Gian Wild, Ms, AccessibilityOz.
Monitoring Your Organization’s Accessibility Effort , Justin Stockton, Senior Accessibility Analyst, The Paciello Group. |
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| 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Break | |||
| 2:00 – 3:15 p.m. | Add Accessibility to Your Process the Easy-ish Way , James Green, Sr. Director, Head of Accessibility & UX Research, Visa.
Neutralizing the Fear Factor: How perceptions of ongoing “risk” hamper momentum for your accessibility program , Rick Ferrie, Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, BarrierBreak. |
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| 3:15 – 4:20 p.m. | Add Accessibility to Your Process the Easy-ish Way (continued) , James Green, Sr. Director, Head of Accessibility & UX Research, Visa.
WAI Curricula: Build Your Own Accessibility Courses , Shadi Abou-Zahra, Accessibility Strategy and Technology Specialist, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). |
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| 4:20 – 5:30 p.m. | Alternatives to Adobe Acrobat Pro DC: Nuance PowerPDF and Foxit Phantom for Business , Karen McCall, Senior Advisor, Accessible Document Design, Open Access Technologies.
Scaling Online Course Accessibility , Kristin Noppenberger, Senior Accessibility Instructional Designer, University of Alabama. |
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2018 Video Content
(Note: dates/times below are FYI.)
AHG 2018Pre-Conference Virtual Schedule |
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| Time | Monday, Nov. 12 | |||
| 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. | Lab: Math Accessibility in Word, Canvas, Conversion and More! , Paul Brown, Texthelp, et al, | |||
| 10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Lab: Accessible Adobe InDesign Layouts to Produce Accessible PDFs and EPUBs, Bevi Chagnon, President and Founding Partner, PubCom—Publishing Communications
(lunch break: 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. MST) |
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| Time | Tuesday, Nov. 13 | |||
| 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.* | Lab: Understanding and Evaluating WCAG 2 Color and Contrast, Jonathan Whiting, Director of Training & Evaluation, WebAIM
(lunch break 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. MST) |
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| 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Captioned Media: Developing a Systematic Approach that Meets the Needs of Your Institution, Stephanie Zito, National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC), et al | |||
Main Conference Track A |
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| Time | Wednesday, Nov. 14 | |||
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m | Not So Fast: Implementing Accessibility Reviews in a University’s IT Software Review Process , Crystal Tenan, NC State University, et al | |||
| 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | “We don’t have enough staff assigned to making IT accessible!”, Sheryl Burgstahler, University of Washington | |||
| 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Lunch Break | |||
| 2:15 – 4:30 p.m. | Lab: Evaluating and Repairing Word and PowerPoint Files, Jonathan Whiting, WebAIM (double-session) | |||
| Time | Thursday, Nov. 15 | |||
| 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Powerful Presentation Skills for the Accessibility Professional, Christa Miller, Virginia Tech | |||
| 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. | IT Colleagues: from Accessibility Newbies into Accessibility Auditors, Kristen Dabney, Tufts University | |||
| 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Lunch Break | |||
| 2:15 – 3:15 p.m. | Social media and accessibility, Gian Wild, AccessibilityOz | |||
| 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. | I Was Wrong! Build Your Successful Accessibility Program by Learning from My Mistakes, Angela Hooker, Microsoft | |||
| 7:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Keynote Talk: Britney Wilson: “And People With Disabilities,” | |||
| Time | Friday, Nov. 16 | |||
| 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. | Trending Tech Tools: What’s New, What’s Improved & What’s on the Horizon for Assistive Technology & Accessibility Tools, Rachel Kruzel, Augsburg University | |||
| 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. | The Big Ten Academic Alliance’s Shared Approach to Procurement and Vendor Relations, Bill Welsh, Rutgers University, et al | |||
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Not Another Lecture-Style Presentation, Brad Held, University of Central Fl | |||
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.Understanding WCAG 2.1, Becky Gibson, Knowbility
Main Conference Track B |
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| Time | Wednesday, Nov. 14 | |||
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Navigating the Course: Creating Accessible STEM, Megan Gibbs, Kennesaw State University | |||
| 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | State of ARIA 2018, Joe Humbert, Interactive Accessibility | |||
| 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Lunch Break | |||
| 2:15 – 3:15 p.m. | Including people with disabilities in your project design, development, testing process., Robert Jolly, Knowbility, Inc. | |||
| 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Experiences of Students with Visual Disabilities with Tactile Graphics, Guy Toles, Georgia Institute of Technology | |||
| Time | Thursday, Nov. 15 | |||
| 8:00 – 10:15 a.m. | What’s new in Acrobat, Rob Haverty, Accessibility, Adobe (double-session) | |||
| 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Lunch Break | |||
| 2:15 – 5:00 p.m. | Lab: Making Math Accessible Doesn’t Have To Be Terrifying!, Susan Kelmer, University of Colorado Boulder (double-session) (break from 3:15 – 4:00 pm) |
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| 7:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Keynote Talk: Britney Wilson: “And People With Disabilities,” | |||
| Time | Friday, Nov. 16 | |||
| 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. | Accessibility: Past, Present, and Future, Gerard Cohen, Wells Fargo | |||
| 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Interactive 3d printed tactile campus maps, Holly Lawson, Assistant Professor, Portland State University, et al | |||
| 11:45 – 12:45 a.m. | Pretty Accessible: Bringing Beauty, Simplicity, and Usability to Accessible Products, Rachel Comerford, Macmillan Learning et al | |||
Taped Sessions
The sessions listed below were not part of the live stream Virtual Conference but were taped during the conference. They are the same format as the videos above except that it does not include video of the speaker, only the audio and slides.