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Pre-Conference Agenda 2015

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Monday, November 16, 2015

10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Room Workshop Choices | Full-day Sessions Length
Standley I Lab

A: Lab: Working with Inaccessible PDFs, Gaeir Dietrich, High Tech Center Training Unit (HTCTU)

 
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Full-day
Westminster I

B. Lecture: Hot Trends and Topics in Curriculum Accessibility, Ron Stewart, Alt Format Solutions, Teresa Haven, Northern Arizona University

 

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Full-day
Westminster II

C. Lecture*: How to Apply Principles of Universal Design in Teaching: Online and in the Classroom, Estela Landeros, Director Disability Services & Stephanie Gernert, AT Coordinator, NVCC

*(Lecture with non-computer hands-on exercises)

Full-day

D. Two Half-day Workshops on Web Accessibility and Inclusive Design

Full-day

Westminster III

Workshop: A Web for Everyone: Accessibility as Design Innovation, Whitney Quesenbery, UX Researcher, Director of Center for Civic Design
(10:30 am – 1:00 pm)

 

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Standley II Lab

Lab: Evaluating Web Accessibility, Jon Whiting, WebAIM
(2:30 – 5:00 pm)

 

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Westminster IV

L. BYO Device Lab: Creating Accessible Word Documents,
Gian Wild, AccessibilityOz

Full-day

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Lunch (On your own)


Half-Day Session | 2:30 – 5:00 p.m.

2:30 – 5:00 p.m. Workshop Choices | Half-day Sessions Length
Westminster III

E: Lecture: What Should You Have in Your Alternate Format Toolbox?, Susan Kelmer, Alternate Format Access Coordinator, University of Colorado-Boulder

 

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Half-day

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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Room Workshop Choices Length
Standley II Lab

F. Lab: Creating and Working with Accessible Office 2013 Content, Karen McCall, Owner, Karlen Communications
 

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Full-day
Standley I Lab

G. Lab: All About Video, Terrill Thompson, University of Washington, Ken Petri, The Ohio State University

 

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Full-day
Westminster I

H. Lecture & BYO Device: Building an Accessibility Plan and Testing to Ensure it's Working, Kara Zirkle, Stephanie Robbins, & Korey Singleton, George Mason University

(Note: the afternoon portion is a BYO device lab)

Full-day
Westminster II

I. BYO Device Lab: Mobile Accessibility Strategies & Standards – What new in 2015?, Kathy Wahlbin, CEO & Founder, Interactive Accessibility

Full-day
Westminster III

J. Two Half-day Workshops on STEM and Tactile Graphics

Lecture/Demo: Solutions for using STEM based curricular materials, Ron Stewart, AltFormat Solutions
(9:00 – 12:00 pm)

Lecture/Demo: Tactile Graphics Go 3-D ,Gaeir Dietrich, High Tech Center Training Unit (HTCTU)
(1:30 pm – 4:30 pm)


 

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Full-day
Westminster IV

K. BYO Device Lab: Beyond Accessibility 101: Web Development with The Viking and The Lumberjack,

Billy "The Lumberjack" Gregory & Karl "The Viking" Groves, The Paciello Group

Full-day
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch (On your own)