Accessing Higher Ground
Accessible Media, Web & Technology Conference
Overall Schedule
Monday, November 12
Tuesday, November 13
Wednesday, November 14
Thursday, November 15
Friday, November 16
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Special Sessions Receptions, & Meetings
Teaching About Accessibility Institute (registration required)
Accessibili-IT Reception
Creating and Strengthening Our Connections to Our Purposes and Each Other Through Poetry
EPUB and Accessible Educational Materials Track
UDUC Mini-Conference on Teaching Accessibility and UD
Exhibitor Reception
ATHEN Meeting
Keynote Presentation & Dinner
Monday, November 12
Monday, November 12, One-Day Preconference Sessions, 10:30 am - 5 pm
Knowbility’s Accessibility Master Class
Accessible Adobe InDesign Layouts to Produce Accessible PDFs and EPUBs (Virtual)
Hands-On Video Accessibility Workshop (with Able Player)
Learning, Practicing, and Honing Our Leadership to Shape Our Work and Our Field
Monday, November 12, Two-Day Preconference Sessions, 10:30 am - 5 pm
Growing an IT Accessibility Program on Your Campus
PDF Train-the-Trainer and Introduction to PDF Accessibility (BYOD Workshop)
360 Degrees – Approaching Accessibility in Chemistry & Math from All Sides (BYOD Session)
Tuesday, November 13
Tuesday, November 13, Full-Day Preconference Sessions, 9 am - 4:30 pm
Everything You Need to Know About Accessibility Testing (BYOD)
Growing an IT Accessibility Program on Your Campus, Day 2
PDF Train-the-Trainer and Introduction to PDF Accessibility, Day 2 (BYOD Workshop)
Introduction to Online Course Accessibility
360 Degrees – Approaching Accessibility in Chemistry & Math from All Sides, Day 2 (BYOD Workshop)
Teaching About Accessibility in Computing and IT Courses: A Capacity-Building Institute
Tuesday November 13, Half-Day Preconference AM Sessions, 9 am - Noon
Understanding and Evaluating WCAG Color and Contrast (Virtual)
Demystifying Assisted Listening Devices
Campus Accessibility Compliance Strategies Utilizing a Maturity Model (BYOD Workshop)
Tuesday November 13, Half-Day Preconference PM Sessions, 1:30 - 4:30 pm
Mobile Accessibility Challenges, Best Practices, and Techniques (BYOD Workshop)
Accessible PDF Forms from Adobe InDesign
Captioned Media: Developing a Systematic Approach that Meets the Needs of Your Institution (Virtual)
Understanding EPUB: How to Examine the Structure and Accessibility of EPUBs (BYOD Workshop)
Wednesday, November 14
Wednesday, November 14, Breakout Sessions, 8 - 9 am
AIMHub: Cost Effective, Rapid, Accessible, Instructional Materials Exchange
Not So Fast: Implementing Accessibility Reviews in a University’s IT Software Review Process (Virtual A)
Navigating the Course: Creating Accessible STEM (Virtual B)
A New Automated Notetaking, Captioning, and Transcription Solution
Introduction to Accessible PDF Documents
Audio Description: An In-Depth Review and Analysis (Lecture Session)
Accessibility – How to Deal with Documents!
Making Websites Usable, Not Just Accessible (Videotaped)
DIY IT Accessibility: Building the Foundation for Accessible Course Content at the University of Maryland (Videotaped) (UDUC Track)
It is All About the Student; Selecting the Right Reading App for Student Success (EPUB Track)
Educating College-Level Students on Assistive Technology
Exhibitor Presentations (South Courtyard Foyer)
Wednesday, November 14, Breakout Sessions, 9:15 - 10:15 am
Video Notes: A Mobile Device Strategy for Learning for Postsecondary Deaf Students
Math Accessibility in Word, Canvas, Conversion and More! (Virtual A)
Understanding WCAG 2.1 (Virtual B)
Thinking Outside the Dots
Introduction to Accessible PDF Documents (Continued)
Accessible Educational Materials All the Way Through Postsecondary
How do You Know it’s Working? Assessing Access-Focused Professional Learning on Campus
UDL Jedi Training: Move Learners and Leaders with Only Your Mind (UDUC Track)
Making Websites Usable, Not Just Accessible (Continued) (Videotaped)
IT Procurement: Accessibility as a Functional Criterion (Videotaped)
Mathematics in Born Accessible Publications
Open and Accessible: Low Cost and Inclusive by Design
Exhibit Hall Break, 10:15 am - 11:15 pm
Exhibitor Presentations (South Courtyard Foyer)
Wednesday, November 14, Breakout Sessions, 11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Navigating the Venn Diagram of Video Accessibility Laws
“We Don’t Have Enough Staff Assigned to Making It Accessible!” (Virtual A)
State of ARIA 2018 (Virtual B)
The Power of Partnerships: Institutional Alliances to Transform Accessibility for a Small Liberal Arts College
How to CADET: Free Caption and Audio Description Authoring Software from WGBH’s NCAM (Lecture Session)
Campuses Take Proactive Measures on Accessibility Certification, Testing, and Procurement
Accessibility Education: A New Certificate and Undergraduate Minor in Accessibility Studies (UDUC Track)
Identifying Challenges to EPUB Adoption (Videotaped)
All Numbers and Notes: Creating Accessible Math and Music Materials for Students Who Are Blind (Videotaped)
Designing Accessibility: Building it in Versus Bolting It On
How to Design and Create Accessible Documents and Contribute to Barrier-Free Education
Exhibitor Presentations (South Courtyard Foyer)
Wednesday, November 14, Breakout Sessions, 2:15 - 3:15 pm
Which Piece of the Puzzle are You Missing? Unwebbing the Possibilities
Creating Inclusive Learning Environments with Microsoft Accessibility
Practical Approaches for Involving People with Disabilities in Digital Product Design and Evaluation (Virtual B)
Build Your Own Content Remediation Model
Evaluating and Repairing Word & PowerPoint Files (Virtual A)
Tips and Tricks for Accessible PDFs
The Path to Digital Document Accessibility
What the Heck is All this EPUB Hubbub About? (EPUB Track)
Building a Campus-Wide Universal Design Framework from the Ground Up (Videotaped) (UDUC Track)
The California State University Accessible Procurement Process from Multiple Perspectives (Videotaped)
Universal Design in Digital Publishing
Zoom: Striving for Functional Accessibility
Exhibitor Presentations (South Courtyard Foyer)
Wednesday November 14, Breakout Sessions, 3:30 - 4:30 pm
The ABC’s of a11y – Creating a Common Vocabulary
Why a Less than Perfect VPAT is Okay
Experiences of Students with Visual Disabilities with Tactile Graphics (Virtual B)
Build Your Own Content Remediation Model (Continued)
Evaluating and Repairing Word & PowerPoint Files (Continued) (Virtual A)
Tips and Tricks for Accessible PDFs (Continued)
Expanding Access Through University-Wide AT Software Licensing
There and Back Again on Our Accessibility & UDL Journey (UDUC Track)
Website Liability Under U.S. Accessibility Laws (Videotaped)
The California State University Accessible Procurement Process from Multiple Perspectives (Continued) (Videotaped)
From the Professor’s Word Processor to the Student’s Smartphone-Practical Accessible EPUB Using Familiar Tools (EPUB Track)
Fantastic Forms and How to Fix Them
Exhibit Hall Reception, 4:30 - 6:30 pm
ATHEN Annual Meeting, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Thursday, November 15
Thursday, November 15, Breakout Sessions, 8 - 9 am
EIT Accessibility at Youngstown State University
Powerful Presentation Skills for the Accessibility Professional (Virtual A)
Assistive Technology for Campus-Wide Access for those with Visual Challenges
Introduction to Web Accessibility: A Practical Demonstration of the Real-Life Implications for People with Disabilities
What’s New in Acrobat (Virtual B)
How to Meet WCAG Requirements with Free WAI Resources
Students’ Perspectives: Leveraging Student Workers to Expand Services and Increase Sense of Belonging
Design Considerations in Delivering Accessibility Training in Online Higher Education (UDUC Track)
What’s New in WCAG 2.1 (Videotaped)
Disability Services Offices Talk About EPUB – Is it Time to Adopt? (Videotaped) (EPUB Track)
ARIA 1.1: An In-Depth View into the New and Shiny
Transparency in Textbooks – Knowing Ahead of Time What You Will Get
Exhibitor Presentations (South Courtyard Foyer)
Thursday November 15, Breakout Sessions, 9:15 - 10:15 am
Tips for Working with Accessibility Consultants
IT Colleagues: From Accessibility Newbies into Accessibility Auditors (Virtual A)
What is VPAT® 2.0?
Can You See Us? We Can Hear You: Unpacking the Realities of the Blind Experience at CU Boulder
What’s New in Acrobat? (Continued) (Virtual B)
How to Meet WCAG Requirements with Free WAI Resources (Continued)
The Importance of Semantics (For Designers and Developers)
Stories Behind Universal Design, Accessibility, and Diversity: A Complete Video Curriculum for Faculty (UDUC Track)
Thinking Beyond Described Video with Integrated Described Video (IDV) (Videotaped)
Promoting Document Accessibility Efforts and PDF Remediation Options (Videotaped)
Faculty Collaboration – Building Workable Relationships
Automated Live Captioning with Higher Ed in Mind
Roundtables, 10:15 - 11:15 am
Exhibitor Presentations (South Courtyard Foyer)
Exhibitor Break, 11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Exhibitor Presentations (South Courtyard Foyer)
Thursday November 15, Breakout Sessions, 2:15 - 3 :15 pm
Leveraging Library Consortia to Improve Vendor E-Resource Accessibility in the Big Ten Academic Alliance
Social Media and Accessibility (Virtual A)
Building a Sustainable Document Remediation Plan: Hits and Misses from GMU’s 1-Year Pilot
Lessons Learned Building an Internal Digital Accessibility Consultancy at Yale
Making Math Accessible Doesn’t Have to be Terrifying! (Virtual B)
Make Accessible EPUBs from Adobe InDesign Layouts (Lecture Session)
Reduce, Reuse, Revise: Saving Your Sanity by Single Sourcing Content
A Personalized Approach to Engaging with Course Content: Automating UDL Principles with Blackboard Ally’s Alternative Formats (UDUC Track)
Intro to Audio Description (Videotaped)
Automation in PDF Accessibility: What Can and Can’t Be Done
Detangling Complex Components
Exhibit Hall Refreshment Break, 3:15 - 4 pm
Exhibitor Presentations (South Courtyard Foyer)
Thursday, November 15 Breakout Sessions, 4 - 5 pm
AbleData: Finding Assistive Technologies to Support Student Accommodation Needs
I was Wrong! Build Your Successful Accessibility Program by Learning from My Mistakes (Virtual A)
Does Poor Note Taking Affect Retention? Tennessee Tech Explore Notetaking Software with “At Risk” Students
Standards 101: The Many Shades of Gray
Making Math Accessible Doesn’t Have to be Terrifying! (Continued) (Virtual B)
Make Accessible EPUBS from Adobe InDesign Layouts (Lecture Session) (Continued)
Access 360: Developing a Shared Framework to Support Institutional and System Level Change
Practical First Steps for Achieving Web Accessibility and Avoiding Liability
Keep it Simple. Accessible Design Thinking (Lecture Session) (Videotaped)
The Forest and the Trees: Scaling for Enterprise-Level Digital Accessibility (Videotaped)
Journals, Monographs, and Trade Books Can Be Accessible Too (EPUB Track)
Redesigning the Word Online Ribbon with Community Feedback
Keynote Presentation & Dinner
Friday, November 16
Friday November 16, Breakout Sessions, 8 - 9 am
Friday November 16, Breakout Sessions, 9:15 - 10:15 am
Risk Analysis Portfolio Prioritization for Higher Ed
Trending Tech Tools: What’s New, What’s Improved, & What’s on the Horizon for Assistive Technology & Accessibility Tools (Virtual A)
If You Build It, They Will Come – Success with a Custom Captioning Solution
The Power of PDF/UA (Lecture Session)
Accessibility: Past, Present, and Future (Virtual B)
The Library Accessibility Committee: From Grassroots Interest Group to a Proactive Force for Accessibility (Lecture Session)
Teaching Accessibility: A National Survey and the Way Forward (UDUC Track)
Purchasing Born Accessible Software and Content Can Change the World
Building Interdepartmental Relationships that Promote Change
Accessible Interactive Simulations for Science Learning
Friday November 16, Breakout Sessions, 10:30 - 11:30 am
Getting to Governance: Prepare Your Digital Content for an Ongoing Accessibility Governance Program
The Big Ten Academic Alliance’s Shared Approach to Procurement and Vendor Relations (Virtual A)
Accessibility During a Web Build
Working Collaboratively: Building Partnerships Between Internal Teams and External Vendors to Launch and Maintain Accessible Experiences (Lecture Session)
Interactive 3D Printed Tactile Campus Maps (Virtual B)
Teaching Accessibility & Multi-Screen Design – A Content Strategy Master’s Course (UDUC Track)
Accessibility at Scale: Meeting the Diverse Needs of MOOC Learners
More Accessible than You Realize: What the Big 5 Publishers Provide (EPUB Track)
More than Disability…Captioning for the World
Friday November 16, Breakout Sessions, 11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Notetaking Accommodations and Technology – Beyond the Technical Tools
Not Another Lecture-Style Presentation (Virtual A)
Best Practices for Automating Document Accessibility
Pretty Accessible: Bringing Beauty, Simplicity, and Usability to Accessible Products (Virtual B)
Teaching Accessibility: Case Studies of Courses that Include Accessibility Topics in Their Curricula (UDUC Track)
Our Other Tools: Courage, Freedom, Hospitality, Aspiration, and More
New Accessibility Features in MathJax v3.0 (Lecture Session)
Exhibitor Presentation Schedule
Wednesday, November 14
Thursday, November 15
Exhibitor Directory; Conference Sponsors
3Play Media (Gold Sponsor)
AccessibilityOz (Platinum Keynote Dinner Sponsor)
Adobe (Computer Lab Sponsor)
Access Innovation Media (Ai-Media) (Lanyard Sponsor)
Appligent Document Solutions (Bronze Sponsor)
Blackboard (Gold Sponsor)
Commonlook (Bronze Sponsor)
Cyxtera (Bronze Sponsor)
Deque (Bronze Sponsor)
Enhanced Vision/Freedom Scientific/Optelec/ The Paciello Group (Gold Sponsor)
Microsoft (Gold Sponsor)
Onix (Gold Sponsor)
Perkins School for the Blind (Gold Sponsor)
QA Info Tech (Silver Sponsor)
Sonocent (Gold Sponsor)
Texthelp (Bronze Sponsor)
Exhibitor Directory
Access Text Network
Alternative Communication Services
Automatic Sync Technologies
BeeLine Reader
Crawford Technologies
Dinolytics
Docsoft Inc
eSSENTIAL Accessibility Inc
Eye to Eye
IAAP/G3ict
Kurzweil Education
Level Access
Matchware
Note taking Express
sComm
Sensus Aps
Spellex Corporation
Tech for All Consulting