Accessing Higher Ground-Accessible Media, Web, & Technology Conference

Overall Schedule

Monday, November 18

Tuesday, November 19

Wednesday, November 20

Thursday, November 21

Friday, November 22

Meeting Space

Table of Contents

Special Sessions, Receptions, & Meetings

AbleDocs Welcome Reception

Roundtables

Lunch Meetups

EPUB and Accessible Educational Materials Track

UDUC Mini-Conference on Teaching Accessibility and UD

Exhibitor Reception

ATHEN Meeting

Pre-Keynote Reception

Keynote Presentation & Dinner

Monday, November 18

Full-Day Preconference Sessions

Full-Day Preconference Sessions, 10:30 am - 5 pm

Getting to Grips with EPUB

Managing Accessibility Testing

PDF Remediation with CommonLook PDF

Knowbility’s Accessibility Master Class

PDF Accessibility—Train-the-Trainer (2-Day Session)

Wagging the Dog: Secret Macro/Replace Tricks and Tips in Alternate Format Production

Half-Day Preconference Session, 2:30-5:30 pm

Creating Accessible Digital Documents in MS Office (Virtual)

Tuesday, November 19

Full-Day Preconference Sessions

Full-Day Preconference Sessions, 9 am-4:30 pm

Mobile Site Accessibility Testing

Creating Accessible PDF Forms Using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC

PDF Accessibility—Train-the-Trainer (2-Day Session)

Create Accessible Documents in Word & PowerPoint (WebAIM Certificate)

Inside EPUB

Introduction to Online Course Accessibility

Understanding the ARIA Authoring Practices and Screen Readers

Inclusive Design: The Product and the Process

Half-Day Preconference Session, 9 am-Noon

Acquiring Accessible IT Products for Your Campus (Virtual)

Half-Day Preconference Session, 1:30-4:30 pm

YOU CAN Create Accessible Math for Students with Print Disabilities (Virtual)

Wednesday, November 20

Full-Day Preconference Sessions

Breakout Sessions, 8-9 am

Using Pattern Lab and Drupal 8 to Stop Reinventing the Accessibility Wheel

Accessibility and Universal Design for Online Courses—Making the Practice Practicable, and a Bit Less Scary (Virtual A)

There are Two Sides to Every Story: VPATs

Born Accessible: Ensuring You’re Adopting Accessible Course Materials (EPUB)

Introduction to Accessible PDF Documents (Virtual B)

3D Printing Educational Models for All Students (Lecture/Demo)

We’re All in this Together: Lessons from a Help Desk in Changing Culture

Future of Accessibility Guidelines for Web and ICT

Tips and Tricks for Inexpensive Accessibility Testing (Videotaped A)

Faculty Learning Community for Inclusive Pedagogy (Videotaped B)

Universal Access—Live, Remote Notetaking for the Wider Student Population

Lessons Learned from Managing a Student Workforce in Creating STEM Alternate Materials

Exhibitor Presentations (South Courtyard Foyer)

Breakout Sessions, 9:15-10:15 am

Inclusive Course Design Requires a Team

Overview of the Microsoft Immersive Reading Tools in Office 365 (Virtual A)

Accessible and User-Friendly Drag-and-Drop Questions

Creating an Inclusive Library Environment

Introduction to Accessible PDF Documents (Virtual B; Continued)

3D Printing Educational Models for All Students (Lecture/Demo; Continued)

Integrating a11y on your Site and Organization from the Ground Up

UDL and Accessibility Strategies in the Classroom Using Faculty Learning Communities

IT Procurement: Accessibility as a Functional Criterion (Videotaped A)

Trending Tech Tools—2019 Update: What’s New, What’s Improved, & What’s on the Horizon for Assistive Technology & Accessibility Tools (Virtual B)

Case Study: SensusAccess LTI at Columbia College— Improving Accessibility to Instructional Material

Design Systems for Accessible Accessibility

Exhibit Hall Break,      10:15-11:15 am

Exhibitor Presentations (South Courtyard Foyer)

Breakout Sessions, 11:15 am-12:15 pm

Fusion Assistive Technology: For On and Off the Campus Use

Creating Accessible Comics and Graphic Novels (Virtual A)

Navigating the Venn Diagram of Video Accessibility Laws (Virtual B)

Re-Imagining the Lecture Notetaking Experience to Make Notetaking Accessible for All

Where Accessibility Lives: Incorporating A11y into Your Process and Team

Making Audio and Video Media Accessible–WC3/WAI Guidance (Lecture/Demo)

Global Portraits of Inclusion: An Ethnographic Account of Accessibility in Education

Grassroot Successes from Small College Accessible

Teaching About Accessibility in Computing Courses (UDUC; Videotaped A)

If You Give an Instructor Usability: The Slippery Slope to Accessibility (Videotaped B)

Making an Online Stat Course Accessible Through EPUB (EPUB)

Apps for Academic Success!

Lunch Meetups (or on your own), 12:20-2 pm

Exhibitor Presentations (South Courtyard Foyer)

Breakout Sessions, 2:15-3:15 pm

UDL, Accessibility, and Quality Assurance—Collaborations at the University of Arizona for Online Classes, Take Two

Authoring Documents with Accessibility in Mind (Virtual A)

“This isn’t Why I Became and Instructor!” Motivating Faculty to Embrace Accessibility (Virtual B)

The Status of Digital Document Accessibility—Are We Any Closer to Inclusive Education?

Tips and Tricks for Accessible PDFs

Website Accessibility Certification and Logos—What do I Really Need?

Building a Culture of Accessibility Through Innovation

Writing Good Alt Text (Videotaped A)

Institutional Roadblocks to Accessibility: A Collaborative Session on How to Overcome Organizational Resistance (Videotaped B)

An Instructional Design Approach to Accessibility—Lessons Learned

Audio Description—What, Why, and How?

Exhibitor Presentations (South Courtyard Foyer)

Breakout Sessions, 3:30-4:30 pm

Incorporating Student Voices in Accessibility at the Penn State University Libraries

The Publisher Sent me an EPUB! Now What? (Virtual A)

Toward Universal Design in Online Learning: The Interface Between Technology and Pedagogy (Virtual B)

Web Accessibility in Higher Education: An Analysis of Over 4,000 Institutions

Tips and Tricks for Accessible PDFs (Continued)

Web Redesign RFP 101

Educating Your Web Team: Accessibility for Chummies

Feel Good About Your Tactile Graphics (Videotaped A)

Extreme Design: Solve for Extremes to Create Better Designs for Everyone (Videotaped B)

How to Juggle: Daily Support and Widespread Accessibility

Tips for Promoting Accessing IT Campus-Wide within the Context of a Universal Design Framework

Exhibit Hall Reception, 4:30-6:30 pm

ATHEN Annual Meeting, 6:30-8:30

Thursday, November 21

Full-Day Preconference Sessions

Breakout Sessions, 8-9 am

A11yFirst Editor Enhancements Module for Drupal 8

Commonly Seen Accessibility Errors (Virtual A)

Getting Past “Yes” to Genuine Action: Using the Dark Arts for Purposes of Good (Virtual B)

“Access BSC, A Bridge to Success in College”— Developing Your Transition Toolkit

Creating Accessible PDF Forms

Training Your Dragon—Creating a Training Guide for Dragon Naturally Speaking (Lecture/Demo)

FIU’s Personalized Approach: Designing an Accessible Database Management System for Disability Services

Literacy Support with the Added Bonus of Accessibility: Read&Write

Social Media and Accessibility—2019 Update (Videotaped A)

Alternative Wayfinding Systems to Assist Blind/Visually Impaired to Independently Navigate College Campuses (Videotaped B)

Accessibility Training for IT Vendors: A New Model to Reach Accessibility

Math Made Easy: Conversion, Authoring, and Access with EquatIO!

Exhibitor Presentations (South Courtyard Foyer)

Breakout Sessions, 9:15-10:15 am

Making Career Services More Equitable and Inclusive Through Accessibility and Usability

Using the Microsoft Accessibility Checkers to Optimize Document Accessibility (Virtual A)

EPUB Reading Systems for Students with Learning

How We do Accessible IT at the UW

Creating Accessible PDF Forms (Continued)

Positive Forward Movement: A University’s Digital Accessibility Journey and Strategies

Integrating Social Justice in Computer Science Pedagogy (UDUC)

Social Media and Accessibility—2019 Update (Videotaped A; Continued)

Monitoring Your Organization’s Accessibility Effort (Videotaped B)

Streamlined Accessibility Testing: How a Harmonized Baseline and Quick Test/Fail Techniques Increase Efficiency

WAI Resources – Putting Accessibility Guidelines and Support Materials to Work

Exhibitor Presentations (South Courtyard Foyer)

Roundtable Discussions, 10:30-11:30 am

Exhibit Hall Break, 11:30 am-12:30 pm

Lunch Meetups (or on your own), 12:30-2 pm

Exhibitor Presentations (South Courtyard Foyer)

Breakout Sessions, 2-3 pm

Vispero in Education—Affordable Software & Hardware for Entire Campuses

The Great PDF Purge (Virtual A)

Able Player 4.0: A Free, Open Source Accessible Media Player (Virtual B)

Words to the Wise: How Typed Transcripts and Video Captions are Boosting Student Outcomes

Preparing Accessible Math Documents Using MathJax (Hands-On)

Creating and Remediating EPUB (EPUB)

The Future is Accessible, Starting Now

Universal Design for Learning: Planning for Learner Variability

Add Accessibility to Your Process the Easy-ish Way (Videotaped A)

Neutralizing the Fear Factor: How Perceptions of Ongoing “Risk” Hamper Momentum for Your

Accessibility Program (Videotaped B)

OCR’s Year in Review

Providing Tactile Tours to Increase Usability of Tactile Graphics

Breakout Sessions, 3:15-4:05 pm

Piloting Blackboard Ally: Faculty Perspectives

The Blueprint for Student Success: Accessibility Support for Faculty and the Workflow to Make It Happen (Virtual A)

Able Player 4.0: A Free, Open Source Accessible Media Player (Virtual B; Continued)

Building an Accessibility Team—Hiring the Right Specialists for the Job

Preparing Accessible Math Documents Using MathJax (Hands-On; Continued)

Creating and Remediating EPUB (EPUB)

The Future is Accessible, Starting Now (Continued)

Accessible Design Top 10 List

Add Accessibility to Your Process the Easy-ish Way (Videotaped A; Continued)

WAI Curricula: Build Your Own Accessibility Courses (Videotaped B; UDUC; WAI)

OCR’s Year in Review (Continued)

A Tactile Image is Worth a Thousand Words

Exhibitor Presentations (South Courtyard Foyer)

Breakout Sessions, 4:20-5:20 pm

Ed-ICT: Exploring IT Access in Five Countries

The Velvet Hammer: Accessible Procurement Buy-In and Pushback at Cal State San Bernardino (Virtual A)

Intro to Audio Description (Virtual B)

Progress Made on Accessible STEM (EPUB)

Testing Accessibility Throughout the Software Lifecycle

W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) 2-Way Q&A

Website Liability Under U.S. Accessibility Laws

A Graphic Designer’s Perspective on Universal Design for Learning

Alternatives to Adobe Acrobat Pro DC: Nuance PowerPDF and Foxit Phantom for Business (Videotaped A)

Scaling Online Course Accessibility (Videotaped B)

Getting Beyond the Checklist-Culture, Change, and Accessibility

Make Your Classroom Accessible and Inclusive with Microsoft 365

Pre-Keynote Reception, 5:20-6:30 pm

Keynote Banquet Featuring Dr. Wanda Diaz Merced, 7-8:30 pm, Legacy Ballroom

Friday, November 22

Full-Day Preconference Sessions

Roundtable Discussions, 8-9 am

Breakout Sessions, 9:15-10:15 am

Embracing the Workshop Model: A Scalable System for Ongoing Adaptive Technology Support

Building an Accessible Online Course: Best Practices and Principles (Virtual A)

Video Player Accessibility—2019 Update

Preparing Accessible Math Documents Using MathJax (Hands-On)

EPUB Face Off—Publishers Getting it Right or Wrong (Virtual B; EPUB)

Leveraging Exceptions: Processes to Drive Accessibility

Importance of End-User Testing in Accessible Media Capstone Research (UDUC)

Lessons Learned in the Website Revision Process

Accessibility and the 7 Habits

Joliet Junior College’s 508 Compliance Website Accessibility Journey: From Problem to Partnership

Breakout Sessions, 10:30-11:30 am

APH in Higher Education

Bookshare, AccessText, and Alternate Media Centers: Sources to Obtain Alternate Formats (Virtual A; EPUB)

Web Accessibility for Large Organizations: Narrowing the Focus

Preparing Accessible Math Documents using MathJax (Hands-On; Continued)

Hey, Siri—Are We There Yet? The State of ASR & Synthesized Speech for Captioning & Description (Virtual B)

Learning Process Automation: Bringing Assistive AI to Accessibility

Accessibility: Teaching Skills for the Future (UDUC)

Faculty Training Success Story: Partnering Around Diversity and Inclusive Excellence Initiatives

Collaboration Room: Bring Your Accessibility Questions

Your Ally in Change Management

Lunch (On your own), 11:30 am- 12:45 pm

Breakout Sessions, 12:45-1:45 pm

How to Empower Professors to Support Students with Disabilities (Virtual A)

Sticky Access—Giving a Change-Oriented A11y Experience

Different Role, Same Goal: Creating a Culture that Embraces Accessibility (Virtual B)

Teaching Accessibility: Case Studies of Courses that Include Accessibility Topics in their Curricula (UDUC)

Creating the PSU Tactile Map from One SVG File

Document Accessibility, Avoiding Lawsuits, and Future Proofing—Tools to be in Compliance

From Accommodation to Inclusion: How to Build a Captioning Budget that Benefits All Students

Breakout Sessions, 2-3 pm

Writing Effective Alternative Text for Educational Content: Best Practices for Reducing Cognitive Load (Virtual A)

Aira, A Tool to Enhance Campus Accessibility for Students and Visitors Who are Blind or Low Vision

Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment in 3 Steps (Virtual B)

Student Benefits and Teaching Resources for Including Accessibility/Inclusive Design Topics in

University Courses

Take Control! Overriding Publisher Layout for Improved Accessibility in Your eBooks…Including Sideloading!

Exhibitor Presentation Schedule

Wednesday, November 20

Thursday, November 21

Exhibit Hall Map

Conference Sponsors

3Play Media (Gold Sponsor)

247 Accessible Documents Pte. Ltd. (Bronze Sponsor)

AccessibilityOz

Adobe (Computer Lab Sponsor)

Ai-Media (Lanyard Sponsor)

Ansrsource (Bronze Sponsor)

Appligent Document Solutions (Bronze Sponsor)

Blackboard Inc. (Gold Sponsor)

BlueDAG (Silver Sponsor)

Cengage (Gold Sponsor)

CommonLook (Silver Sponsor)

Concourse Syllabus Management (Bronze Sponsor)

Equidox by Onix (Gold Sponsor)

Monsido Inc. (Silver Sponsor)

Pope Tech (Bag Sponsor)

Rev (Platinum Sponsor)

Sonocent (Bronze Sponsor)

Texthelp Inc. (Bronze Sponsor)

Vispero (Gold Sponsor)

Exhibitors

Aira

Automatic Sync Technologies

Cyxtera

Docsoft Inc.

Kurzweil Education

Level Access

Note Taking Express Inc.

Open Access Technologies, Inc.

PubCom.com

Sensus Aps

SignGlasses

Verbit