Join us online! Each session includes a pre-recorded presentation with live Q&A.
Attendees will have on-demand access for two weeks after the event through this website. HighEdWeb paid members will have long-term access through the Professional Development Library.
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Your time zone: (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
| Track | Name | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM (CDT) | ||
| Keynote | Welcome and Keynote: The Forest Through the Accessibility Tree | Derek Jackson — Harvard University |
| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM (CDT) | ||
| Accessible academia | Pilot to Academic Practice: Developing an Implementation Plan To Improve the Accessibility of Course Content | Dalia Radwan — Concordia University Gavin Henrick — Brickfield Education Labs |
| Leadership through policies and initiatives | Impactful Ways To Celebrate GAAD Outside of May | Joe Devon — GAAD Foundation Jeremy Seda — North Idaho College |
| Web accessibility and best practices | Testing for Accessibility: A Blueprint for Even the Most Novice Website Manager | Penny Kronz — DubBot |
| 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM (CDT) | ||
| Break to visit sponsors | ||
| 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM (CDT) | ||
| Accessible academia | Promoting the Accessible Design of Online Courses: What Role Can You Play? | Sheryl Burgstahler — University of Washington-Seattle Campus Terrill Thompson — University of Washington |
| Leadership through policies and initiatives | Approaching University-wide Accessibility in a Decentralized Environment | Lori Packer — University of Rochester Phil Sennett — University of Rochester Brian Harrington — University of Rochester |
| Web accessibility and best practices | Accessibility: The Foundational Building Blocks | Brooke Bailey — University of Virginia |
| 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM (CDT) | ||
| Poster | Build Testing Checklists Fast With MagentaA11y | Charlie Triplett — T-Mobile |
| Poster | 3 Ways To Adjust Your Content for Users With Cognitive Disabilities | Troy DeRego — NewCity |
| Poster | The Open Source a11y-media-player and Its Accessibility Features | Nikki Massaro — Adobe, Inc. |
| Poster | Don’t You (Forget About Me): Person-first Web Accessibility Assessments | Sarah Joy Arnold — Deque Systems, Inc. |
| Poster | Remediating for Accessibility: On-demand and Long-term Remediation at the University of Michigan Libraries | Bryan Birchmeier — University of Michigan |
| Poster | Behind the Design | Janell Sims — Harvard University William Cannon — Harvard University Public Affairs and Communications |
| Poster | Trello Assistive Technology List | Jennifer Dandle — University of California-San Diego Joshua Hori — University of California, Davis |
| Poster | Accessing Higher Ed Through Accessible Data Visualizations | Elizabeth J Pyatt — Penn State University-Main Campus |
| Poster | Sa11y Meets WordPress | Adam Chaboryk — Toronto Metropolitan University - Toronto, Canada |
| 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM (CDT) | ||
| Accessible academia | Proactive Accessibility Not Reactive Remediation | Amber Hinds — Equalize Digital |
| Leadership through policies and initiatives | Project Implementation: Making Accessibility a Priority From Start To Finish | Courtney Petrosky — Minnesota IT Services Kim Wee — Minnesota IT Services Erin Levin — Minnesota Department of Education Tamera Arlene Williams — Minnesota IT Services |
| Web accessibility and best practices | Be the Villain | Eric Bailey — GitHub |
| 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM (CDT) | ||
| Break for a11y trivia | ||
| 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM (CDT) | ||
| Accessible academia | Not Just a Checklist: Weaving Accessibility Into the Course Development Process | Ginny Moore, Ed.D. — Chalk and Tablet Kara Roche — Chalk & Tablet |
| Leadership through policies and initiatives | Accessible by Design | Steve Burns — Penn State World Campus Ritu Jayakar — Outreach and Online Education |
| Web accessibility and best practices | Mizzou Testing Template | Carmen Schafer — University of Missouri-Columbia ( Mizzou ) |
| 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM (CDT) | ||
| Accessible academia | Authoring Stylish and Accessible Canvas Courses | Carmen Marie Strand — Penn State University Matt Farley — Penn State University |
| Leadership through policies and initiatives | UAlbany's 8-Day Web Accessibility Challenge | Emily Masters — University at Albany |
| Web accessibility and best practices | Improving Web Accessibility: Lessons Learned From an OCR Investigation | Andrew Maddox — Baylor University |