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.
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Your time zone: (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
| Track | Name | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM - 9:55 AM (CDT) | ||
| Keynote | Welcome and Keynote: The Power of Digital Accessibility to Build Bridges and Open Doors in Higher Ed | Lainey Feingold — Law Office of Lainey Feingold |
| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM (CDT) | ||
| Accessible academia | The Accessibility Imperative of Interactive Maps in Higher Education | Gordon Boyes — Concept3D Jill Bobrick — Concept3D Gavin Potts — Concept3D |
| Accessible academia | Building Accessible Style Templates in Word for Campus Faculty and Staff | Mary Ann Tobin — Penn State University-Main Campus Elizabeth J Pyatt — Penn State University-Main Campus |
| Leadership through policies and initiatives | Breaking Accessibility Out of the Silo | Annie Heckel — Cornell University |
| Web accessibility and best practices | Creating Accessibility Ecosystems: Institutional Scaffolding for Design and Content | Rob Carr — WebAIM |
| 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM (CDT) | ||
| Break to visit sponsors | ||
| 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM (CDT) | ||
| Accessible academia | Key Considerations for Accessibility in WordPress Websites | Amber Hinds — Equalize Digital |
| Leadership through policies and initiatives | Case Study: Building a Digital Accessibility Liaison Network | Kathy Marks — Arizona State University |
| Web accessibility and best practices | Hacking Browser Validation: Take Control of Form Error Handling Without Third-Party Libraries | Jason Pitoniak — Rochester Institute of Technology |
| 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM (CDT) | ||
| Posters | Use Red Hat’s Open Source Audio Player for Better Audio Accessibility on the Web | Corey Vickery — Red Hat Nikki Massaro — Adobe, Inc. |
| Posters | Teach Access: Bridging the Gap Between Accessibility and Education | Leslie Johnson — Teach Access Rolando Méndez — Teach Access |
| Posters | Case Study: Creating Accessibility Training for Faculty and Staff | Laura Barr — University of Rochester |
| Posters | I’m a Not a Blind Professional, I am Professional who is Blind | Alyssa Cheeseman — Pearson Education |
| 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM (CDT) | ||
| Accessible academia | How to Kill Your PDF (and Get Away With It) | Patrick Kelly — Harper College |
| Leadership through policies and initiatives | Breaking Barriers, Crafting Connections: Empowering Editors and Content Developers in Higher Education with Accessible Web Experiences | Piero Tintori — Terminalfour |
| Web accessibility and best practices | Demystifying Web Accessibility Standards | Jaime Oleksik — Carnegie Alayna Setterlind — Carnegie David Hamilton — Carnegie |
| 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM (CDT) | ||
| Trivia Break hosted by DubBot | ||
| 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM (CDT) | ||
| Accessible academia | The Evolution of Accessibility in Math-Intense Engineering Courses | Sara Shunkwiler — Johns Hopkins University Alexa Valdez — Johns Hopkins University Mel Rizzuto — Johns Hopkins University |
| Leadership through policies and initiatives | A University-wide strategy for Document Accessibility | Shilpi Kapoor — BarrierBreak |
| Web accessibility and best practices | Achieving a 93.5% Reduction in Accessibility Errors: A National Park College Use Case | Jeff Dillon — Squiz |
| 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM (CDT) | ||
| Accessible academia | A Roadmap for the Improvement of Digital Accessibility - Navigating the Evolving Landscape | Brooke Bailey — University of Virginia Shiro Hatori — Concept3D |
| Leadership through policies and initiatives | Providing a Homegrown Accessibility Training without Reinventing the Wheel | Susan Blair — The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture |
| Web accessibility and best practices | Practical Guide to Automated Accessibility Testing | Mark Steadman — Fidelity Investments |
| Web accessibility and best practices | WCAG 2.2: Exploring the Why, the What and the How? | Penny Kronz — DubBot |