Presenters: Daisuke Kobayashi, Cybozu, Inc.
Yuta Saito, Cybozu, Inc.
Storyline 360, a popular on-line course authoring platform, can have significant accessibility barriers. This session will share strategies to overcome these accessibility barriers.
OERs complement traditional learning materials, however, many remain inaccessible for students with disabilities. We will demonstrate how to ensure OERs are accessible for all learners.
Presenters: Jose Blackorby, CAST
Tracy Gray, American Institutes for Research
Samples are used in web accessibility testing but we have little data. We explored relationships between, and confidence in, 14-page samples and full site evaluations.
Making aesthetic design accessible starts (and ends!) with basic HTML and CSS.We'll explore six designs and show the code to make them usable by everyone.
Presenters: Corbb O'Connor, Siteimprove
Christina Adams, Siteimprove
Presenter: Bill Tyler, Accessibility Center of Excellent, Optum Technology
The proliferation of accessibility statements should be an indicator of progress. We sometimes see statements on pages that are not accessible. What do you do?
Presenters: John Morris, Shepherd Center
Nicole Thompson, Shepherd Center
Aira's blind explorers are enhancing independence by using Aira in exciting ways, from reading stories to their children, to running marathons. Hear their stories.
Presenters: Amy Bernal, Aira Tech Corporation
Greg Stilson, Aira Tech Corporation
There are changes underfoot in Section 508. Learn about the impact, how to be compliant, and how to use these regulations as a competitive differentiator.
For inclusive digital products, design decisions are informed by user research. We share practical advice for effectively involving people with disabilities in the design process.
Presenters: David Sloan, The Paciello Group
Sarah Horton, The Paciello Group
Lets discuss WCAG Level AAA guidelines with a fresh perspective. You might be surprised to find that that they might not require much more effort.
Presenter: Jinhee Choo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
This session presents results from a survey of IAAP CPACC and Web Accessibility Specialists. Data includes experiences with the certification and impacts on their careers.
Check out what's new in Windows 10 for people with disabilities. Get sneak peek at features that are planned for the rest of 2019.
Presenters: Jeff Petty, Microsoft Corporation
Carolina Hernandez, Microsoft Corporation
Introducing lots of new speech and braille features with VoiceView.
Commodity hardware devices with custom software integrations allows for increased usability and clinical intervention for individuals with disability. Projects within this area to be presented.
Gmail, Hangouts Chat and Hangouts Meet are powerful tools for communication. Come learn tips for more efficient and more effective communication using these Google apps.
Students who embed mathematical representations in their STEM answer responses exhibit greater learning gains. Pearson's Accessible Equation Editor now provides all students with this capability.
Presenters: Steve Noble, University of Louisville
Dan Brown, Pearson
Sam Dooley, Pearson
Presenter: Brian McNeilly, McNeilly Accessibility Consulting
A high-level overview of Deque's Design Comp Accessibility Annotations service. Learn how an ounce of prevention is always worth more than a pound of cure.
Digital Accessibility was almost missing in India, until IBM Accessibility Centre was established in 2007. The presentation captures various activities done to develop the ecosystem.
Presenter: Ramachandran Puthukode G., IBM Accessibility, Research
To scale accessibility knowledge among Engineers, LinkedIn launched an Accessibility Champions Program. This session will describe it and share data about participants and their impressions.
Presenters: Jennison Asuncion, LinkedIn
Glenn Cueto, LinkedIn
Oliver Tse, LinkedIn
Learn about updates in Switch Access and Voice Access. Users can interact with Android using switches or voice commands, without needing to touch the screen.
Presenters: Stephen Clower, Desmos, Inc.
Jason Merrill, Desmos, Inc.
Presenters: Brian Krause, El Camino Community College District
Dave Tucker, Sonocent
Need to allow your customers to re-skin your app? Build it right into your theming tool to guide them to make accessible choices.
Graphiti™ is a dynamic multilevel tactile display. Presenters will highlight new features and software enhancements that demonstrate the potential and versatility of the Graphiti.
Presenters: Ken Perry, American Printing House for the Blind
Venkatesh Chari, Orbit Research
Microsoft Teams is the digital hub that brings conversations, content, and apps together in one place. Discover how it empowers everyone to collaborate inclusively.
Happy 20th Birthday WCAG! Let's play accessible pass-the-parcel. We'll uncover ways to ensure inclusion and accessibility are not forgotten or overlooked.
JavaScript frameworks have been notorious for disregarding accessibility. I will discuss how Ember.js is different because of purposeful efforts by its core team.
Making a website accessible can be a time-consuming and costly undertaking. Learn how AudioEye leverages technology and subject matter expertise to make this process scalable.
Presenters: Mike Mello, Google
Nadim Raad, Google
Shela Wang, Google
Siyu Song, Google
Presenters: Helena Hemmingsson, Stockholm University
Maria Borgestig, Örebro University
Move towards accessibility maturity by starting where you are and understanding where you can go. TPG shares a framework for building a successful program.
Presenters: Sarah Horton, The Paciello Group
David Sloan, The Paciello Group
"Buying accessible" is becoming ever more challenging. We assess the findings of a survey to identify the principal gaps in communications between buyers and sellers.
Presenters: Helen Chamberlain, Accessibility Strategies
Ken Salaets, Accessibility Strategies
Presenter: Akashdeep Bansal, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Accessibility is rarely discussed in curriculums relating to software design and engineering. The UW offers on-site training to enrich companies' knowledge of accessibility.
Presenters: Hadi Rangin, University of Washington
Jeane Marty, University of Washington
CMS Platforms and Native Apps are part of education today and must be accessible. See how AudioEye and Finalsite partnered to make this a reality.
Presenters: Sean Bradley, AudioEye, Inc.
Kara Franco, Finalsite
Presenters: Ashley Nashleanas, Consultant
Shari Butler, Pearson
Jan McSorley, Pearson
Fridays are customer days for Intuit's Accessibility Team. Discover how it influences product development and how to increase your outreach and research.
Presenters: Carolina Hernandez, Microsoft Corporation
Doug Geoffray, Microsoft Corporation
Presenters: Jay Wyant, State of Minnesota
Kris Schulze, State of Minnesota
More options are emerging for making accessible charts and diagrams. This talk will detail the technical background and provide a summary of software options.
Do state policies have an impact on web accessibility? A comparison of three distinct state approaches: a proactive policy, a moderate policy, and no policy.
Details of disability's impact on the lives of college students derived from 17 student interviews. Categories and sample personas inform education stakeholders responsible for inclusion.
Critical user flows is where the majority of accessibility risk resides. Find out how to build testing robots and dashboards to monitor these user flows.
Presenter: Javier Torres Yañez, Universidad Tecnológica del Norte de Guanajuato
Through hands-on activities and technology, I-Stem is helping blind students pursue STEM in India. In this talk, we will discuss our experiences and challenges.
Presenter: Carrie Farraje, Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Presenters: Kerry Trout, SAS Institute
Jesse Sookne, SAS Institute
Ed Summers, SAS Institute
Organizations are struggling to fill critical jobs because not enough prospects have accessible technology skills. We will review and discuss solutions to this important problem.
Presenters: Josh Christianson, PEAT
Larry Goldberg, Oath
Joiwind Ronen, PEAT
Presenters: Bo Campbell, IBM Accessibility Research
Anna Gonzales, IBM Hybrid Cloud
Presenter: Ikushi Yoda, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Progress and upcoming goals for international uptake of Web accessibility standards, including China, Europe, and low and middle income countries. Key issues, dialog, input opportunities.
Everyone can be an author! When provided with a variety of technology tools, students working towards Essential Elements are able to express themselves through writing.
Drag-and-drop questions are popular, but often inaccessible. We will describe our process to update Ordering and Matching question type components to be accessible and compliant.
Presenters: Emilie Berglund, McGraw-Hill Education
Lin Mahoney, McGraw-Hill Education
Presenter: Shel Little, Wells Fargo Digital Solutions for Business (DS4B)
How do you make accessibility a priority without a dedicated team? Some tips and tricks from someone who's been there.
The intersection of design and accessibility intersect inspire lives and innovate design. We'll explore a new perspective to design that will lead to better, more considered, accessible products.