Program Overview
(DRAFT, subject to change)
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Meeting Room D |
Meeting Room E |
Meeting Room F |
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8:00am-8:45am |
Registration and Continental Breakfast
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8:45am-9:55am |
Welcoming Remarks Bette Bottoms, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs Kevin Price, Chair of the Digital Accessibility Expo Organizing Committee Legal Aspects of Digital Accessibility Daniel Goldstein Outside Counsel for the National Federation of the Blind Daniel Goldstein is an attorney with the Baltimore, Maryland law firm of Brown, Goldstein & Levy. He has been practicing disability rights law for nearly twenty-five years, principally on behalf of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB). Eleven years ago, the NFB asked him to assist in devising and executing a strategy of education, negotiation and litigation to make mainstream technology accessible to the blind. In late December, he filed a complaint with the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights against Penn State University for a plethora of inaccessible software, ranging from its learning management system and library search software to its student account information website.
Location: Main Hall
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10:00am-10:55am |
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11:00am-11:55am |
Advanced Web Accessibility Testing & Evaluation Techniques
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Accessible Technology in Government: A Comprehensive Approach Karen Tamley- Commissioner, Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities Matthew Guilford- Digital Excellence Program Manager, Department of Innovation and Technology |
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Exhibit Hall Opens
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12:00pm-12:45pm |
Lunch State of Digital Accessibility in Illinois Jon Gunderson - University of Illinois
Location: Main Hall
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12:45pm-1:30pm |
Location: Main Hall
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1:30pm-2:25pm |
Advanced Topics for IITAA Implementation: Questions and Answers
Mike Scott -Illinois Department of Human Services
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Building Accessible Content in Blackboard Learn 9.1
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Scott N. Friedman- Harper Joseph Aquilina- Harper |
2:30pm-3:45pm |
Introducation of Keynote Robin Jones, Project Director and Principal Investigator Great Lakes ADA and Accessible IT Center
Keynote Future Trends in Digital Accessibility Daniel Hubbell Daniel Hubbell is the Accessibility Technical Evangelist for Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing division. His focus is on increasing the awareness of accessibility solutions for consumers and regularly speaks at events and conferences on the topics of Accessible Technology. Daniel also oversees the partnership between Microsoft and companies in the Assistive Technology Industry as the manager of Microsoft Accessible Technology Vendor Program and is currently serving his first term on the Board of Directors for the Assistive Technology Industry Association. Daniel has a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from San Francisco State University. Location: Main Hall
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| 3:45pm-4:15pm | Exhibitor Activities - Prizes Location: Main Hall
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Keynote Speaker 8:45am - 9:55am, Main Hall
"Legal Aspects of Digital Accessibility"
Daniel Goldstein, Outside Counsel for the National Federation of the Blind
Daniel Goldstein is an attorney with the Baltimore, Maryland law firm of Brown, Goldstein & Levy. He has been practicing disability rights law for nearly twenty-five years, principally on behalf of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB). Eleven years ago, the NFB asked him to assist in devising and executing a strategy of education, negotiation and litigation to make mainstream technology accessible to the blind. Pursuant to that strategy, he has sought, among other things, to increase the accessibility of the internet with suits against America Online and Target, and successful negotiations with Amazon, eBay and Travelocity, to make consumer kiosks, such as ATMs, accessible through suits against Diebold, Inc., Cardtronics, Inc., and a number of banks, to make voting accessible through suits against states and counties, and to make mainstream digital book systems accessible through suits against educational institutions that deployed the Kindle e-book reader. Most recently, he secured a victory in the Ninth Circuit assuring that blind test takers who use screen reader software as their primary reading method are entitled to use such software in high stakes testing. Before setting up his private practice in 1982, he was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland for six years.
In late December, he filed a complaint with the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights against Penn State University for a plethora of inaccessible software, ranging from its learning management system and library search software to its student account information website.
General Session 1 10:00am-10:55am
Meeting Room D
Mike Scott, Illinois Department of Human Services
This session will provide an overview of web accessibility including a demonstration of assistive technologies and tips you can use in checking your own web sites.
Meeting Room E
"Lessons Learned: Captioning at Purdue University"
Dean Brusnighan, Purdue University
Purdue University just completed a one-year, campus-wide, proof-of-concept project regarding video and multimedia captioning. The project provided captioning in the broad categories of Administrative Video, Academic Video, and Intercollegiate Athletics. Lessons learned from Purdue's experiences will be shared.
Meeting Room F
"Accessible Flash Design with Flex"
Matt May, Adobe Systems
Flex allows developers the ability to build applications in ActionScript and XML, using components with built-in accessibility. In this session, Matt will demonstrate the accessibility features of Flex, and show how to use them to build more accessible web and desktop apps.
General Session 2 11:00am-11:55am
Meeting Room D
"Advanced Web Accessibility Testing & Evaluation Techniques"
Tommy Brassfield, University of Illinois at Chicago
This session will focus on effective use of online evaluation tools and browser plugins to ensure that the dynamic websites you create will function and downgrade suitably to be as efficient as possible for your audience. Our examples will use websites with visuals created using an assortment of technologies including but not limited to-AJAX, jQuery, and PHP. We will use real world examples from the web as well from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Meeting Room E
"Accessible Technology in Government: A Comprehensive Approach"
Karen Tamley, Commissioner, Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities
Matthew Guilford, Digital Excellence Program Manager, Department of Innovation and Technology
The City of Chicago recently launched an Accessible Technology Program aimed at making Chicago a leader in delivering technology-based government services to people with disabilities. This presentation will discuss drivers of inclusive IT in the public sector and specific strategies for local governments to create a culture of technology accessibility.
Meeting Room F
"Promoting a Universal Design Initiative on Your Campus"
Christopher T. Dobson, M.A.M.S. Curriculum Content Graphic Illustrator, Center for Innovative Instruction, Harper College, Palatine, IL
Promoting a new initiative on your campus can often be difficult without the proper planning, resources, and cooperation. This session will present ideas, examples, and experiences on how you may be able to start, promote, coordinate, and support just such an initiative. In addition, the results of an Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) instructional technology survey will be reviewed and discussed.
Exhibit Hall Opening Noon Main Hall
Lunch Noon - 12:45pm Main Hall
"State of Digital Accessibility in Illinois"
Jon Gunderson, University of Illinois
Dessert with Exhibitors 12:45pm - 1:30pm Main Hall
General Session 3 1:30pm-2:25pm
Meeting Room D
"Advanced Topics for IITAA Implementation: Questions and Answers"
Jon Gunderson, University of Illinois
Mike Scott, Illinois Department of Human Services
Bring your questions about the Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act Guidelines and its technical implementation.
Meeting Room E
"Building Accessible Content in Blackboard Learn 9.1"
Liam Ferris, Blackboard
Join Liam Ferris, a Solutions Engineer with Blackboard, to learn about Blackboard's commitment to accessibility and how to build accessible and usable courses in Blackboard Learn Release 9.1.
Meeting Room F
"Implementation of Accessible AT/IT on the College Campus: Disability Services and Information Technology Partnering for Success"
Scott N. Friedman, M.S.Ed., A.B.D., Interim Director of Disability Services & 504/ADA Coordinator, Access & Disability Services
Eric Ross, B.S., Assistive Technology Specialist, Access & Disability Services
Susan Nowakowski, B.G.S., Manager of Enterprise Desktop Systems, Information Technology Technical Services
Joseph Aquilina, A.A.S., Desktop Integration Analyst, Information Technology Technical Services
What makes AT a seamless part of the campus IT structure…a strong partnership between Disability Services and Information Technology. Access & Disability Services and Information Technology Technical Services at Harper College have developed a strong collaborative workgroup to identify, implement, and troubleshoot AT needs for the entire campus community. The presenters will share how this partnership is structured, goals of the group, and some of the many successful outcomes. At the end of this session, attendees will have gained an understanding of essential partners for an AT-IT collaboration and how this type of partnership can lead to many innovative campus-wide AT initiatives.
Keynote 2:30pm - 3:45pm Main Hall
"Future Trends in Digital Accessibility"
Daniel Hubbell is the Accessibility Technical Evangelist for Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing division. His focus is on increasing the awareness of accessibility solutions for consumers and regularly speaks at events and conferences on the topics of Accessible Technology. Daniel also oversees the partnership between Microsoft and companies in the Assistive Technology Industry as the manager of Microsoft Accessible Technology Vendor Program and is currently serving his first term on the Board of Directors for the Assistive Technology Industry Association. Daniel has a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from San Francisco State University.
Exhibititor Activities-Prizes 3:45pm - 4:15pm Main Hall
