FREE 2012 Accessible Technology Webinar Series

All sessions are free and scheduled for 2-3:30pm Eastern/1-2:30pm Central/12-1:30pm Mountain/11-12:30pm Pacific utilizing the ElluminateLive! webinar platform.

Electronic information and communications technology have become essential tools in all areas of our lives and working environments today, and are particularly important to people with disabilities by providing equal access to the workplace and social media.

The 2012 webinar series will explore some of the latest technological trends and their accessibility to people with disabilities.

April 10, 2012 » Improving the Web Accessibility Game Plan

In the seminar improving the Accessibility Game Plan, Karl Groves will provide an overview of the challenges the accessibility community faces when trying to advance the cause of accessibility outside our own friendly circle. Additionally, he’ll discuss potential solutions to those challenges and ways to get buy-in from others.

Time:
1:00-2:30PM CT

Speaker:

Karl Grove, Deque Systems

June 12, 2012 » 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act

Description coming soon

Time:
1:00-2:30PM CT

Speaker:

Jim Tobias, Inclusive Technologies

August 14, 2012 » Accessibility of Web Authoring Tools

Description coming soon

Time:
1:00-2:30PM CT

Speaker:

Jutta Treviranus, Inclusive Design Research Center

October 9, 2012 » WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool

This webinar will provide an overview of web accessibility evaluation and how the WAVE tool (http://wave.webaim.org/) can facilitate human evaluation. The WAVE tool is a popular and powerful accessibility evaluation tool that provides easy-to-use feedback on the accessibility of web content for people with disabilities.

Time:
1:00-2:30PM CT

Speaker:

Jared Smith, WebAIM