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Visit the ITSAccessibility.syr.edu website for descriptions of on-going workshops and registration forms.
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2017 AHEAD Accessing Higher Ground Virtual Conference
Conference schedule and locations - final room locations coming soon
Wed., Nov.1615 | Track A:2-202 CST | Wed., Nov. 16 | Track B:0-213 CST | ||||||
| 10:00-11:00 15 am | Effectively Accommodating Low Vision StudentsTips and Tricks for Accessible PDFs | 10:00-1211:15 pm (DBL)Automated Testing Tools Crash Course00 pm | Low-cost, system-wide web accessibility evaluations | ||||||
| 11:15 am - 12:15 pm | Promoting the Universal Design Paradigm on Campus - Everywhere | Intro to Audio Description | |||||||
| 1:15 am -2:15 pm | GrackleDocs: Google Docs Accessibility Checker and Comparing WCAG 2.0 to PDF/UA: Understanding the Standards and Mitigating Risk | 1:15-2:15 pm | An Introduction to Accessibility Testing for Mobile Apps | 2:50-4:00 pm | Keynote Talk: Tommy Edison, the Blind Film CriticA training program for simple manual evaluation of websites and the use of automated testing tools - a blended approach | ||||
| 4:15-56:15 pmDIY Captioning - Using Camtasia & YouTube to create caption files30 pm | Audio Description in Higher Education | 4:15 - 6:30 (DBL)Generating and Using Accessible Mathematics on the Web5:15 pm | Extreme Accessibility | ||||||
| 5:30 - 6:30 pm | Talking to Faculty about Accessibility | Ally: Accessibility training, and remediation, and tracking. Oh my! | |||||||
Thurs., Nov.1716 | Track A:2-202 CST | Thurs., Nov. 17 | Track B:0-213 CST | ||||||
| 10:00-1112:00 15 am | A Review of Apps & Strategies for Converting and Accessing Print and Digital MaterialThe Power of Collective Negotiation: How can universities work together to require accessible vendor products? | 10:00-11:00 am | Open Source Tools for Evaluating and Inspecting Web Accessibility | 11:15 am -12:15 pm | Translating Visual Information into Tactile InformationTeaching the creation of accessible educational materials through an e-learning course | ||||
| 11:15 am -12:15 pm | PDFs and Professors: What is Reasonable to Ask of Instructors | ||||||||
| 2:50-4:00 | Plenary Panel: Sorting out certifications for Accessibility Professionals, Application Designers & Developers | ||||||||
| Balanced Automated Scanning, Manual Testing and Assistive Technology for Successful Website Accessibility Testing | |||||||||
| 4:15-57:15 00 pm | LaTeX and MathML - What Content Creators Need to KnowWhat's new in Acrobat | 4:15-5:15 pmWhen to test or trust vendor accessibility evaluations | Developing Faculty who are Accessibility Champions | ||||||
| 6:00-7:00 pm | Interactive maps: how do you make them accessible | 6:00-7:00 pm | Building an Accessibility Procurement Process in Higher Education | How much accessibility testing do I really need to do? | |||||
| 9:15 - 10:30 | Keynote: Me and my iPad: How Technology is Helping Me Beat Blindness | ||||||||
Friday, Nov. 18 | Track A:2-202 CST | Friday, Nov. 18 | Track B:0-213 CST | ||||||
| 11:15 am -12:15 pm | Accessibility and the California Community Colleges Online Education InitiativeSection 508 Refresh | 11:15 am - 112:30 15 pm (DBL)Advanced Techniques for PDF Accessibility | Taking the "Alt" out of Alternate Media: Converting instructional materials into accessible formats for all students | ||||||
| 12:30-1:30 pm | A Little Means a Lot: Simple Ways to Improve Online Course Accessibility | Advancing the Accessibility Profession in Higher Education | 12:30 - 1:30 pm | The Question Still Remains: How Do I Know You Know Accessibility? | |||||
| 1:45 - 2:45 pmWordPress & ATAG Compliance | ePUB versus PDF: ePUB is the new standard for accessible ebooks | 1:45-2:45 pmThe Universal College Campus - Accessible Technology for All | It Takes a Village: Utilizing People, Systems, and Technology to Scale Online Course Accessibility |