Visit the ITSAccessibility.syr.edu website for descriptions of on-going workshops and registration forms.
2017 AHEAD Accessing Higher Ground (AHG) Virtual Conference
Register for the Accessing Higher Ground Virtual Conference sessions hosted at SU (listed below)
Conference schedule and locations - final room locations coming soon
Visit the AHG Virtual Conference website to see the session descriptions.
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Wed., Nov. 15
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Track A: location TBA
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Wed., Nov. 15
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Track B: location TBA
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Thurs., Nov. 16 | Track A: location TBA | Thurs., Nov. 16 | Track B: location TBA |
| 10:00 am - 12:15 pm | Panel Discussion: The Power of Collective Negotiation: How can universities work together to require accessible vendor products? | 10:00 - 11:00 am | Teaching the creation of accessible educational materials through an e-learning course |
| 11:15 am -12:15 pm | Balanced Automated Scanning, Manual Testing and Assistive Technology for Successful Website Accessibility Testing | ||
| 4:15 - 7:00 pm | What's new in Acrobat | 4:15 - 5:15 pm | Developing Faculty who are Accessibility Champions |
| 6:00 - 7:00 pm | How much accessibility testing do I really need to do? | ||
| 9:15 - 10:30 pm | Keynote: Me and my iPad: How Technology is Helping Me Beat Blindness |
Friday, Nov. 17 | Track A: location TBA | Friday, Nov. 17 | Track B: location TBA |
| 11:15 am -12:15 pm | Section 508 Refresh | 11:15 am - 12:15 pm | Taking the "Alt" out of Alternate Media: Converting instructional materials into accessible formats for all students |
| 12:30 - 1:30 pm | 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 pm | ePUB versus PDF: ePUB is the new standard for accessible ebooks | 1:45 - 2:45 pm | It Takes a Village: Utilizing People, Systems, and Technology to Scale Online Course Accessibility |
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Please check back in November for information related to the 2019 AHG conference.