Visit the ITSAccessibility.syr.edu website for descriptions of on-going workshops and registration forms.
2016 AHEAD Accessing Higher Ground Virtual Conference
Conference schedule and locations
Wed., Nov. 16 | Track A: 2-202 CST | Wed., Nov. 16 | Track B: 0-213 CST | |
10:00-11:00 am | Effectively Accommodating Low Vision Students | 10:00-12:15 pm (DBL) | Automated Testing Tools Crash Course | |
11:15 am -12:15 pm | Promoting the Universal Design Paradigm on Campus - Everywhere | |||
1:15 -2:15 pm | GrackleDocs: Google Docs Accessibility Checker and PDF/UA | 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 Critic | |||
4:15-5:15 pm | DIY Captioning - Using Camtasia & YouTube to create caption files | 4:15-6:30 (DBL) | Generating and Using Accessible Mathematics on the Web | |
5:30-6:30 pm | Talking to Faculty about Accessibility | |||
Thurs., Nov. 17 | Track A: 2-202 CST | Thurs., Nov. 17 | Track B: 0-213 CST | |
10:00-11:00 am | A Review of Apps & Strategies for Converting and Accessing Print and Digital Material | 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 Information | 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 | |||
4:15-5:15 pm | LaTeX and MathML - What Content Creators Need to Know | 4:15-5:15 pm | When to test or trust vendor accessibility evaluations | |
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 | |
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 Initiative | 11:15 am- 1:30 pm (DBL) | Advanced Techniques for PDF Accessibility | |
12:30-1:30 pm | A Little Means a Lot: Simple Ways to Improve Online Course Accessibility | |||
1:45 - 2:45 pm | WordPress & ATAG Compliance | 1:45-2:45 pm | The Universal College Campus - Accessible Technology for All |