[Athen] Re: Webinar - Strategies & Case Studies for Improving Digital Access on the College & University Campus

Howard Kramer hkramer.atsol at gmail.com
Fri Aug 12 14:47:03 PDT 2011


Contact & registration information would help:
url: http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference/webinardigitalaccess.html
registration: http://www.cvent.com/d/0cq7gw/4W

On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Howard Kramer <hkramer.atsol at gmail.com>wrote:


> Active ATHEN members receive 10% discount.

>

> 1st 10 registrants receive another 10% off.

>

> Webinar - *Strategies & Case Studies for Improving Digital Access on the

> College & University Campus*

> August 25, 2011Speakers:

>

> Jon Gunderson, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

>

> Susan Cullen, California State University-Northridge (CSUN)

>

> Teresa Haven, Arizona State University (ASU)

>

>

>

> *Overview of Topic Areas* (Agenda Below)

>

>

> · Implementing a Campus-Wide Accessibility or 508 Policy for

> Digital & Web Access

>

> · Building collaboration on campus: assembling a campus-wide

> accessibility committee; selling accessibility to resistant faculty;

> obtaining the buy-in of IT.

>

> · Best practices for Digital Access – including such areas as

> multimedia, Course Management Systems, Distance Education

>

> · Building the partnerships and collaborations on campus needed

> for effective system change towards Universal Design.

>

> A Google or Yahoo search on "campus accessibility policy" reveals that the

> number of campuses implementing (or at least posting) a system-wide access

> policy for web pages and digital media seems to be rapidly growing. Is this

> an effective way to improve accessibility at a university or college? Are

> there other strategies for increasing the accessibility of a campus'

> electronic resources? This Webinar will attempt to answer these questions.

>

>

> Agenda Segment 1: Practices at the Exemplary Universities

>

> 10:00 – 11:10 (55 minute talk, 15 minute Q&A)

>

>

> 1. Jon Gunderson will talk about overall best practices; what are

> the universities rated with the most accessible websites doing to encourage

> and implement accessibility? What is done at the UIUC to promote and ensure

> accessibility?

>

> 2. Susan Cullen from CSUN talks about the model used at her

> university to ensure Digital Accessibility.

>

> 20 minute break

> Segment 2: Building Partnerships and Collaborations on Campus

>

> Presenter: Teresa Haven, Arizona State University (ASU)

>

> 11:30 – 12:10 (30 minute talk & 10 minutes Q & A)

>

>

> Following recent statements by DOE and DOJ regarding technology

> accessibility compliance, how can you work with your institution to enact

> necessary changes? This presentation will provide DS professionals with

> an overview of recent legal updates, ideas for building alliances, and

> strategies for engaging key stakeholders in dialogue and helping them learn

> new perspectives on the need for JUST design.

>

>

> Segment 3: WebAIM's Grant-funded Project to Assist Institutions in

> System-wide Web Accessibility Efforts, Jon Whiting, WebAIM

>

> Presenter: Jon Whiting, WebAIM

>

> 12:30 – 1:20 (40 minute talk & 10 minute Q&A)

> WebAIM will talk about their ongoing grant-funded project to assist

> institutions in system-wide web accessibility efforts, addressing such

> issues as: 1. Gaining top-level support for institutional web

> accessibility; 2. Creating a campus-wide accessibility committee; 3.

> Benchmarking institutional web accessibility with an eye toward continuous

> improvement; 4. Gaining buy-in from faculty and staff;

>

> 5. Understanding how web accessibility may tie into regional

> accreditation.

> Final Questions to all speakers (if needed) & Post-Webinar Resources

>

> 1:20 – 1:35 (15 minutes)

>

>

>

>

> --

> Howard Kramer

> AHG Conference Coordinator

> Access Specialist

> 303-492-8672

> fax: 492-5601

> Disability Services

> Division of ODECE- achieving excellence through diversity and inclusion

>




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Howard Kramer
AHG Conference Coordinator
Access Specialist
303-492-8672
fax: 492-5601
Disability Services
Division of ODECE- achieving excellence through diversity and inclusion
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