[Athen] CSUN & Coronavirus

[Michele Bromley]

Howard,

So far, it's been silence. I emailed them directly, and I'm still waiting
to hear back.

Best,

Michele

*Michele Joy Bromley*

IT Accessibility Coordinator

Office of Information Technology

[image: Portland State University logo]


Office: SMSU 18S

Phone: 503-725-8395

Email: michele.bromley at pdx.edu

Website: go.pdx.edu/digital-accessibility


*“The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone
regardless of disability is an essential aspect.” ~ Tim Berners-Lee*


On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 10:55 AM Howard Kramer <hkramer at ahead.org> wrote:


> Reluctantly, I have cancelled my trip also. Tough decision. Does anyone

> know what their response has been regarding refunds or credits?

>

> -Howard

>

> On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 10:13 AM Lucy GRECO <lgreco at berkeley.edu> wrote:

>

>> HELLO: I DECIDED   LAST NIGHT TO  CANSLE AS WELL. MY CO PRESENTORS AT

>> LAST CHECK ARE STILL GOING BUT WE ARE NO  MATTOR WHAT WE DO GOING TO OFFER

>> THE CONTENT IN A VERTUAL WAY LATER THIS YEAR. I AM SAD TO HERE THAT CSUN

>> WILL NOT  CANSAL THEM SELVES AND FEEL FOR ANY ONE THAT IS LOSING MONEY ON

>> THIS CHOICE LUCY

>> Lucia Greco

>> Web Accessibility Evangelist

>> IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration

>> University of California, Berkeley

>> (510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco

>> http://webaccess.berkeley.edu

>> Follow me on twitter @accessaces

>>

>>

>>

>> On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 7:33 AM David Andrews <dandrews920 at comcast.net>

>> wrote:

>>

>>> If you go to the csun conference main page, there is stuff there. It

>>> hasn't been updated since Wednesday.  I am told that cancelations are on

>>> the schedule addendum, but haven't looked it up yet. I read elsewhere that

>>> 120 sessions have already been canceled, but don't know if this is true.

>>>

>>> Dave

>>>

>>> At 04:14 PM 3/4/2020, you wrote:

>>>

>>> Me too. How do we find out about additional cancellations if they aren't

>>> informing paid attendees?Â

>>> K

>>>

>>> On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 3:23 PM Million, Carrie <CMillion at dvc.edu> wrote:

>>> Howard,

>>>

>>> I am signed up to attend, but was unaware of the cancellation of

>>> exhibitors.  Are sessions being cancelled too?Â

>>>

>>> Carrie Million

>>> Assistive Tech Specialist

>>> Diablo Valley College

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>>> Dear All,

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>>> Have any of you looked at or worked with Blackboard Ultra and tested

>>> the  accessibility.  Any feedback or information you can share would be

>>> great.

>>>

>>> Thanks

>>>

>>> Lorraine

>>>

>>>

>>> Lorraine S. Norwich, BSME, MSIS

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>>> Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2020 12:46:02 -0700

>>> From: Howard Kramer <hkramer at ahead.org>

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>>> Hello All:

>>>

>>> I see quite a number of companies - Deque, Microsoft, Verizon, Pearson,

>>> Amazon, Adobe, CapitolOne - have pulled out of attending CSUN because of

>>> Coronavirus. And the latest cancellation is Teach Access.

>>>

>>> A WAI working group meeting I was scheduled to attend has also been

>>> cancelled.

>>>

>>> Just gauging other folks thoughts on this as I contemplate whether to

>>> change my plans.

>>>

>>> --

>>> Regards,

>>> Howard

>>>

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> --

> Regards,

> Howard

>

> Howard Kramer

> Conference Coordinator

> Accessing Higher Ground

> 303-492-8672

> cell: 720-351-8668

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> Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference

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